Don't drop your ego.  Don't even try. This may seem like a strange thing for someone who teaches a practice called Zen Warrior Training to say. Isn't dropping the ego the whole idea of Zen?  [...]

Most people just fall in love and hope for the best –here’s how to do much better than just hope… I’ll admit it, I’m one of the luckiest guys on the planet when it comes [...]

Many relationships and marriages often fail because of how two people grow as the relationship matures. There are many facets of a relationship, but two primary things happen in the cycle of every relationship. The [...]

  One of our deepest cravings with another person is the desire for intimacy. What is Intimacy? (In-to-me-see) The conventional definition of intimacy mimics romantic infatuation, but that’s not the only meaning. Like other words in the [...]

Let me start off by saying this isn’t going to be an article attacking porn or judging you if you watch porn. I’m simply sharing what happened to me and how it affected our marriage. [...]

  I still sometimes say “yes” when I deeply want to say “no” (and vice versa) … and then resent others/life for my choices. I still sometimes walk paths that feel heavy because logic says [...]

  Looking back at my life, I've had relationships that have been challenging, difficult, disastrous, burdened with drama, anger, despair, suppression, withholds, repression, bad or no communication, hurt, so much pain and more. There were [...]