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Part 3 – The Wait (What Will the PET Scan Show?)
I know this may be difficult to believe (ha!) but I have never been the world’s most patient person. Some might even call lack of patience my fatal flaw. It is something I have worked on my entire life but … Continue reading
Are You Rational, Irrational or Just Plain Crazy?
I recently came upon an Instagram video featuring Canadian physician and author Gabor Mate (whose work I love). I was instantly intrigued by his premise that there are basically only 3 responses to a “challenging” relationship. Two of them are … Continue reading
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Tagged boundaries, challenge, choice, control, Gabor Mate, irrational, love, marriage, mental health, philosophy, psychology, rational, relationships, values, writing
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Best Friends Don’t Leave Over the Phone
Or What is the best (and worst) way to end a relationship? My talented son, singer-songwriter Sam Drysdale, just released a new record – “Any Other Season.” It’s actually two records. Two versions of the same original song. The “Spring” … Continue reading
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Tagged break-up, cowardice, dating, empathy, friends, life, love, lyric, music, need, relationship, relationships, respect, season, sensitivity, song, writing
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Why I Hate the Thumbs-Up Emoticon (sometimes) and Other Texting Problems …
Many years ago (in 2012 to be exact), I wrote a blog about the dumb things people say. Like “I’ll let you go now.” (Nope. YOU want to go. You’re not letting me do anything.) “To be honest with you.” … Continue reading
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Tagged busy, communication, culture, emoji, emojis, emoticons, misunderstanding, sensitive, technology, texting, understanding, writing
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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’ve Got Mail! Or … Can E-Relationships Be Real and Meaningful?
I still remember the day I received my first email. It was from a girlfriend’s boyfriend in the States. I had recently taken possession of a lumbering old beast and logging on to that phone line, hearing that crazy noise … Continue reading
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Tagged aphrodisiac, communication, correspondence, desire, destructive, email, flirty, friendship, future, innocent, love, mayhem, meaningful, misery, platonic, real, relationship, romance, sex, spark, words, writing
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And The Secret To Happiness Is ………
My son is a big Jordan Peterson fan. So big, in fact, that he gifted my with Mr. P’s new book for my birthday. “12 Rules For Life.” I haven’t really tucked in yet, what with having the plague for … Continue reading
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Tagged achievement, blog, bucket list, charity, cook, drink, euphoria, fulfillment, goals, happiness, help, jordan peterson, life, luxury, music, proud, rules, writing
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Why Do I Blog? The Answers May Surprise You.
A friend recently asked me WHY I blog? What is it in me that feels the NEED to disclose so much personal information with the world? Why do I have such desire to SHARE so much publicly. Sure, other people … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, entertain, fear, fearlessness, help, honesty, nudity, thinking, transparency, truth, wine, writing
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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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