Roger D. Butner, PhD, LMFT

07/02/2025

Another installment in my ongoing series, “Ingredients for a Delightful Marriage.” And this one is my most vulnerable article yet.

“When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation - some fact of my life - unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment…Unless I accept

06/18/2025

And probably my favorite key ingredient for having a great marriage: Mutual SERVICE!

Continuing with our recipe for cooking up a wonderful marriage, today we’ll add another essential ingredient: service. And let’s be clear about this - we’re talking about mutual service. Each partner diligently and joyfully finding opportunities to serve the other. Or as my wife has taught me ...

06/05/2025

What could this close encounter with a gator possibly have to do with human relationships and living well?!? Check It out and see…

Lessons from Nature: Slow Down and Learn! I suppose one of the core reasons I keep going out into nature with my camera in recent years is to experience the unique tension of exciting encounters that only come through deliberate slowing down. If I want to have the truly thrilling reward of a close e...

06/02/2025

Practicing grace In your marriage takes effort and humility and sacrifice. In other words, it isn’t always easy. But it sure is good!!!

Ingredients for a Delightful Marriage: GRACE So far in our recipe for how to create and maintain a delightful marriage relationship, we have covered the importance of work and play. Now let’s talk about an often overlooked element that makes such a difference, one might even call it the secret ing...

05/22/2025

Want to have an amazing marriage? Make serious time for playing around together!

Recipe for a Delightful Marriage: PLAY There is no doubt about it: having fun being playful together has always been a key ingredient to keeping my own marriage delightful and strong. My wife and I have a blast together! Yes, as these images illustrate, we definitely enjoy playing a variety of board...

05/08/2025

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I have continued to do for almost 29 years now!

https://www.hopeforyourfamily.com/ingredients-for-a-delightful-marriage/

05/06/2025

Hope you enjoy this one and find some Inspiration. Let me know what you think…
(Not sure why the image in the article isn’t showing up. 👎🏻)

From time to time, I’ll be sharing articles inspired by my experiences and perspectives gleaned from excursions in nature as I seek out interesting wildlife and moments of beauty – my very favorite way to recharge my battery and keep my creative spark active. And for years now, my favorite of al...

04/17/2025

04/15/2025

Sometimes we just have to face the hard things in life to get to the good stuff!

Facing the Hard ThingsPublished by Roger Butner on April 15, 2025April 15, 2025 This image is one of my all-time favorites. For so many reasons! Several years ago, my wife and son and I got to go on a dream vacation with our best friends to Wyoming, exploring the beauty and mystery of nature in and....

03/26/2025

Right on, John!

03/24/2025

Maybe this will help you C.H.I.L.L.

Keeping Your CHILL When Situations Heat UpPublished by Roger Butner on March 24, 2025March 24, 2025 What really pushes your buttons and steams you up? Getting stuck in traffic that’s barely crawling. Or just being at the mercy of a driver you’re calling a/an _______ because they _______. Having ...

03/23/2025

Yep - this is my right shoulder. My one and only tattoo. Depicting a scene of a trail at Grand Teton National Park and fashioned in the shape of an arrow pointing forward. It means several important things to me:
Frost reminding me that life goes on, regardless of the present so-called “good” or “bad” circumstances. Muir speaking for me that “the mountains are calling, and I must go.” The lead character from Meet the Robinsons inspiring me to “Keep Moving Forward!” My old pal, Bilbo, softly singing, “The Road Goes Ever On an and On…” And a host of sages telling me that the most worthwhile adventures of life require the courage and perseverance to keep trudging the sometimes lonely path through the hard places to the deeply satisfying pinnacles of WOW.

Wherever you find yourself at this particular moment in your life journey, I hope this image and these words help inspire you to keep going toward the delightful moments just ahead on your path.