Improve Your Love: Tell It Like It Is

by Erika Townsend
 
It is a sobering experience to examine your own faults. It can be a humiliating experience to have someone else bring them to light. When we receive criticism from our loved ones, the humiliation can be increased double-fold. However, even though it can be painful, self-examination is essential for true growth.
 
Observe Your Routine
Often [...]

Choose to Bring Love Into Your Life

by Erika Townsend
 
Happy 2010! As everyone is in search of new beginnings, some may find that the quest delves into matters of the heart. While we all are at different levels of our relationships, the need for improvement is ever-evolving. As we learn and grow with and from our partners, we face new challenges and [...]

Loving Across Color Lines

by Erika Townsend
 
In a year that has been defined by change, we are still struggling with issues that have plagued our country for centuries. Conflicts surrounding politics, religion, and values will forever shape our nation, but for some things, there should be no debate: Love is the very foundation for everything that we do, and [...]

Dangerously in Love—and Obsessed

by Erika Townsend
 
They say love makes you do strange things. On one occasion or another, we all fall victim to its spell and like zombies, unintentionally act in ways that seem out of character.
 
But when our love for another changes who we are as a person, it’s important to gauge whether these changes are for [...]

Renew Your Wows! Tap Into Teenage Love

by Erika Townsend
 

 
I don’t know if there is any other first as special as first love. Pop icons sing about it, storylines for movies and TV shows have centered on it, and many notable books have told the enchanting story over and again. As fairytales filled our heads with whimsy as children, our parents sat [...]