Start a journal for reflection regarding your relationship history — what your earliest experiences were like and how you tend to think, feel, and act
in present relationships.
Don't make the mistake that many happy young couples make, which is assuming that
present relationship enjoyment ensures that everything will always be smooth sailing.
But we have, again, that annoying way
of presenting relationships as a war zone, and men as predators and women as prey, which may resonate for some but which is hardly the only way to see the equation.
Since then I have been meaning to read this book on becoming a more conscious parent and creating a more
present relationship with my kids...
Overall, this study shows that ``... past experiences with significant others appear to have a broad and profound impact
on present relationships, and transference is critical in this process as it occurs in everyday social relations.»
Proven, gentle strategies like Mindfulness exercises and Imago Therapy let individuals recognize when theyâ $ ™ re bringing issues from past relationshipsâ $» and particularly their family of originâ $»
into present relationships.
As Tom and Samantha, Cannavale and
Garner present a relationship that is believable and moving, while the potentially infuriating character of Hope is sweet and adorable, in no small part thanks to Eisenberg's precocious performance.
Ye Linghan
gracefully presents a relationship between these floating, silent and autonomous objects of the sea and sky, substituting one for the other in his meditative grids and large, singular works.
Taking a person - centered approach, I explore past and
present relationship systems, helping clients more clearly define themselves while also staying connected to important support systems.»
These issues range from an individual's family of origin, past or
present relationship conflict, traumatic events, intimacy concerns, problematic communication, grief and loss issues, and life transitions and adjustments (including premarital preparation, separation, divorce, pregnancy / postpartum, coparenting).
An ability to deal effectively with the challenges of the past, then set them aside and focus the relationship energy on the opportunities of the present
Proven, gentle strategies like Mindfulness exercises and Imago Therapy let individuals recognize when they're bringing issues from past relationships — and particularly their family of origin —
into present relationships.
The artists selected for this exhibition deal with this subject in different ways ranging from the limits of the social borders marked by society's fictions, to the conceptual limits of image production and recalling the political and geographical border limitations observed in the ever so
present relationship between borders, security and sovereign power.
The six sessions were structured loosely as follows: (1) establishing rapport — discuss courtship and
present relationship; (2) couple encouraged to explore attitudes toward love and marriage; (3) partners seen individually to increase counselor's understanding of them; (4) joint session dealing with day - to - day living; (5) couple helped to explore the feeling dimensions of their marriage; (6) exploring goals, values, and any unfinished issues.
The group then divides into two subgroups, led by the minister and her co-facilitator, for experiential and feeling - level sharing, including debriefing on such between - session assignments as: «Talk to three people about death, being aware of how they respond» or «Imagine that you have only a limited time to live and try to say how this awareness influences your feelings about your lifestyle and
present relationship.»
For one thing, acceptance of the valuable aspects of
the present relationship gives a necessary launching pad for growth in the future.
He suggested that it was symbolic of
the present relationship between rapacious Colombian and foreign corporations, and the body of Christ which is the people.
As he draws a narrative portrait of his past relationships, he at the same time invites them to affirm
their present relationship with him by resisting circumcision.
Present relationship with Christ was the point of it all; what had happened to Jesus was, to be sure, important but it was not the heart of the matter.
Thus I am what I am because my past has been what it has been, because
my present relationships are what they are, and because my aim or goal is one I have chosen.
Share your thoughts about the strengths, assets, problems, and limitations of
your present relationship.
In your growth journal draw a sketch of
your present relationship, including its strengths and its problems, using colors that best depict your feelings.
The important thing is not the form your marriage inventory takes but that you take a careful look at the strengths and limitations of
your present relationship and, in the light of this, do what is required to improve it in ways of your own choosing.
On other occasions it may be a clear and creative movement toward fulfillment through which persons recognize that
their present relationship no longer gives hope to the growing potentialities of either partner.
But each of these objectives reflects an urgent need in
the present relationships between religious and mental health organizations.
I had a very personal and
present relationship with God as a child.
Official needs estimates should study
the present relationship between applicants and jobs — we don't need more calls for «more scientists» from policymakers who haven't first looked hard at the balance between supply and demand.