Posts by Dara Kurtz
What To Do If You Have Negative People In Your Life
Have you ever noticed when you’re around negative people, they can suck the happiness and joy out of you if you let them? It’s hard to know what to do if you have negative people in your life. Here’s the thing: you can’t let them. You can’t let another person take away your joy and…
Read MorePut Your Cell Phone Away And Talk To Your Family
Put your cell phone away and talk to your family. Seriously. Have you ever looked around a restaurant and noticed people sitting at a table ignoring the people in front of them? Instead of talking to the people at their table, they’re focusing on their cell phones? Whenever I see this, I want to scream,…
Read MoreWhat Should You Do If You Have a Cheating Spouse?
Have you ever wondered what you should do if you suspect your spouse is cheating? By Jon B. Kurtz, Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, Winston-Salem, North Carolina I received a phone call one day from a potential client. He had to have an appointment that day. When I asked why, I was advised that…
Read MoreReflection: My Family Beach Trip
I stand at the edge of the water looking out at the ocean. It looks like it goes on forever. The water appears endless. I’m at the beach for a week, at our annual family beach trip. It feels like just yesterday we were all here together, and I marvel at the fact that time…
Read MoreWhich 90’s TV Dad Is Your Dad Most Like? (Fun Quiz)
Since yesterday was Father’s Day, I thought it would be enjoyable to take a little quiz and see which 90’s TV Dad your Father is most similar to. The 90’s was full of wonderful TV shows with strong Father figures. I hope you and your family had a wonderful Father’s Day, and I hope you…
Read MoreDance Party – Can’t Stop The Feeling
There’s nothing like good friends. Real friends. People you love spending time with and just enjoy having fun together. I just returned from a beach trip with my youngest daughter and several of our closest friends. It was pure fun in a lets be lazy, stay in our PJ’s, hang on the beach kind of…
Read MoreTrying Something New Can Cause Anxiety
Trying something new can cause you to feel off balance. Confused. Disoriented. Any kind of change can cause anxiety and uneasiness. It can make you feel uncomfortable and make you question the direction you’re headed in. This is normal. There are different types of changes we experience in life that can cause us to feel…
Read MoreLet Go Of Your Past
You aren’t your past. You aren’t what you’ve done, what you’ve been through or what has happened to you. You’re you: amazing, fabulous, enough. We all have things in our past we don’t like. Situations we would handle differently. Something we wish had not happened. Everyone. Has. Something. I don’t care who you are or…
Read MoreWhat To Do With Your Kids This Summer
It’s that time of year. School’s out, summer’s in, and if you’re wondering what you’re going to do with your kids for the next three months, you’ve come to the right place. If you’re like me, you feel excited about having a change in routine, you’re looking forward to lazy summer days, and are bit…
Read MoreHow To Have A Great Summer
I know you’re going to have a great summer. In fact, I can promise you’re going to have an amazing, fun and relaxing summer. Do you want to know how I know this? I’m a mind reader… just kidding. I’m not a mind reader. Although, sometimes I can tell what my children are doing. Especially,…
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