Coming up with an anniversary gift can be challenging, especially if you have been in a relationship with your partner for a long time now, and you feel like you’ve run out of fresh ideas. Buying the same type of gift you’ve already gifted them a few years back can ruin the romance and magic … Read more
Not only is divorce is an enormous emotional pain for you and everyone around you, but it’s also a huge administrational fuss and it requires you to go through a number of legal hoops you probably know nothing about. As if the situation itself isn’t already the worst! Basically, there are two separate legal … Read more
6-months long relationship or 20-years long marriage – they all get into crisis at some point. Whatever is the reason behind it, all couples usually want the same – to put an effort into saving their relationship. And it’s completely understandable – who would want to simply abandon something they built and worked on for … Read more
I once went to a seminar which was all about “Mindfulness.” The participants were mostly middle-aged or older men and women who looked at each other with squinty eyes as if they were bathing in compassion and delight. I was very young at that time and this all seemed very pretentious to me. They … Read more
Remember when you were a child? I sort of do, not as well as I’d like to but well enough to remember that all I wanted to do was go on adventures and play. Cindy Lauper had something similar to say about girls, minus the adventure part… Yeah I know the songs probably in your … Read more
How can you win when you keep playing small? You stay too long. You allow too much. You don’t insist on anything. You compromise all the time … in relationships, marriages and jobs. You say yes when you want to say no. You bend over backwards for others who never do the same in return. … Read more
So you really want to let go and move on with your life? Then ask yourself: Are you willing to forgive? Fully, completely, all of it. Forgive the other, forgive yourself, forgive those involved, and then receive Divine forgiveness. You see, we are all human (unless you are a computer then that’s just weird), and … Read more
Today I did something I have never done before, I went to local kelowna Mosque. Growing up in a kelowna a place known for its significant lack of minority people groups and for having a church on every corner I have never spent any significant or even insignificant time interacting with muslims. I have realized … Read more
By: Lori Ann Davis, MA, CRS. Whether you are new to the dating scene or are in a long-term relationship, one thing remains the same; flirting is still key to expressing your affections towards someone! We all know that communication is one of the most important aspects of any relationship, but who said it has to … Read more
By Lori Ann Davis, MA, CRS We fall in love and dream of living happily ever after. Unfortunately, this is not the norm. Too many couples either end up getting divorced, or they settle for a less-than relationship. I am passionate about changing that relationship that has the potential to be great! I have dedicated my … Read more