Posts Tagged ‘acceptance’
Why I Don’t Drink and Why You Might Not Like It
Why I Don’t Drink: When I was about 13 years old I decided to find out why my friends were so proud to have had their first alcohol experience. My Boone’s Farm Wine fiasco (Say, “Oh yeah,” if you can relate) was like many you’ve likely heard: Out of control laughing, followed by dizziness, followed…
Read MoreDon’t Blame the Wind: Taking Response-Ability in Life
When I was in my early teens I was a bit of an athlete. Other than one very infamous year of Little League, it was mostly just playing football, baseball and basketball with the neighborhood kids. I was never very big or fast, but my mom said I was “graceful” and I guess that meant…
Read MoreKindness: If Kinda Kind is Kinda Good, Then Why is Humankind Not More Kind?
: Kindness in words creates confidence. …in thinking creates profoundness. …in giving creates love. ~Lao Tzu There is a sale on kindness now and it’s free. No BOGO, no tricks, no gimmicks, just free as free could be. You can create an endless and infinite amount of kindness and it won’t cost you a cent.…
Read MoreThe Disparaged Marriage: Sometimes it’s NOT Like the Horse and Carriage
Love and marriage, love and marriage Go together like a horse and carriage ~Love and Marriage by Frank Sinatra (lyrics by Sammy Cahn and music by Jimmy Van Heusen) What destroys more marriages than anything else? Likewise, what is the number one most common cause of divorce? Go ahead, take a guess. Or better…
Read MoreHealthy Relationships: Who’s on First? What’s on Second?
Who’s on First? What’s on Second? Navigating In, Through and Around the Independence, Codependence and Interdependence of Loving Relationships Remember that old Abbott and Costello skit where the two of them go back and forth and round and round trying to have a clear conversation about “Who’s on first,”etc.? If you do, then surely your…
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