Share What Makes You Happy

By Carolyn Flynn

happy marriage, healthy relationship

by Carolyn Flynn

One of the best ways to feel good about yourself and improve your love life is to know what makes you happy. The easiest way to identify what pleases you is to check-in with your five senses and your childhood past.

What feels good to your Touch?
What Smells please your senses?
What Sounds do you enjoy hearing?
What do you like to Look at?
What Tastes good to you?
When you were a child what did you enjoy hearing, seeing, touching, tasting, feeling?
When you were a child what did you enjoy doing? Do it now.

Spend some time each day thinking or doing the things that make you happy and you will feel better about yourself and your life.

Once you have identified what makes you happy share what you’ve learned about yourself with your partner. The more you share the more your relationship can grow.

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Carolyn Flynn is a Licensed Professional Counselor and author of Heal Your Grief, SMART Talk, and Holiday Peace And Joy.

Green Is The New Red: Green Themed Romantic Ideas

By Carolyn Flynn

St Patrick's Day, romantic ideas, dating, relationship

St Patrick’s Day isn’t just for the Irish and Leprechauns, it’s a perfect day for Valentine’s lovers to show a little green for their sweetheart. So grab your girlfriend, spouse, or lover and get your green on with these Green Themed Romantic Ideas.

1. Buy green leprechaun hats and go in search for a pot of gold. Settle for pot roast and chocolate gold coins if leprechauns and rainbows are no where to be found.

2. Buy matching “Kiss Me I’m Irish” green t-shirts, then kiss like you are Irish.

3. Hide your green and make him go find it

4. Make green eggs and ham

5. Drink green beer or green Kool-Aid

6. Play in the clover. The one who finds a lucky four-leaf clover wins a kiss. Kiss her anyway.

7. Make green pancakes together

8. Play golf on the green

9. Give your green – donate to your local food bank or favorite charity

10. Paint green hearts and clovers on your face

11. Share a bowl of green jello

12. Make a masterpiece with green finger-paint

13. Buy a green dress and kiss like Scarlet O’Hara and Rhet Butler in Gone With The Wind

14. Give your sweetheart emeralds

15. Sleep in green sheets

16. Buy green grapes and feed them to each other like Cleopatra and Mark Anthony

17. Talk about green – make a financial plan with you spouse. Come up with some great ideas for making more green this year.

18. Make others green with some public displays of affection

19. Share a minty green body wash shower or bubble bath

20. Wear green sexy underwear and lingerie. Green never looked so good.

By Carolyn Flynn

Flickr photo by willspot/Wils Bostwick

Carolyn Flynn is a Licensed Professional Counselor and author of Heal Your Grief, SMART Talk, and Holiday Peace And Joy.

Celebrate With A Kiss

By Carolyn Flynn

romantic relationship, relationships, holiday

Welcome in the New Year with a passionate kiss

Happy New Year!

by Carolyn Flynn

Flickr photo by Matthew Hickey

Carolyn Flynn is a Licensed Professional Counselor and author of Heal Your Grief, SMART Talk, and Holiday Peace And Joy.

Merry Christmas Darling

By Carolyn Flynn

romantic relationship, holiday romance, romantic love

Gift the gifts that will be treasured for a lifetime

Love, Kindness, and Forgiveness

by Carolyn Flynn

Flickr photo by macinate

Carolyn Flynn is a Licensed Professional Counselor and author of Heal Your Grief, SMART Talk, and Holiday Peace And Joy.