Good Morning!  Today we start a short run of episodes on types of marital intimacy, and today's focus in on Recreational Intimacy.

Here is the link I mentioned: https://oneextraordinarymarriage.com/6-forms-of-intimacy-to-building-a-strong-marriage/

Good Morning!  Today's topic is the fifth of the Five Foundations of a Successful Marital Relationship: Trust.  I start by talking a little about systemic mistrust, then I teach about how marital trust can be damaged and how it can be built up through the practice of the other foundations.  

Good Morning and Good Coffee!  Hi Everyone, today I'm talking about the fourth foundation of a successful marital relationship: forgiveness.  How often do you take out the trash at your house?  Daily?  Whenever it gets full?  Would you take my challenge of not emptying the kitchen trashcan for 3 full weeks???  No?  Find out what trashcans have to do with today's topic on marriage!

Good Morning and Good Coffee!  Today we continue with our series on marriage and the third element of the Five Foundations of a Successful Marital Relationship, which is LOVE.  Love is often a problematic word in our language because we say we love "everything", but marital love is comprehensive and definitely more than just a feeling.  I mention about viewing it as a math formula: Mental Commitment + Emotional Intimacy + Physical Passion = Comprehensive Marital Love.  I also reference Robert J. Sternberg and what he calls the Triangular Theory of Love.  More information can be found on this at the following links.  

http://www.robertjsternberg.com/love

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangular_theory_of_love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a0FnoNU68g

Good Morning Everyone!  Today's continuing series on marriage takes a look at the topic of Respect as one of the Five Foundations of a Successful Marital Relationship.  In addition, I share some heartfelt memories of a great man who knew how to entertain an audience from the theater stage: Steve Rasmussen.  I enjoyed seeing him act and will miss him on the stage of the Riverfront Playhouse.  I promised some links to check out about Steve.  

www.facebook.com/RiverfrontPlayhouse

Heaven is Hell (a dark comedy) - Starting at Steve's scene

Good Morning and Good Coffee Everyone!  Today I jump into the topic of Commitment.  Several years ago I put together a presentation/paper titled The Five Foundations of a Successful Marital Relationship, and the first of these foundations is commitment.  To this day when counseling couples I will dive into the Five Foundations and have couples rate themselves on these foundations.  You can as well, and then you can decide what you can do to improve your score.

Good Morning Everyone!  Today I lay out the topics for a 2-week series on Marriage.  Be sure and listen over the next 14 days to find the golden nuggets you can use to improve your marriage!

Good Morning Everyone!  So how do you deal with the fact that people offend you, that they do you wrong, or that some people seriously want to harm you?  Do you get angry, get back at them, even the score, or seek revenge?  Well, how has that been working for you?  Maybe you want to consider something different such as forgiveness.

Good Morning and Good Coffee Everyone!  This morning I stumbled across the topic of ASMR in another podcast I was listening to.  My daughter Jessica first shared this term with me, and so after hearing it again I did some quick-and-dirty research and found an interesting video that shows people who make videos involving tactile actions and soothing sounds for relaxation and pleasing physical sensations.  You can watch the video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxjfyBEIl7Q.  However, this is actually not new, but is something quite old.  It has just been rediscovered in our crazy, hussle-bussle, unhealthy, fast-paced life.

Good Morning Everybody!  Today's topic is Boundaries, and I review different boundaries from national to state to local to family and individuals.  There were four important when addressing the topics of boundaries: relationship, expectation, respect, and trust.  I also mention a book titled Boundaries by Dr. John Townsend and Dr. Henry Cloud.  Purchase links are below.  Have a great day!

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