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Touchstones To Love - Summer Issue
Discover The Surprising Truths About Love That No One Ever Told You
August 2005
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You Have The Power To Make Every Relationship Right
-- Announcing - Save Your Relationship (21 Basic Laws of Successful Relationships)
-- Why It's Impossible To Fail At Love
-- Question And Answer - My Boyfriend Can't Stop Cheating
-- How To Develop A Grateful Mind - Exercise of The Month - Create A Best Friend Award
-- What's New?

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Welcome to summer. As the warm days continue and as we spend our days with more fun, ease and relaxation, our relationships often come to center stage. Summer is often a time when romance and love are welcomed. It is more important than ever now to understand the underpinnings of relationships, so that your summer romance can be kept going in fall and can grow to its fullest potential.


Announcing - Save Your Relationship (21 Basic Laws of Successful Relationships)
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Save Your Relationship I am thrilled to let you know about my new e-book, Save Your Relationship (21 Basic Laws of Successful Relationships.) Probably the biggest need all of us have is to experience a wonderful, loving relationship where we can share our lives with someone meaningful, feel understood and valued and where both partners can grow.

This is exactly what you will be able to create when you begin to work with the unique program inside this new e-book.

No one has to fail at love. Each of us has the power to make our relationships right. There are simple, basic truths about love, that when learned and applied answer your questions, and guide you in the right direction every time. These laws build a foundation for every relationship that can weather any storm.

This unique guide to relationships is filled with years of my work as a therapist, author, relaitonship expert and workshop leader. It answers hundreds of questions I've been asked and provides specific steps, exercises and guidelines to work out the rough spots and make your relaitonship all you want it to be.

Here is what some people have said about the new e- book>p> "Only once before in my life have I ever cried when I finished a book. Your book has touched my soul and changed my life and how I am interacting with myself and my partner. I want to thank you for your invaluable words and sense of peace I now have." - Alexis, NJ

Even a wonderful relationship can get into trouble when you don't know the basic laws of love. In this program you will discover the common mistakes people make in love. Which of these mistkaes have you made?

a) Thinking your partner would change in they loved you?

b) Witholding love when things don't go your way.

Believing someone else can make you happy.

As you work with this unique relationship guide, step by step, you will learn how to clear up misunderstandings, become comfortable with change and feel good about yourself, no matter what's going on. You'll learn the art of relationship balancing and what forgiveness really is.

Read on...For more go to Save Your Relationship (21 Basic Laws of Successful Relationships)


Why It's Impossible To Fail At Love
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Bird On The Wing So many times relationships start out wonderfully and everyone is thrilled. So many times relationships start out wonderfully and everyone is delighted. The person feels as though they've found " the one. Then has time passes, many begin to wonder whee the love has gone. It is easy to feel lost, confused and disappointed when this happens.

Most do not know what went wrong or how to correct the misunderstandings that have arisen. They are not aware of what steps need to be taken to make things right again.

It seems to many that love is a mystery. Even though they are trying as hard as they can, often unexpected obstalces arise in the relationship causing confusion about what has gone on.

Tremendous amounts of time, energy and emotion are then wasted. In some cases, relationships are de-railed. None of this is necessary.

Stop a moment and think about it. You would never try to build a building without first having an architect’s plan. Without a strong foundation, any passing storm would easily knock the building down. The same is true of relationships.

So many jump into relationships wanting to fly to the heights without having any understanding at all of how to build a relationship with a foundation that will allow their love to stand tall and strong. They mistake all kinds of emotions, needs and fantasies for love.

However, just as an architect knows and respects the laws of gravity, we too must know and work with the basic laws of love. These laws operate unfailingly. They are the cornerstone of all relationships and guidelines for the human heart. Once we learn and apply the basic laws of love, it is truly impossible to fail at love, no matter what happens.

Unfortunately, rather than learn these simple laws, most have absorbed many myths and fantasies about love. They then suffer greatly when their dreams do not come to pass and either blame themselves and others.

However, it is extremely important to realize that the only thing that causes hurt, loss, or distress in relationships are the fantasies and misunderstandings we hold onto. Once we replace these with the simple laws of love, a whole new world opens. Confusion is cleared up and we naturally see the right steps to take.

To begin with, let us absorb law #1. It is impossible to fail at love.

No one is a failure in love. Our mistakes, losses, confusion and mishaps do not arise because of love. They arise simply out of our ignorance of who we are and what love truly is.

All of this can be easily corrected. To begin we need to realize that if we have pain, suffering and upset relationships, none of it is caused by love. It is caused by our own false expectations and not knowing what love is. Once we learn and are able to recognize what real love is and how to practice it, we simply cannot get tossed down.

In order to recognize real love, we must move onwards to law #2. There is a difference between real and counterfeit love.

Counterfeit love is based upon the idea that love is an emotion, a wonderful feeling, not a way of life. In counterfeit love, when we have strong feelings towards someone, we immediately assume that we are in love. But all feelings naturally change, that is their nature. Many feel that love is leaving when this happens. They do not realize that it is the nature of feelings to change, and that this is also the nature of counterfeit love.

Counterfeit love is confusion between excitement, dependence, attachment and love. Real love does not fluctuate. We do not reject the other person if they do not meet our needs. Real love grows through action. It is love is a verb, upon deeds of kindness, value and respect. It knows that the foundation of lasting relationships is built something deeper than feelings that come and go.

Love brings fulfillment, healing, kindness, warmth and inspiration. Let us separate truth from error here. If this is not what's going on in your relationship, it is not an expression of love. But it is easy to save your relationship. Let us learn how to build relationships that are based on a strong foundation. Once you learn and practice the laws of love you will not only save your relationship, but become all you were meant to be.

Cc/author/2005

Read on...(based on) Save Your Relationship


Question And Answer - My Boyfriend Can't Stop Cheating
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Question: I am really in love with a guy who loves me too. The only problem is he can't stop playing around with other girls. I tell him how much it hurts me, but he says it means nothing to him, it's only recreation. What should I do? I love him to death, but I can't go on this way.

It sounds as though your boyfriend is a sex addict. Just like any other addiction, an addiction to sex is an illness that needs to be treated. He is caught in its grip and despite all his good wishes and his love for you, his behavior will not stop by itself.

The first step is for him to recognize that this is not acceptable behavior. Minimizing it does not take the seriousness of it away, and it does not make it hurt less for you. He must be made to understand that it is ruining your relationship, that you will not remain in such an unhealthy situation (both emotionally and physically) and that if he wants you, he must get real treatment for this.

Unless he faces and deals with the issues that are causing this, this behavior willl continue and continue to cause you pain and harm.

Read on...


How To Develop A Grateful Mind - Exercise of The Month - Create A Best Friend Award
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Your life will flourish when it is filled with gratitude and giving. As we take time to be aware of and give thanks for the many blessings we receive our days are filled and joyful. Each month we offer another exercise to do, which is a way of giving thanks, and keeping a grateful mind alive.

Get a large piece of paper and design an attractive wall hanging which reads, Best Friend Award, granted to ---, with the name of your best friend on it. Include anything else you choose, the date, how long you have been friends and the qualities the person has.

Have the award printed professionally on fine paper and include an interesting border design. When it is complete, frame it.

Call and invite this friend to dinner and then present this award. Your friend will be startled and delighted. Think of how proud he or she will be to hang it up for everyone to enjoy.

Read on...Living By Zen (Timeless Truths For Everyday Life)


What's New?
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Dr. Shoshanna is teaching Zen Miracles For Your Life at Barnes And Noble University this month. (Course is free). Come and join us for a wonderful adventuire. (Go to Barnesandnobleuniversity.com to sign on).

Dr. Shoshanna answers questions on her message board at www.ivillage.com. Post any questions there.

Exciting News Coming Next Month: Dr. Shoshanna has a new book coming out - published by Andrews McMeel, THE ANGER DIET (30 Days To Stress Free Living). More about the book in the issues to come. It's fun and exciting. Dr. Shoshanna is available for counselling and therapy both in person (Manhattan) and on the phone. She is also available for talks and workshops based upon her books. For more information contact her at topspeaker@yahoo.com

Read on...The Anger Diet


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