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The Most Fucks I Have Ever Written in One Blog or … When It Really Is Time To Let Go …
It is one of the hardest damn things in life. It may well be THE hardest damn thing in life. Letting go. Think about it. From our first, best, favourite toy to the security of our momma’s apron strings, from … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, accountability, addiction, bad guy, choice, conviction, deserve, endings, farewell, friendship, fun, good guy, gratitude, guilt, hope, husband, letting go, life, love, loving, peace, pleasure, relationships, selfless, truth
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The Five Key Ingredients to a Successful Romantic Relationship …
What might they be, I pondered. And more importantly, if you knew what they were and you and your beloved could agree on them, would that give your relationship a higher chance of flourishing? I must admit, I do love … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, compatability, compromise, connection, forgiveness, friendship, heard, honesty, humour, independence, intimacy, love, marriage, middle age, need, needs, relationships, respect, romance, seen, tolerance, transparency
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You can’t keep getting mad at people for sucking the life out of you if you keep giving them the straw …
I like to collect inspiring memes. Little quotes (either attributed or anonymous) that speak to me. Sometimes they languish unseen in my meme file for months and then suddenly pop up again quite unexpectedly, usually at the time they are … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, boundaries, fault, friend, friendship, healing, life, need, nurture, relationships, toxic, truth
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What Leads a Person to Infidelity?
Sounds like a simple question, right? Maybe they have no morals. Maybe they don’t think they’ll get caught. Maybe they’re bored. Maybe they think they deserve more. Maybe they are weak and easily led to temptation. Maybe they never learned that commandment. … Continue reading
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Tagged cheat, ethics, infidelity, love, marriage, middle age, morals, neglect, reckless, relationships, risk, seen, sex, temptation, truth, vows
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How Much Work Are You Willing To Do ON YOUR MIND?
We are a society of achievers. Only in North America do we consider 2 weeks vacation A YEAR acceptable. We work long hours for success and we work enthusiastically for money and we work diligently for status and we work … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, bedlam, Brad Pitt, brain, challenge, chaos, control, conversation, ethic, future, gym, handful, heart, hobbies, imaginary, in charge, invent, jurisdiction, lover, lung', manage, mind, mindful, muscles, music, past, pets, practice, relationships, sanctuarynoggin, sports, teach, thought, thoughts, train, unrealistic, work, worry
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Motherless Mother’s Day … and Passing The Torch.
This Sunday I will experience my first ever Mother’s Day without my mama. I am not sad. Perhaps a bit wistful but I recognize daily how fortunate I am. And was. My mother lived to 93. I got more than … Continue reading
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Tagged death, grandmother, heavens, lyrics, mother's day, music, poet, relationships, son, torch, word, writing
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One Of The Worst Things You Can Say (or Facebook or Tweet or Instagram) In Front Of Your Children.
In the past month I have watched two lovely female friends post photos on social media with their (relatively new) partners. Both of these lovely women referred to their (relatively new) partners as “the love of my life.” Nice, eh? … Continue reading
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Tagged children, children will listen, daughter, divorce, father, love, love of life, middle age, mother, relationships, social media, son, worst thing to say
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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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Great Expectations … and Why We Should Abandon Them.
I recently engaged in a dialogue with a friend about keeping score. She was telling me how her mother used to keep score all the time. About social engagements. As in “We invited them so now it’s their turn to … Continue reading
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Tagged disappointment, expectations, family, friendship, give and take, hospitality, keeping score, love, optimism, pressure, relationships, worth
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