For Chas S. Happier Love Tweets
This is for Chas S. She wants me to tweet about relationships more … ones that are happy. And I thought about it for a while. Then I reviewed my tweets and thought my goodness, she’s right. I do sound like a bit of a scrooge LOL! So … I tried to find […]
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THIS GIFT?
Today is a singularity. There will be other days. For most, but not all of us, there will be a tomorrow. But Today, this particular twenty-four hours is a one-time thing. Once it’s gone you cannot get it back. Of course, this idea is neither novel nor hard to grasp. Today and its singular nature […]
10 THINGS I LEARNED IN 27 YEARS OF MARRIAGE
Ten Things I Learned in 27 Years of Marriage Number 1: I had more June Cleaver, Claire Huxtable genes than I thought. Nothing like love to make you feel oddly domestic in ways you swore you’d never do. Number 2: I don’t know where they got this from but I did not find that 2 […]
THE DISPOSABLE MAN THEORY
The Disposable Man Theory When I was 16, I thought men were disposable. . If one did anything I didn’t like, he was out. I disposed of them, regularly. By 26, I thought men were indispensible. Wanted marriage and a baby. Not having one made me feel like a failure, fleetingly. At 36 I had […]
BETTER THAN YESTERDAY
Better Than Yesterday “She Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” Shanika asked for my thoughts on self-improvement. When anyone asks me that I invariably start with this. All improvement requires you to embrace what’s wrong with you. Owning your weaknesses is not always an easy sell. It’s no fun to stare at the least of yourself but […]