I warned you that I might deviate from my original intention, which was to write about knowing “when to speak up and when to say nothing.” Circumstances this week have reminded me of something that’s likely even more important: being sensitive to your partner’s stress or fatigue level, and knowing when to step in and [...]
Archive for February, 2009
THE TAG TEAM
Posted in MARRIAGE ADVICE, RELATIONSHIPS, tagged allowing your partner downtime, being sensitive to your partner's needs, partner support in a marriage, tag team marriage on February 26, 2009 | 8 Comments »
ACKNOWLEDGING AND RESPECTING OUR INNER CHILD
Posted in MARRIAGE ADVICE, RELATIONSHIPS, tagged discussing our needs in a marriage, making our marriage work for us, our inner child controls our actions, respecting our partner's inner child, secrets to a long marriage on February 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A good friend of mine, who just happens to be a successful writer, recently suggested that I aim for my own unique niche in this blog. She generously pointed out the things of value she felt I could share. One stuck out. She said that based on the success of my marriage (now in its 38th year), [...]
DESPERATE MEASURES
Posted in PEOPLE, REFLECTIONS, tagged boomer bankruptcy, falling from grace, fighting ageism in the workplace, fighting creditors, humiliation of asking for help, survivng a recession on February 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Today I did something that was very, very difficult. For a long while now, we’ve been dealing with financial insecurity, some of it our own fault, some of it the result of my husband’s connection to the automotive industry. Occasionally, we’d let slip a comment to indicate things weren’t good, but until now, pride, and [...]
VALENTINE’S DAY: FANTASY VS. REALITY
Posted in LAUGHTER, MARRIAGE ADVICE, RELATIONSHIPS, tagged Home Depot date, men & romance, romance in middle-age, the difference betwewen men & woman and theire views sof romance, Valentine's day, Valentine's Day disappointments, Valentine's Day for older couples on February 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Valentine’s Day is the yearly event that causes more headaches and heartaches than any other. Some may disagree, saying that Christmas is more stressful, but I’d bet my best red lipstick that more psyches suffer on February 14th. than on any other day of the year.
Think of it. The idea alone is masochistic. It’s the [...]
THE STRENGTH OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT
Posted in PEOPLE, REFLECTIONS, tagged facing death, living each day, mindfulness, the human spirit on February 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Last week, our close friend passed away. For the better part of twenty years, Janet fought cancer and outlasted the dire predictions of the best oncologists. Despite her frail appearance, she seemed invincible. We regularly compared her to that bastion of commercial longevity, the Energizer Bunny.
What was it about her that kept her alive? Surely, she [...]
