When risk-taking takes a powder, what you’re risking may be a fulfilling life.
The Truth, And Nothing But The Truth
I’m on record, so to speak – against denial. At least, against the sort of positive denial that keeps men and women in dreadful relationships, or teetering on the edge of making necessary decisions about their future, rather than taking the plunge. That plunge may be in or out – but it’s approached with due […]
Scotland
Flash Fiction: Scotland promises possibilities; the music of a brogue.
Tiger Spit
So where do you stand when it comes to the great Tiger Divide? If you don’t know what I’m talking about, there are numerous news items addressing Tiger Woods’ most recent indiscretion – spitting on the green in Sunday’s PGA tournament. Many golfers – and onlookers – took offense at the act, sizing it up […]
The See-Saw or the Tug-of-War?
Have you ever tried the see-saw? Do you remember the pleasure of riding up and down, up and down – but only enjoying it if your friend on the other side was of similar size and weight? When the balance is a mismatch, you are more likely to pop up in a jerky fashion (and […]
Just Say No
It’s Friday evening. My son pops into my room. I’m working on documents – there are papers and folders scattered all over the bed. “Hey Mom.” I look up. “Tomorrow night, I’m going downtown with friends.” I ask for details, and I tell him it sounds like fun. “I want to have a few people […]
Give Marital Advice? Who – ME?
How marital advice from a divorcée may be just what the doctor ordered.
The Hemingway Model: A Man’s Man
A “man’s man.” When I hear that expression, I think of Ernest Hemingway. Not of his literature, but his persona: the man who lives hard, the man who loves hard, the rugged man who can live off the land, who is unafraid to fight, who womanizes without apology. That is the Hemingway myth, or perhaps […]
Bleeding Hearts
The healthy heart Those three little words aren’t always enough. We need more than “I love you,” we need less than “I love you,” we need talking and listening and actions of give and take. The more holes punched into your heart, the more it bleeds and the less you are able to share with […]
The Defection of Affection
Have we forgotten the importance of affection? A quick embrace, an earnest hug, or the tenderness of taking someone’s hand? In our week days that seem to drag on as we count down to the next afternoon off, the next getaway, the next morning to sleep late; in our schedules in which we allot 60 […]