Resilient Relationships
Connecting Across the Distance
Planning a Successful Mid Tour Reunion.
Plan a successful mid-tour by considering everyone's perspective. Make a better plan which considers the purpose: are you "rescuing the overwhelmed" or "on a vacation" Should it be a vacation for everyone? Do you need to go someplace else to be together on vacation? If you go home, who does regular chores like cooking, dishes, laundry, and lawn care? Have you discussed subconcious resentment about feeling “Left Behind” versus “Tropical Island Adventure”. Have you ever had the “Squabble Before you Go”? It's a stupid arguement a few days before you leave to create emotional distance to protect your heart.
Mark Gungor-How Men and Women Keep Score: How can we virtually "score points" in our relationships?
Alexander and the Terrible Day.
Are you going home for “vacation” or to “rescue the overwhelmed”? Do you feel “Left Behind”or are you on a “Tropical Island Adventure?”. How can your mid-tour vacation be a vacation for everyone?
Take the Lid Of of the Jar
How can you dreams big together and explore possiblities without settling the status quo stop you?
The Power of Compliments: How can you make people feel complimented instead of criticized?
The Secret to Intimacy: What new and inexpensive activities can you try to regain the sense of intimacy again?
Stupid Argument: How do you know if this stupid arguement means something or is just the "squabble before you go"--an attempt to create emotional distance a few days before you leave?