Life, hope, lifestyle and everything beautiful
Is there a way to get ready for when life throws us a curve ball? We can try to get mentally and physically ready, and anticipate what might happen to us, but we can’t predict the future or foresee our reactions to future events.
Read More…Not surprisingly my migraines began when I quit drinking almost 21 years ago. I always wondered why but now it’s clear. Alcohol calmed my nerves and kept me somewhat relaxed, at least as long as I had a drink in my hand.
Read More…As unlikely as it may sound, men are also frequent victims of emotional and physical violence—at the hands of women. We see men as stronger and more likely to lash out and be violent. However, they are also less likely to report or even acknowledge they are being battered because they fear others will see […]
Read More…Dry drunks are people who no longer drink but carry all the anger in the world on their shoulders and allow it run their lives, ruin them and keep acting as if they were drunk. Once you quit drinking you come to realize all the damage you’ve done, not only to yourself but also to […]
Read More…Can straight women and men ever be just friends? Some say platonic friendships between men and women are dangerous and impossible in the long run. Others say that they are not only possible but that they can actually run deeper than same-sex friendships. Will sexual tension always be an issue?
Read More…Insanity is doing something crazy, something that goes against the norm and which we know well is not to our best interest. Yet, we still indulge hoping the end result will be a success.
Read More…Who hasn’t experienced shame? We all do at some time, but there are extremes where we feel so afraid of what people think of us, that we become so paralyzed that we allow it to control our lives. In small doses, shame is normal, even good, but in higher doses life can be very painful […]
Read More…“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.” – A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh There are things we are never ready for and this is loss. This quote from Winnie the Pooh sums up how I feel about loss. […]
Read More…It’s said that when one door closes another opens, and in the same line, that when you stare too long at a door you miss the door that is open. But how not stare at a door we once thought was right?
Read More…As I go through last year’s credit card statement to figure out my write-offs, not very romantic, I’m amazed at how long ago it all seems. Those trips, coffees, dinners, and hotels appear to have happened longer ago. My life seems to have switched gears and the slowness of time I felt as a kid has turned […]
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