Even in ordinary dealings, business people share exchanges such as eating meals together, having discussions and giving gifts. In healthy relationships, loving exchanges are the essence of connectivity. Over 500 hundred years ago, a wonderful saintly and scholarly gentleman, Srila Rupa Goswami, in his book, The Nectar of Devotion, delineated the following six primary loving [...]
Sometimes, despite our best efforts, good intentions and positive relationship skills, we will experience sadness. This is such a time for many in our circle and we are sharing the following with the express hope that our readers may be touched and encouraged. One of the most painful circumstances is observing the deterioration of a [...]
Singles Evaluating Life and Family (S.E.L.F.) Healthy Relationship Course 2009 A 10-week comprehensive course for singles. You put your time, energy and money in a lot of things. Now invest your resources in your SELF! Class Times: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays: May 7, 14, 21, 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25, July 2, 9, 2009 Details: [...]
Commitment. Cooperation. Conflict Resolution. Communication. Appreciation. Goal-setting. Values Clarification. Financial Planning. Forgiveness. Patience. Turning Complaints Into Requests. Reflective Listening. These invaluable skills and relationship tools go with healthy relationships like the sunshine with the sun. All relationships, between parent and child, between friend and friend, between husband and wife and others, require these skills for [...]
How do you know it’s love? As parents of a combined total of 19 children (varying in age from 9 to 47) — and even more grandchildren, we, the co-directors of Dasi–Ziyad Family Institute are bound to get questions from all categories from our children. The older ones and the younger ones approach us for [...]
Family is the springboard from which we all jump into life. It is a powerful social institution that is fundamental to the well-being of children and adults. Like other institutions, the family is deeply entwined with many necessary social traditions. The first school, the first educational system in which a child will ever participate, is [...]
Chemistry, Character and Commitment. Not too long ago, we were talking about family matters, a friend, my husband (Tariq), and I. Our friend is divorced and has raised some intelligent, thoughtful, children. Her parenting and relationship experiences, fine-tuned and paid for (most recently) with the intentional sacrifice of another intimate relationship, are helpful to many [...]
(Dear Friends, Kindly excuse the lateness of this month’s newsletter. Krsnanandini, Co-Director and newsletter editor was on a pilgrimage for a few weeks, to many of the holy sites in Vrndavana, India (3 hours by taxi from Delhi airport). Later, she will endeavor to share some of the amazing experiences from her trip where she [...]
Another month has just flown right on by us. It’s been full of crises in many arenas: weather, politics, economics, health and more. Still, we are learning and utilizing skills that enable us to have healthier relationships that help us work through the crises. This month’s newsletter includes an exercise to practice a relationship skill [...]
You’ve heard the old axiom: “What are the three most important things in real estate? Location, Location, Location.” Our question as family educators is: What are the three most important things in Life? Relationships, Relationships, Relationships. Your relationship with God or your creator, your relationship with family, friends and loved ones, and finally your relationship [...]
