Have You Learned to Forgive?
PV Mirror, Jan 8-14, 2011, issue #117, pg 18 One ex-prisoner of war asked another, “Have you forgiven your captors yet?” The second one replied, “No, never.” And the other turned and said,“Then it seems like they still have you in prison don’t they?” (cover of “Spirituality and Health”, Winter 1999) Are you still being held captive? Are you still […]
Breaking Up In Love
PV Mirror, Jun 5-11, 2010, issue # 87, pg 19 It is often necessary to break up even if you are still in love. For most of us that is a counterintuitive thought; if you are in love, why break up, if you are in love, why can’t you work it out, etc? Love is […]
Domestic violence: What is wrong with her??
Vallarta Tribune, Jul 9-15, 2006, issue # 483, pg 19 We recently wrote an article on domestic violence describing the types of abuse, the perpetrator’s need for power and control, and the reasons someone stays in an abusive relationship. The article was published in the English Tribune on June 11 and the Spanish was published […]
Pick Your Pain!
PV Mirror, Apr 30-May 6, 2011, issue #133 People always ask how they can decide what to do when they don’t like the options they have to chose from; when neither are attractive. We all need to decide what we’d rather do or feel, or endure, or tolerate. Which thing should we resolve and which should we allow […]
Holiday Time, Happy time, Family Time…or not
PV MIrror, Dec 18-24, 2010, issue # 114, pg 16 How is everyone doing now that the holiday season is upon us? I imagine that there are a variety of ways the upcoming holidays are impacting each of you. Some may be spending it away from family either by choice or circumstance, and some may […]
Am I a Victim of Domestic Violence?
“Domestic violence” can be an intimidating term that most people assume does not apply to them because their image of it is a woman who has been physically beaten, is black and blue with bruises, and may have broken bones and some teeth knocked out. Our image of the abuser or “perpetrator” is similarly extreme. […]
Parenting Amidst the Chaos
Vallarta Tribune, Aug 13-19, 2006, issue # 488, pg 18 What happens to the children who grow up in chaotic homes? Many problems contribute to the chaos such as marital conflict, affairs, divorce, loss or absence of a parent, addiction, and domestic violence. The problems can manifest themselves in many ways including behavioral problems, dramatic […]
What Are You Waiting For?!
Vallarta Tribune, Jun 18-24, 2006, issue # 40, pg 17 Many of you may have friends and family who have asked “what are you waiting for?!” It seems obvious and unbelievable to them; the ones on the outside looking in, that your situation is ridiculous, that it has hit the most extreme degrees possible, and they are […]
Adapting to Retirement
PV Mirror, June 4-10, 2011, issue # 137 Suddenly, the world seems to have slowed down, you wake up in the morning and there is no job to go rushing off to, no traffic to fight, no huge project to finish or meeting to prepare for…now what? Some men adapt very easily and have no trouble finding things […]
What is a Healthy Relationship?
PV MIrror, Feb 12-18, 2011, issue # 122, pg 19 You know you are in a healthy relationship when you can be yourself and you accept your partner as he is.You do not try to change them or mold them into who you think they should be or who you need them to be. You don’t have that right and it is […]
