Musings on the importance of respect. Respecting yourself and your partner.
Eight Hours, Six Sons, Two Dreams
In the dream I am a young boy, an adolescent really, fourteen or fifteen. My skin is translucent, my veins sky blue, and my fingers are finally growing. My arms and legs are too long on an awkwardly assembled chassis. My voice has yet to drop and my cheeks show no need of a razor. […]
Can People Really Change?
Embracing change; resisting change.
Open Your Mouth and Speak
I don’t think I learned to talk – to really talk – until I hit 50. That’s a difficult admission coming from a woman who spent most of her career in communications. But I’m not referring to a professional context. I’m referring to a personal one – talking to our partners, to our friends, to […]
How to Marry the “Right” Person
Can we acquire the skills to choose partners with our heads as well as our hearts?
Patterns
Dating after divorce means challenging old patterns of behavior.
Intimacy
However you define it, intimacy is essential.
Going Nowhere… Slowly
Drifters, grifters and gifters?
Where Are Our Thoughtful Questions?
Demeaning language? Just. Say. No.
Oldest Newlyweds Offer Life Lessons
What might we learn from a 98-year old groom and his 95-year old bride?