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Is An Idle Mind Really The Devil’s Playground?
You’ve heard the old saying, right – An idle mind is the devil’s playground? Yes indeed, we are not supposed to be slackers. Ever. That puritan work ethic should ring in our ears loud and clear ALL THE TIME. We … Continue reading
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Tagged alone, busy, choice, choose, comfort, commotion, decisions, devil, energy, father, fear, feel, finance, goals, God, harmony, hobbies, idle mind, marriage, one, panic, peace, playground, puritanical, pursuit, pursuits, respect, scared, self made man, simplicity, ski, slacker, sleep, trauma, treadmill, wine
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How Much Truth Are You Willing To Tell?
I haven’t blogged in a while. I’ve been kinda busy. Not too busy to write, mind you, just busy writing. Editing. Rewriting. Reading out loud and editing some more. And I am now happy (or would that be relieved or … Continue reading
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Tagged affair, author, autobiograpy, blog, book, broken hearts, can of worms, cheat, cheating, confessions, cookbook, discovery, edit, evolution, hide, humiliating, journey, marriage, memoir, memories, naked, pissed off, potboiler, racy, recipe, saga, sordid, trepidation, true story, truth, upcoming book, voice, writing
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“You Don’t Have To Be A Good Girl To Be A Good Person”
These “immortal” words were penned by Elizabeth Gilbert (author of “Eat, Pray, Love”). They’re probably not immortal at all, actually. She probably just penned them to publicize her latest tome “City Of Girls”. If you’ve been reading my ramblings for … Continue reading
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Tagged 40s, belief, blog, books, brazen, carnal, characters, choice, City Of Girls, communicate, delights, Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, experience, fiction, fortitude, freedom, gin, good girl, good person, honesty, husband, interest, jazz, marriage, mistakes, mother, movies, New York, path, perspective, propriety, regret, reputation, rules, sex, swinging, truthful, wanton, women, writer
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Hey There Lonely Girl …
I spent a lot of time alone this past summer. As a matter of fact I’ve spent quite a bit of time alone this past decade. One of the side effects of working from home is that, apart from my … Continue reading
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Tagged company, cry, gift, grateful, lonely, lonliness, loser, Lynn Miles, marriage, people, relationship, social, Thanksgiving
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Love … And What We Did Not Sign Up For
Today I received the incredibly sad news that one of my son’s grade-school mates has died. In his teens he was diagnosed with cancer, underwent treatment, entered full remission but still … it came back. And now he is gone. … Continue reading
So Please Do Tell … What Exactly Keeps A Couple In Love?
Last night after a few too many glasses of wine (who me?) and a lovely sunset boat cruise with an old friend, I asked this same old friend about his marriage. “How long have you two been blissfully wedded?” queried … Continue reading
Out Of The Cocoon Of Normalcy
Are you normal? Or are you not? Do you fit in? Or do you stand out? And whatever it is that you are, do you ever wish you were the other? These are questions that I personally have struggled with … Continue reading
Nature Abhors A Vacuum … or … How Science Could Be Messing With Your Love Life
I’m pretty sure it was Aristotle who proposed that nature abhors a vacuum. I’m also pretty sure there is an explanation of that statement that is far more succinct (and scientific) than the one I am about to offer but … Continue reading
Do You Know How Hard It Is To Walk Away From Everything?
I do. And I can tell you with total conviction it is really fucking hard. Damn near impossible. So what do I mean by everything? I once heard a tale about a woman who refused to leave her lousy marriage. … Continue reading
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Tagged desire, divorce, fulfillment, giving up everything, gut, head, heart, honesty, leaving, marriage, middle age, relationships, stuff, walking away
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Is There Really Only One Love Of Your Life?
Do you believe in one love of your life? Seriously. Is there really just one special, magical, perfect soulmate? Or do we perhaps get a few kicks at the old soulmate can? I wonder. My friends P and L would, … Continue reading
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Tagged heart, husband, love of life, marriage, middle age, one and only, only one love of life, relationships, soulmate, the one, wife
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