If you go into marriage with a program, you will find that it won’t work. Successful marriage is leading innovative lives together, being open, non-programmed. It’s a free fall: how you handle each new thing as it comes along. As a drop of oil on the sea, you must float, using intellect and compassion to …
Category Archive: Marriage
Jan
21
Feb
03
A New Serenity Prayer
From Mary Ann Crossno. God grant me The serenity to accept the people I cannot change The courage to change the one I can And the wisdom to know That one is me
Jan
23
Tell the Truth, Expect Nothing
I’m reading Randy Pausch’s, The Last Lecture and enjoying it. If you don’t know the story, Pausch–a computer science professor, husband, and father of three very young kids–had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was dying. His “Last Lecture” wasn’t about dying, however, but about how to live. Then he wrote a book. It’s a …
Apr
23
On death (so to speak)
Just a quick post here to let y’all know I’m still alive. We’ve had hell of a time around here lately–little taste of just about everything life (and death) can toss at you. Plenty of fodder for reflection on all fronts. You know–the big stuff. And even a hint of delicious irony to top it …
Apr
09
Easter Renewal
How’s That Connection? Managing relationships, is kind of like using a cell phone. People who frequently do know where to get the best connection– where the signal is clearest–and they know where it’s not. An avid cell user can even tell you what the reception will be like without even turning the phone on. Geography, …
Feb
27
What to do about those pesky boxelder bugs
I’m wondering if anyone else out there has noticed anything suspicious about the bugs around their house lately. The word “bug” is a scientific term biologists use to combine two species: The Family of Animals That You Can Kill With A Rolled Up Magazine, and The Family Of Animals That Are Too Quick For That. …
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