Relationships That Work
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April 19: Relationships That Work: A Great Relationship: Of all the things you are probably choosing to live right now, one is probably your relationships. This season of ‘shelter in place’ with its hardships, isolation and forced togetherness is stressing all of our relationships...but coming back to the table and practicing what connects us can make them grow stronger instead of fall apart. We need each other all the time, but certainly now.
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April 26: Relationships That Work: Where Are You Headed? How do you know where to go if you don’t know where you want to end up? Great relationships happen even when you go the wrong way regarding them because you have a destination in mind and wherever you are, you can head towards it. It’s a simple concept but there are reasons why we don’t practice it that are worth taking time to think about. Catch this 2nd of our 6-week focus on Relationships That Work.
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May 3: Relationships That Work: Pause That’s right, just stop...for a moment. That simple, deliberate act can make all the difference between continuing down the path that you don’t want in a relationship, and turning towards the version you hoped for. In our fast-paced world it can be hard to step back and get the perspective you need to choose what your heart really wants. This message is worth pausing for in the busy-ness you feel caught up in!
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May 10: Relationships That Work: A pause to practice what we are learning There are only a couple national holidays about relationships. This Sunday, Mother’s Day, is one of them. No matter your relationship with your mother, or mothering, we want to help you make the space for your life-giving relationships this weekend. So, we are pushing pause and creating a special podcast / videocast for the weekend to review where we’ve been, integrate what you’ve gleaned, and practice what you intend! We’re even suspending our Sunday Zoom Get Not-Together so you can take time for your relationships that matter.
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May 17: Relationships That Work: What Could Be Different? Proactivity is responding to situations according to the values and principles you hold, not just reacting according to the emotion that gets stirred. In relationships that kind of mindfulness allows us to use the 10% in ways that make a difference for the 90% that may not have been what we wanted. Learn what can make that 10% powerful instead of powerless.
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May 24: Relationships That Work: Managing Your EBAs Ever spend a lot of time and effort trying to do the right thing and it did nothing! There is something called an Emotional Bank Account that you may not be aware of but that you have with every person you are in a relationship with. As you can imagine, EBAs can be complicated, but this message can help you discover how understanding them can make all the difference in the world for your relationships.
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