Want to sign your relationship’s death certificate? Then keep trying to “get back to the way things were.” I hear people say “I wish we could just get back to the way we were” all the time, I’ve been guilty of it myself—a long time ago. It’s dangerous and it’s sentencing your relationship to failure; [...]
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This week’s post is going to be a little different. Different in that, I had no idea what I was going to talk about when I started writing this. I have tons of topics and lots of things I’m passionate about, but decided to just sit down and see what comes out. (I’m trying to [...]
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I am six years old and shivering as I glare at the freezing water from the edge of a pool. It is 7:30 a.m. and I am supposed to be in the water with the rest of the students… and my mother. Scared and cold, I muster every bit of courage I have, and jump. [...]
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There are two questions I get asked a lot: 1. How do you maintain such a positive attitude? 2. How do you keep from getting angry? Two words come to mind: Perspective and Practice. Perspective Perspective is something I gained through life experience and hard work. Several years ago I was at a bottom emotionally. [...]
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I work with computers. I like things that make sense, most of the time. As a kid, I was always taking things apart—clocks, radios, you name it—to discover what made them tick. As for God? Whatever… show me an angel and then maybe I’ll believe in something. Show me footprints in the clay where Jesus [...]
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When someone gives me a gift, I should accept it. A compliment is a gift. When someone says, “you look nice today,” the correct response is “Thank You.” Not “well I don’t wear this shirt that often, it really needs ironed and my belt doesn’t actually match my shoes.” Self-deprecation is rooted in self, and [...]
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Before I was able to have true and meaningful relationships with others, I had to learn how to have a relationship with myself. That’s hard when you don’t really know yourself. Although I didn’t know what I didn’t know… you know? I realized by reviewing my past and the way I had been living, I [...]
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About Jared AkersJared is a coach, writer, educator and tester of the impossible. He's an avid diver and has been developing a life of happiness with his wife for the better part of the last decade. You can find out more about Jared here.