Relationships

From Sivana By Martha Bodyfelt Divorce and breakups are tough for many reasons. Not only are we dealing with the emotions and logistics and finances, but after the dust has settled, we may feel like our life’s plans have changed direction. The life you planned and your vision of the future may disappear, leaving you with a…

By Mike Matthews “Sorry isn’t always enough. Sometimes you actually have to change.” ~Unknown When I was young I was like every other kid, always in and out of trouble. I pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable in order to see what I could get away with. When I pushed, I’d often keep on pushing…

By Mike Matthews “It’s never overreacting to ask for what you want and need.” ~Amy Poehler It was yet another stupid argument that escalated from nothing to a hundred miles an hour in seconds. I’d been there so many times before, entrenched in warfare with us both preparing our defenses and priming our attacks. The intense emotions…

From Sivana By Susie Barolo In order to rock your most important relationship, you have to know which relationship is your most important one. The answer surprises many. Your most important relationship isn’t the one with your spouse, partner, or love interest. It’s not the relationship with your mom, your dad or any of your children. It…

From Sivana By Guy Finley We all know how it feels when another person – especially someone we say we love – does something we don’t like. What happens to the love in a moment like that? It flies out the window as we resist what the other person is doing. They are bringing up reactions in…

By Alexander Dunlop “Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here.” ~Marianne Williamson Valentine’s Day. Yes, that day—the much maligned, much cherished, much hated, and much misunderstood day of the year. I remember being traumatized in adolescence. Not only were we supposed to, according to peer-reviewed social norms, like people and get liked…

BY CATHY MEYER Affairs are as old as marriage itself! The union, in marriage of two members of the opposite sex is a tradition that has been around since men were living in caves. So have extra-marital affairs. Since almost the beginning of time, humans have believed that marriage was important in maintaining a cohesive, healthy society. Another belief…

by MATEO SOL Divine Union is the most sacred experience in life, and one of the most intense ways we can experience such a state is through Twin Flame love. The natural state of Life is Union and Balance. Everything we see and experience, including our bodies, the seasons, birth and death, night and day, and the…

By Renée Suzanne “Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe I’ve always been a dreamer. A really big dreamer. For the most part, it’s served me well. I was the first person in my family to graduate from college. A private college, magna cum…

By Anais Rodriguez “Holding a grudge doesn’t make you strong; it makes you bitter. Forgiving doesn’t make you weak; it sets you free.” ~Unknown My situation is probably not unlike that a lot of people reading this. I grew up in a single-parent home. Don’t get me wrong, I had a pretty happy childhood, and my mom…

by ALETHEIA LUNA Lying, cheating, stealing, manipulation, bullying, abuse, isolation, rejection, divorce … Relationships are undeniably tough, and for most of us they present the most hard-earned lessons in life. But why are relationships so hard to deal with? How come most of us struggle to ever find someone we feel truly loved and accepted by? And why…

By Arvind Devalia “Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the number of moments that take your breath away.” ~Unknown Tomorrow as many people celebrate Thanksgiving Day with their loved ones, fully enjoy the day and take it all in. This day is traditionally a time to be with families,…

By Eric Ibey “Resilience in love means finding strength from within that you can share with others.” ~Sheryl Sandberg It took me a couple months to start repairing my broken heart after the toughest breakup of my life. I thought we were going to spend our lives together, but the gods of love had other plans….

From Sivana By Cheryl Bruedigam: There are soul mates, and then there are soul mates. Soul mates may occur in various forms and relationships, including kindred-spirit types, karmic relationships, and the ultimate: twin flames. Kindred Spirits Kindred-spirit types of soul mates share the bond of like-mindedness, a recognizable relationship of some type from a past life,…

From Sivana By Jennifer Aurelia We all are walking around this planet with relationships that nurture us, challenge us, and cheerlead us on our path for growth and evolution. Each one of us come here with a soul group, a bunch of souls who have agreed to help us as we help them learn our planned earthly…

  Written by: Johnmendu The ending of a relationship can be a very traumatic experience for both partners. The unfortunate thing is not all love relationships work. No one would ever wish to have a repetition of the same things from relationships, but breakups are always a sign of incompatibility. At times the ending may…

By Kathy Bosman “Unlike self-criticism, which asks if you’re good enough, self-compassion asks what’s good for you?” ~Kristin Neff My husband and family were my world. Although I’d found joy in my passion of writing, my heart revolved around my marriage. I thought we were happy. Then one day, he dropped the bomb: “I don’t love you…

From Sivana By Sonya tomas  “We’re getting into mating season” my girlfriend mentioned, now that parkas were being traded for bare legs with the warmer weather. She was encouraging me to write a post on dating. Hmm…where to begin?! Back when I got divorced, I had originally felt like my dating muscles had atrophied to Jell-o. But…

From SivanaSpirit By Lisa Cappiello: I’d like to believe that because I’m a yogi, a healer, and an ongoing spiritual seeker, that I’m immune to jealousy. Especially since I believe that jealousy is such an unnecessary, low-vibrational state of being, and I never want it directed toward me. But I’d be lying. Truth be told, there…

By Charlene Anestis “I don’t know a perfect person. I only know flawed people who are still worth loving.” ~John Green Do you ever wonder if that voice in your head is right? Do you re-live events, scouring through every detail to look for places where you went wrong in your actions? Do you ever walk…