The V-Word

 

“For one human being to love another: that is perhaps the most difficult of our tasks; the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation.” -Rainer Maria Rilke

The relationship lessons in our life don’t change much over time. Even as I grow and mature, the places that break down in our relationships only seem to become more familiar to me. The...

Don’t miss this edition of Lunch with the Loveologist, as I discover the dynamic stillness that is at the center of every relationship with Sandra Wheeler, LMT, healer and teacher. Don’t miss this enlightening discussion about how we heal the spirit through the body, reclaiming our connection to ourselves, our relationships and to the source of love itself.

“Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there’s all the difference in the world. Apathy fails to distinguish between what can and what cannot be helped; acceptance makes that distinction. Apathy paralyzes the will-to-action; acceptance frees it by relieving it of impossible burdens.” -Arthur Gordon

My contractor, Robert showed up to build the shelves we had planned out yesterday. He...

 

“The truth is balance. However the opposite of truth, which is unbalance, may not be a lie.” -Susan Sontag

The word hormone comes from the Greek word ( ὁρμή ) which means “impetus”. The chemistry that we often walk around taking for granted is actually the impetus for most, if not all, of our daily functioning. Let me elaborate- our hormones control our growth and development, our metabolism,...

“Love is an act of endless forgiveness.” 
– Peter Ustinov

 

A lot of people struggle with the idea of resurrection. The literal religious telling of a man overcoming death, of his coming back amongst the living for 40 days to teach the most esoteric and divine lessons of his life is hard to grasp for many. It is the tale that divides the believers and non-believers most passionately. In fact,...

“Jealousy… is a mental cancer.” –B.C. Forbes

Jealousy is a sneaky emotion that catches me off guard. I usually don’t see it coming and often, I must reflect quickly to find where my feelings of warmth and love turn bitter with envy. I believe that joy and pleasure shared doubles it, and usually feel gratified by the successes of my friends. When it comes over me I have learned to look for the...

What more can you say about a life well lived than it was delicious? Pavarotti was quoted in his biography saying: “One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.”

Many people have trouble talking about sexual topics, including me. Thinking about how to recognize and overcome some of the following obstacles might help you develop an ease and vocabulary for having meaningful sexual conversations in your relationship or with your kids.

“Love is the answer, but while you are waiting for the answer sex raises some pretty good questions” -Woody Allen

Many...

“The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear.“ ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Fear is the most basic of emotional responses. It is an experience that universally defines life, in most all its forms, from tiny insect to full grown men. Animals of all sizes are wired first through their fears. Humans are perhaps the only species that has the potential...