August 27, 2009 | Posted by drrick How would you like to know your spouse loves you, but never feel loved from them? Is that possible? It sure is. many people know their parents loved them, yet never felt loved from them. I have come to realize love does have an emotional component to it and that we [...]
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August 23, 2009 | Posted by drrick All these past few years that I have had to travel, speak, teach, and consult, I have learned much. One thing that is for sure: there is no place like home. But where is my home? I personally am not fond of the city I live in, but my home is [...]
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August 18, 2009 | Posted by drrick Have you ever done anything in the past that when you think about that it makes you chuckle on the inside? I think it is healthy that we all learn to laugh at ourselves and some of our choices in life. I find it helpful to sit back at times, assess my life, [...]
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August 13, 2009 | Posted by drrick I am sitting here in Jacksonville at the church where my membership is held (San Pablo Family Church). Small church with a lot of loving and caring people. I am listening to 70s music is in the background and going back in to my memory to my youth and the great times I [...]
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August 11, 2009 | Posted by drrick I think about how well the Pharisees of old knew their Scripture and practiced it. They were very thorough in DOING the principles in Scripture. Yet, Christ often referred to them as vipers, snakes, hypocrites. What was the problem? They practiced the law and were heartless. Rules before relationship! [...]
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August 10, 2009 | Posted by drrick I spent some time listening this past week to Christians talking. Many of them are struggling with marital issues. I even heard from someone today whose minister is physically, emotionally, spiritually and sexually abusive to his wife, and his deacon board supports him rather than stand up for what is best for the [...]
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August 7, 2009 | Posted by drrick I am here in Joliette, IL area about ready to start a relationship skills and bonding workshop for divorced and single people. Currently, 80% of divorced people will remarry and about 70% of those will divorce. What gives?
I have come to realize that just because you had one failed marriage does not mean [...]
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August 7, 2009 | Posted by drrick Did you know that our brains are wired to receive a pleasurable sensation each time we hear an appreciation. Most of the time our spouses only hear complaints from us or nothing at all. Try giving that “dopamine” shot to your spouse each day by sharing an appreciation. And I have one for you: “I [...]
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