A year isn’t quite up yet. But, I’m doing a more than mid way point check. I wrote a list about the qualities I’d like some day in a man. I’m not ready for the man yet, but I’m going over my list to see how it’s changed. So, I’m going to put up the [...]
I hate pain. Hell, not many people do. I mean, I have a few friends who like to feel pain but we won’t go there. Not this post.
So – back to the point. Most people avoid pain. If you burn your hand on the stove, it hurts like hell. The benefit? You learn to be [...]
It’s been nearly a year since I separated and started going through the process of divorce and 8 months since I wrote my list (which I realized after the fact was a description of me – a big hint that at the time, I didn’t need anyone but me) and decided to plant a rose [...]
We all go through pain. We all endure heartache. We all have moments of joy and happiness. It rains on the just and the unjust alike. Everyone has moments in their life where they face a choice – do I wallow in bitterness or do I move forward and enjoy the moment that is now?
I did something I would NEVER recommend anyone else doing. I deleted all my blog files without making sure the backup I had was the most recent. So, I’ve lost most of my photos and ALL of the design work I’d spent the last year tweaking. It took a long time to get it just [...]
So, I’m looking back over the last year, thinking about the biggest lessons I’ve learned so far. Here are my top three:
I’m the only one that can make me happy. I’m responsible for my own happiness. Not some man, not my children, not my friends or family. They can contribute, enrich my life, but they [...]