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12/15/2024

Appreciation:

One way to generate more appreciation energy in your relationship is through photographs. Find a photo that makes you smile hard. Print out a copy of the photo and display it where you will see it throughout the day.

When you see it, remember how thankful you are that your sweetheart makes you smile!

Please share the photo you've chosen in the comments below.

11/13/2024

True Compliment:

Self-care, and a strong sense of self-worth, are important parts of being able to strengthen your romantic relationship.

Think about a time when someone paid you a compliment that was true, and because it was deeply meaningful to you, it made you feel like you were on top of the world!

I remember the time a friend of mine stated how she 'just loves the way I celebrate life every single day', and I thought how important it is to me, and how thankful I am that she recognized that in me because it made me feel like I was on track with that goal.

Share your compliment below and what it means to you. Save it somewhere so that you can see it and be reminded of it often!

11/02/2024

Romance Bucket List:
My husband Paul & I love the movie "The Bucket List". Our favorite moment is when the two main characters, Edward and Carter, accomplish the goal "Laugh until I cry". We share a huge laugh every time we watch that scene.
I can think of many times Paul and I have been sharing stories of life and we found ourselves laughing until tears. What a fun experience!
We are a newer couple, and the stories we share are not stories we've had together. One item on my Romance Bucket List is to share this moment as we reminisce on a memory we've had together. I'm looking forward to it!
Share an item that is on your Romance Bucket List, and why.

10/22/2024

Demonstrate Devotion:
Throughout our relationship Mark and I played the "Rose Game". It started when we were dating and had very different schedules. One night Mark drove to my apartment and placed a red rose on my windshield so I would see it before my drive to work. I returned the gesture, hiding a small artificial red rose in his briefcase to find while he was attending University classes. The gesture means "I love you, I'm thinking of you..."
In our 21 years on earth together, we hid them; in the fridge, a cup holder, on the shelf in the shower, even as a decoration on a dessert that came to our table on a cruise! We often involved our children and friends in the game. At Mark's funeral, over 120 long-stemmed red roses individually came to me as people came through the receiving line. Everyone was honoring our romance!
Share something below that you've done, or plan to do, to honor your romance.

10/11/2024

Mark was a Psychologist, I am a Certified Life Coach.
As a way to stay close to my late husband Mark, and to remember his teachings, I've partnered with him with a by exploring relationship advice from the greatest Love Songs! ❤🎶

This week the song is "Open Arms" by Journey.

Welcome to the Sanctuary, a place to process the greatest Love Songs.I’m so glad you’re here!Take Romance off auto-pilot and discover ways to deepen your con...

07/05/2024

Mark was a Psychologist, I am a Certified Life Coach.
As a way to stay close to my late husband Mark, and to remember his teachings, I've partnered with him with a weekly newsletter exploring relationship advice from the greatest Love Songs! ❤🎶

This week the song is "Smoke Gets in your Eyes".
You can read it at the link below, you do not have to join to read. It is under 'archive'.

Feel-Good Relationship Advice taken from the Greatest Love Songs!

06/26/2024

As a way to stay close to my late husband, and to remember his teachings, I've partnered with him with a weekly newsletter exploring the greatest love songs! ❤🎶 Mark is a Psychologist, I am a Certified Life Coach.
This week the song is "Far Away".
You can read it at the link below (under archive).

Concise Relationship Advice taken from the Greatest Love Songs!

06/18/2024

Feel-good relationship advice from Mark (Psychologist), myself (Certified Life Coach) and many others, as we deep dive into the greatest love songs!
Check out; "Unchained Melody", "I will always love you" and "Lady in Red" at the link below. These are quick reads.
Tomorrow I will release the post (via newsletter) for "Longer" by Dan Fogelberg.

Concise Relationship Advice taken from the Greatest Love Songs!

06/06/2024

Want to learn relationship insights from the love song, "Unchained Melody"? Comments from me, from Mark and other Relationship Experts, you will find it archived here:

Concise Relationship Advice taken from the Greatest Love Songs!

02/03/2019

Trust your higher power; In all my life, especially the cancer and widowed years, this has been the answer to most of my prayers. It is hard to trust. It is hard to hope. I also know that I can do it and that by partnering with my higher power I will be guided and blessed.

My husband taught; "Anytime we are defending ourselves, trying too hard, or becoming too obsessive about something it is because we are trying to control it because we don't really trust that the Divine knows what it's doing." -Mark Kailing PsyD