Sep 18, 2011 | Addiction / Codependence, Career, Divorce, Health / Wellness, Relationships, Sheryl Sitts
After we’ve stepped away from our escalating conflict to cool down (see Intro and Step One), it’s time to return to our delicate conversation. Without the adrenaline and chemical reactions that occur during arguments, we can hear, think, and speak more clearly. One...
Sep 11, 2011 | Addiction / Codependence, Career, Divorce, Health / Wellness, Prayer / Meditation, Relationships, Sheryl Sitts
Have you ever been cooking and had something boil over and make a terrible mess? If you were cooking on gas or an open flame, things actually got worse when the dish boiled over and fueled the fire. When this happens, the first thing you do is to turn off the heat,...
Sep 10, 2011 | Faith / Religion, Health / Wellness, Prayer / Meditation, Relationships, Sheryl Sitts
My home state of Texas is experiencing record drought and wildfires this summer, some having come within ten miles of my home. Our neighbors in eastern and northeastern United States have gotten the tropical storms that typically ravage our state, causing much...
Sep 4, 2011 | Addiction / Codependence, Divorce, Health / Wellness, Relationships, Sheryl Sitts
Nothing hurts worse than arguments with or between the people we love the most. It doesn’t matter if it’s with a lover, best friend, parent, or child, words said in anger cut deeper than anything. Sometimes tears themselves can be a insult to the depth of this pain,...
Aug 21, 2011 | Career, Death / Loss, Divorce, Faith / Religion, Goals, Prayer / Meditation, Relationships, Sheryl Sitts
Don Henley sang that there are no hearses with luggage racks. This is true, yet don’t we all forget, ignore, or deny this? Caught up in our own perpetual busyness, we become consumed with pursuing some modern day vision of success as defined by family, friends, the...
Aug 14, 2011 | Career, Death / Loss, Divorce, Faith / Religion, Goals, Health / Wellness, Prayer / Meditation, Relationships, Sheryl Sitts
Let’s play a quick mind game. Think of a situation in your life right now that you would most like to resolve. It doesn’t matter whether it is a relationship or circumstance and whether it is business or personal. Have you got one clearly in your mind? ...