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The Relationship Tank

The other day I was filling up my gas tank and started thinking about what you put into your car and how it actually matters. There is something very specific that is needed to make your car move, and that is gas. If I try to put anything else into the gas tank, it will…

FRACTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

You might call me weird, but from the start I have always been a math person. There is something about problem solving with a definite answer that I loved to try and figure out. I started with learning how to count my ninja turtles, then moved into the more advanced stuff as I got older. …

10 Tips For Better Communication

Over the years, I have had the incredible opportunity to work with countless people and counsel them in the struggles and joys of life. I have learned a few helpful tips on how to communicate better. This list is not exhaustive, and I am sure I could write a book on this, but I hope…

The Relationship Competition

There was a point in my life where I wanted the perfect trophy wife. I think I was extremely patient because I didn’t wish to settle for less than my list of qualities that I created over the years. So when a girl would come around I would say well, she doesn’t have this or…

I Would Like A Relationship To Go Please!

Every Monday I have this tradition with the youth kids from the church. I go and pick them all up, spend time with them, and then on the way to the church right before we get there, there is a Maccas (McDonalds). The tradition is to yell out “WHO WANTS ICECREAM!?” and all the kids…

Stop Playing Games!

Growing up in the secular world I found that the art of relationships was a big game. There were certain things that you were told to do to try and get a girl interested in you. As a boy, I fell into listening to them and attempting to apply them. Each time I would hear…

Are They For Me?

Love can be a scary thing! The idea of emotionally attaching yourself to a person who can choose to either love you back or tear your heart out and stomp it into the ground can be intimidating. That’s the problem: when we allow emotions to get in the way of seeing the facts. We get…