by Engracia Gill | Jun 4, 2018 | Couple, Family, Mindfulness, Well Being
The secret to a good partnership, any partnership, be it a marriage, an enduring lifelong friendship or a business partnership, is to capture the opportunity for greater understanding through the door of conflict. My thirty-year-old son told me the other day,...
by Engracia Gill | Jan 28, 2017 | Blog, Couple
I was watching a romantic comedy, “Blind Date” on Netflix this last weekend. The movie happens to actually be a French movie. The story, of course, applied the classic formula of “boy meets girl, boy/girl breaks up with boy/girl and boy/girl make up and are happily...
by Engracia Gill | Nov 5, 2016 | Blog, Couple
The next time you get into a spat with a loved one, be it your child, your spouse or your parent, you might remember the three Ss for soft, simple and slow! When caught in the tangle of a disagreement, we, human being, resort to hard emotions. It is the way we are...
by Engracia Gill | Oct 23, 2016 | Couple, Well Being
It can happen anywhere… on the bus, in church. It can happen with anybody… a teacher, a boss, an uncle… It can be a wandering hand or a naked stare at our chest… I had an experience recently and it caught my heart. I belong to a woman’s choir, a kind of “Red Tent”...
by Engracia Gill | Aug 2, 2016 | Couple, Relationships
Is it possible to revive the heart of a marriage just like you can revive a heart that does not beat? It is possible. Timing, attunement and openness are all qualities that become essential in restoring vitality into a relationship in trouble. Just as with CPR,...
by Engracia Gill | Mar 19, 2015 | Blog, Couple
Resisting the blame game is important for healthy relationships. So, mastering the resistance of blame is crucial for interactions with others. Yet, it can take a lot of practice. The result, however, is freedom and joy that comes from your internal ability to control...
