Fwd: Smart Relationships August Newsletter inspired by Facebook events

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A Summer Fresh Relationship

BUILD YOUR LOVE: A COUPLES' GETAWAY

Join us this September 27-28 for our couples workshop at beautiful St. Norbert Abbey, De Pere, WI, and learn some of the keys to real happiness. Fun and interactive activities will strengthen your life as a couple. Perfect for any couple in a committed relationship, whether dating for years or married for decades.  Please visit click here for further information and registration.


Wife: I love you.
Husband: I love you too.
Wife: Prove it, scream it to the world, show me.
Husband: *whisper in ear* I love you.
Wife: Why did you whisper it to me?
Husband: Because you are my world. And I show you why, next.  


 

 

The summer is here (even in Wisconsin) and excitement to go out and do stuff begins. We all know it, the feeling when cabin fever is finally lifted and smells, sights, and sounds suddenly become intensified. Indeed, the urge for winter romance does not stop here. People want to go out more, but they don't want to do it alone; rather, they seek their significant other, and moreover, they seek love. Yanai Kate in her hit song "Summer Feeling" portrays this type of feeling very well:  

Come on over, have some fun
dancing in the morning sun
look into the bright blue sky
come on let your spirit fly

livin' it up this brand new day
summer, sun, it's time to play
doin' things it feels so good
get into emotion

Refrain:
what I'm feelin'
it's never been so easy
when I'm dreamin'
summer dreamin' when you're with me

...

Wondering how to keep the summer spirit expand your relationship lifetime? 
Check out these two lists for some creative ideas:

    






 

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Relational Toolbox: Keep an Eye on the But


Setting aside the very issues that have gotten you “stuck”, even for a time, can feel like an enormous risk.  Trust me, I feel your pain.

“But…these are not petty issues.  They cause me real pain.  What if they get forgotten?”

“But…what if my partner hurts me again, after seeing my vulnerability in this area?”

These fears and struggles are all very real and perfectly rational.  You are not insane or defective for wrestling with these.  However, let me suggest a simple tool that, though small, can help diffuse the potency of the fears in your head and can help you build the fortitude to press through the rough stuff and into renewal of your relationship.  Read more here.
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Deepening Friendship

What Makes a Home?

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 08:30 AM PDT

It’s difficult to talk about going home, if we’re not sure what constitutes home. Here are some ideas to start with—I’ll depend on you, the DDF community, to add your thoughts.

  • Home is where I feel stable and safe.
  • Home is where I can rest and heal.
  • Home is where I have the resources to grow and to develop my gifts and interests.
  • Home is where loved ones dwell.
  • Home is where my important memories reside.
  • Home is where I grew up.
  • Home is where I live now.
  • Home must be comfortable.
  • Home must be an expression of my specific personality and desires.
  • Home is private and owned by me and/or my family.

living roomWhat do you think are important characteristics of home?
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Fwd: Discount rooms still available/NARME Conference - Register Now!

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Date: Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 3:03 PM
Subject: Discount rooms still available/NARME Conference - Register Now!
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There's Still Time
There's still time for you to sign-up for the NARME conference!

www.NARMEconference.com for workshops, trainings, and discounted hotel rooms!
 
Great 1 Day Training

Tina & Ron Konklin are offering a free one day workshop for local couples prior to the NARME conference.  Pls forward this to any couple in Greater Los Angeles / Anaheim area that might want to attend!  

 

RELATIONSHIP BOOTCAMP IN A BOX:

Tuesday August 27, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Come join Ron and Tina Konkin -sought after relationship experts and the founders of Relationship Help Centers and Relationship BootCamp for a free workshop on August 27th. This is an exciting opportunity for you to hear Ron and Tina teach on the R3 principle (reVEAL - reWRITE - reNEW) and the "3 Deadly Emotions of Relationships." Join Ron & Tina as they teach you how to radically change your story through experiential learning. This interactive seminar will give practical tools to Reveal and identify the hurts from your past causing destructive behavior in the present, to Rewrite your story in the context of truth, and Renew your mind with techniques to replace the lies we believe with right and positive thinking. Isn't it time to stop letting your past dictate your relational future? Come experience freedom and renewal and start enjoying relationships the way they were intended to be. 
 
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NYT Debate with Beverly Willett
Dear friends, 

 

The New York Times asked me to be part of tomorrow's Room for Debate about the kind of advice Huma Abedin's been getting and what to do when a friend is in an unhealthy relationship.  

 

I understand Huma Abedin's situation.  And I admire her courage to forgive the person who has hurt her deeply and invite that person back into her life.  As I say in the debate, "Indeed, the hardest thing in the world is to choose to do what the world expects you not to."  

 

Here's the link if you'd like to read the debate which is officially open for comments today:   http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/08/04/what-to-do-when-a-friend-is-in-a-bad-relationship/the-advice-i-needed-but-didnt-get 
 


Research News
Marriage Alive and Well - For Some

Boy, are some Americans losing interest in marriage these days.

According to a National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR) study, the U.S. marriage rate is on the decline.

 

Whereas 92 out of 1,000 single women married in 1920, only 31 out of 1,000 are marrying today.  Read More


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Fwd: Virtual Marriage Enrichment Group (MEG) - Tonight!

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Subject: Virtual Marriage Enrichment Group (MEG) - Tonight!
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Monthly Virtual 
Marriage Enrichment 
Group (MEG) 

Tonight, Aug. 6  
8 pm Eastern

Please Join Us and Invite Friends! 
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Did you miss your monthly MEG?

Don't have a MEG in your area?

Do you want to try something new?

To listen to the replay of the last Virtual MEG on Love Languages, visit http://attendthisevent.com/?eventid=42959478
Your Facilitators:
Bill and Linda McConahey

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This Month's Topic 
Communication: Speaking 

Communication is inevitable - we cannot NOT communicate.

Communication is learned - it can be unlearned and relearned.

Join us and explore:
  • types of communication
  • styles of communication
  • the art of couple dialogue. 
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Fwd: The M.Guy Tweet, Week of July 28, 2013

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Subject: The M.Guy Tweet, Week of July 28, 2013
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Hi there,

Interesting piece in the NYT on social mobility, followed by an analysis, "What Do These Maps Prove? Not What You Might Think" (1)

Great coverage on Brad Wilcox (3-5):

http://themarriageguytweet.blogspot.de/

Have a great week!

Emily

Fwd: Discount rooms still available/NARME Conference - Register Now!

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It's almost here!!!!
Take advantage of the discounted room rates while you can!

With over a dozen pre-conference trainings, 80 workshops and a spectacular line-up of plenary speakers, there is something for everyone!  Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to learn, network and get re-energized.

  

 

Research News
The Equality Opportunity Project
Building on previous research on the Earned Income Tax Credit, we set out to study the impact of tax expenditures on intergenerational mobility. We find substantial variation in the economic outcomes of children from low income families across areas of the United States. Some areas have rates of upward mobility comparable to the most mobile countries in the world while others have lower rates of mobility than any developed country for which data are currently available. These geographical differences are modestly correlated with variation in tax expenditure policies across areas. But much variation in children's success across areas remains to be explained, potentially by factors such as income segregation, school quality, or social capital.  Read More


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Fwd: Confirmation: "Managing Conflict: Addressing the Four Communication Danger Signs"

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Managing Conflict: Addressing the Four Communication Danger Signs
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Fwd: Virtual Marriage Enrichment Group (MEG) Tomorrow!

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Subject: Virtual Marriage Enrichment Group (MEG) - Tomorrow!
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Monthly Virtual 
Marriage Enrichment 
Group (MEG) 

Tuesday, August 6  
8 pm Eastern

Please Join Us and Invite Friends! 
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Did you miss your monthly MEG?

Don't have a MEG in your area?

Do you want to try something new?

To listen to the replay of the last Virtual MEG on Love Languages, visit http://attendthisevent.com/?eventid=42959478
Your Facilitators:
Bill and Linda McConahey

Bill and Linda McConahey
Click here to learn more about Marriage Enrichment Groups (MEGs)
Click here to learn more about Membership in Better Marriages
Click here to see photos of the Better Marriages Conference in Raleigh, NC

 
This Month's Topic 
Communication: Speaking 

Communication is inevitable - we cannot NOT communicate.

Communication is learned - it can be unlearned and relearned.

Join us and explore:
  • types of communication
  • styles of communication
  • the art of couple dialogue. 
INSTRUCTIONS TO ATTEND
 
By Phone:

Primary dial in number: (206) 402-0100
Secondary dial in number: (408) 343-4243
Guest pin code: 367457#

By Webcast:

To attend as a webcast and view slides on your computer, click this link at the time of the event: 
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