Beating the Odds – Journaling Your Way to a Satisfying Relationship
by Nancy T. Whitaker, LCSW

Excerpt from different chapters
Chapter 1: The Foundation – Understanding the connection between past experiences and present behavior.

  • My childhood experiences affected my thinking and feelings about relationships in that…
  • Some habits and behaviors learned in childhood that I use today are...

Chapter 4: Past Relationship History – Ignoring past relationship patterns could negatively impact my dream for a satisfying relationship.

  • I am discovering that I have a history of choosing partners who...
  • Some of my unresolved relationship issues are...

Chapter 7: Vision for My Partner – God cares about the choices I make and when I listen, I will receive the guidance to choose smartly.

  • My choice of a partner is someone who must have these qualities, characteristics and values...
  • I will not get involved with someone who...

Chapter 14: Initial Meeting – Not feeling an instant chemistry the first time I see someone doesn’t mean that person cannot become a potential partner. Likewise, I will not base expectations of a long-term relationship on the fireworks of that initial meeting.

  • I was most impressed by...

After our first meeting, I felt...

 

 
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