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Just Because You Are, Just Because You Can

Posted on July 13, 2010 by David Cantu

Just because of the past doesn’t mean the future Just because you fear doesn’t mean danger Just because no one has doesn’t mean you can’t Just because you hunger doesn’t mean eat Just because you err doesn’t mean your worth Just because you feel doesn’t mean it’s so Just because you’re wrong doesn’t mean it’s

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Marriage Communication Skills Coaching and Marriage Conflict Skills

Posted on November 11, 2009 by David Cantu

If you fight a lot, join us at any of our upcoming workshops or give us a call to schedule an intitial session. 512.653.4316 Speak up; the alternative is grief. I heard this from a friend recently: “Why is it like pulling teeth to get others to open up and say, ‘I really don’t like

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Accept Them For Who They Are: Freedom in Relationships

Posted on July 7, 2009 by David Cantu

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God, cannot long retain it. ~ Abraham Lincoln: Letter to H.L. Pierce, April 6, 1859 Relationships are sometimes a quagmire of emotion, misunderstandings, and unmet expectations. Rather than feeling free and joyful, we often find ourselves feeling trapped and frustrated.

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Effective Communication & Listening – How to Listen Actively

Posted on June 29, 2009 by David Cantu

For when you come to think of it, the only way to love a person is not … to coddle them and bring them soup when they’re sick, but by listening to them and seeing and believing in the god, in the poet in them. ~ Brenda Ueland The first element of communication, speaking, is

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The Recipe for a Happy Life: Happiness Is a Way of Life, Not an End

Posted on June 12, 2009 by David Cantu

Happiness is at once the best, the noblest and the pleasantest of things. ~ Aristotle No single formula exists for a happy life. We are each unique beings with differing needs and values. Many tools are available to aid you in living happily, many paths; but the foundation for that life includes a few essentials:

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