Karen Sherman

"Life is short." No doubt that is an expression you have all heard and I'm going to guess that most of you would agree with it. But the question that is really relevant is, "Do you live in a way that embraces that concept?"

Clearly, life is also stressful. There just seems to be so much to do. And though technology was supposed to make life easier, it seems to have only added to our burden of making life more complex and adding onto the endless "to do" list.

The reality Read more…

Sometimes, life seems so complicated especially when it involves your relationships with other people. How should you act? What should you say? Should you continue to do what you've been doing? Is what you've been doing or saying the best way to go about what you're hoping to accomplish?

If someone means something to you, you certainly want things to go as smoothly as possible. At times, the individual you are dealing with may not have personal emotional significance but it's still important how your interactions go because (s)he is your boss, important to your significant other, or will somehow impact those for whom you care.

Are you spinning your wheels?

Yes, personal interactions are delicate. So, how do you figure it out? Read more…

Somewhere along the way, you have most likely learned that Eskimos have many different names for snow. In our society, how often you may hear the words, "I love you." Of course, no doubt you realize that there are different kinds of love: the love between a parent and child, the love exchanged between two friends, and certainly those words are used in relationship to your partner.

But even when discussing the relationship between two people, there are different kinds of love. And perhaps if you're not aware of this, you can easily be disappointed and feel that the relationship you have is missing something. A recent article I read spoke about the fact that a couple can, in fact, have romantic love that lasts a lifetime.

Love in all shapes and sizes Read more…

If you have been a reader of my posts, then you know that I often tell you that good relationships are quite rewarding -- but in order to have one, you have to work at it. Today, I want to address some of the ways to know if the person you're meeting will even make a good candidate with whom to have a relationship.

I've also cautioned you, as the reader, that a person is unlikely to change once they're in a partnership. Who you see is who you are going to get. And for sure, you don't have the right to expect to change the person.

Why you get in trouble

But there are indicators to help you make a decision -- yes, those "red flags." Read more…