What Excuses are Holding You Back – Get off the Excuse Train
For each and every one of us, there are dreams and plans for the future, wishes and wants, deeds and desires that remain undone films of ‘what could be’ floating around in our minds. It could be the dream...
Mother – A Priceless Jewel
Mother. Yours and mine. The bond is unmistakable. Imagine the fetus that gets nurtured in a woman’s womb for nine months. That’s a long time to forge a bond. Yes, fathers are also loved for they provide for our...
Living in a Soft Society – Is the World Going Downhill
Are we living in a soft society? Has political corrected-ness completely diminished honesty in nearly every aspect of life? Is this soft society a friendlier, more human place to be - or is it really hurting the generations to...
Do You Care What People Think About You
We come into this world fairly unconcerned about what other people think of us. Babies cry in public, walk around naked, have no humility when it comes to picking their noses and eating their own boogers. They grow into...
Believing in Yourself – Anything is Possible
In our lives, we spend a lot of time believing in others. We believe in celebrities and politicians, family members and our children, friends and clergy, neighbors and strangers alike. Yet believing in ourselves is a more difficult task.
We...
Making Your Dreams a Reality – Start Setting Goals
Everyone has a dream, right? You might dream of owning your home, or making it big from the trenches of freelancing writing. You might dream of being a parent one day, of finally taking that cruise around the world....
What to Do with Jewelry from the Ex – Should You Give it Back?
You and your boyfriend (or husband/wife) have broken up. Symbolically you move the shiny diamond engagement or wedding ring from your left hand to the lonely ring finger on your right? After all, it’s still a pretty awesome ring,...
Be a Hopeless Romantic This Valentines Day
Alrighty folks, Valentines Day is not that far away. If you start planning right now – that means today, you could go all out and be a hopeless romantic this Valentines Day. Of course, if you wait until the...
Taking Responsibility for Your Actions
The only method to growth in life, to obtaining everything that you want, to living to your true potential is to begin taking responsibility for your actions. Why? Because the only way that you can make changes to...
Shut Up, I’m Talking – Do People Interrupt Your Conversations?
Children should be seen and not heard. A boy is just a noise with dirt on it. And of course, the age old question – “What is a home without children?” Quiet!
The quotes and sayings and idiocies about children...
Why People Have Extra-Marital Affairs
“The faithful spouse has the right to know the answer to every question he/she has asked. It is important to bring secrets to light. If this marriage stands any chance of being saved, both parties have to fully know this bit of their shared history.” (David Carder, 2001)
A number...
Why Couples Argue – Common Topics that Cause Problems
Why do couples argue? Setting aside the sheer fact that two human beings attempting to share and merge two separate lives full of two absolutely different chemical make-ups, feelings, behaviors, pasts, preferences, dislikes and lifestyles; who are also trying to share both physical and mental space in each other’s...
Who’s To Blame When A Husband Has An Affair
At age twelve, I witnessed a fight—no—a brawl between two teenaged girls. It was a hot summer day, and they were in the middle of the street, scratching up each other’s faces, yanking out each other’s hair, tearing off each other’s clothes, and just generally trying to rip each...