IT'S MONDAY NIGHT, THE SEMI-FINALS OF DANCING WITH THE STARS.

I remember what was going through my mind this time last year.  I visited Derek and Joanna in the studio last week to give them some advice and help them work on the out-of- control nerve issues.  Stress is the demon on Dancing With the Stars, and I knew that nothing I could say was going to comfort Joanna tonight as she preps for show time.

I think stress gets the most of all of us, especially these days prepping for the holidays and surviving the economic challenges.

I had Derek and Joanna do an exercise to help them stay connected, which they’re going to need this week.  I had them imitate each other in their worst moments.  It was funny, but truthful and it made all of us laugh.  I truly believe that bringing humor to even the most stressful of situations can lighten the load and make it a bit easier.  More importantly, sometimes we do not realize how we act until we see it played out.  What a great game to play in a relationship.  If we only knew how certain things we do hurt our partners.  Imagine if there was a real life mirror that was staring back at us in our worst moments….we probably would simmer right down. After that, I asked them to name some of the best qualities that each other possessed.  It was a sweet, tender moment, and honestly we all need to hear those sometimes.

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