Don’t Get Your Tinsel in a Tangle

Laurie Gardner Breaking old patterns, Love & relationships Leave a Comment

Have you ever been with your family over the holidays, when all of a sudden, you revert to a much younger age? Maybe your parents or siblings say or do something that used to drive you nuts, and you find yourself becoming a resentful teenager. Or perhaps you slip back to your five-year-old self, trying to please everyone and keep …

“After You, You Insist”

Laurie Gardner Attitude adjustment, Love & relationships Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago, my friend and I drove our cars to a mall so we could shop together before heading our separate ways.  As soon as we arrived to the parking lot, she accelerated past me to grab the closest parking spot.  Literally squealing her wheels to make sure she got the best space, she left me in the dust …

Not This Time, Brutus: Preventing Betrayal

Laurie Gardner Love & relationships, Trust Leave a Comment

“Et tu, Brute?” says a startled Julius Caesar in the Shakespeare tragedy, as he dies on the point of his closest friend’s sword.   While most modern day betrayals are not as dramatic as getting run through by a sword, many of us have felt the pain of getting stabbed in the back.  Many betrayals take place in romantic relationships, such as …