All of us know someone who’s had an issue for years – hey, we’re probably that person too, at least at some point in our lives. And what delicious conversation comes out of the problem! We get to be seen as the “good guy” and the other person the “bad guy.”
Some years ago, three of my closest relationships ended in a span of two months. I was heartbroken. In my mind, I had committed so much love, time and energy to these relationships and I judged these friends as ungrateful and selfish. I obviously couldn’t know what they were experiencing, even if they shared their […]
As summer comes to a close, I feel gratitude for experiences enjoyed with friends and family, locally and in faraway places. Some of these experiences were wonderful, and others shook me to my core and back! And as I reflect on a glorious summer, I contemplate what it means to live a “well-lived life” A […]
LOVE AT FIRST SIP I was 30, in Cancun with my first husband, and I felt alive and free. We were in a café and the smell of coffee and sweetness was too hard to resist. It had rarely occurred to me to order coffee in my 20’s, something I associated with adulthood and therefore […]
“We hold the power to make things happen through our intent – to the extent that we use our intention with compassion and without ego.” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie The Webster-Merriam dictionary defines intention as “the thing that you plan to do or achieve: an aim or purpose,” “a determination to act in a […]
2 Marriages and 2 Divorces Later… After two marriages and two divorces, I was reluctant to consider the idea of marriage a third time. That’s an understatement – I remember declaring out loud, “I will never get married again!” I wasn’t even sure any kind of intimate relationship was in my future. Wash, Rinse, Repeat A […]
Moving from the idea that “relationships are hard” to “relationships are how we learn.” What if our biggest relationship problem was our point of view? How many times have we said “it’s work to be in a relationship” or “I’m glad I dumped him, it was too much work!” The idea of “relationship work” is […]