One regular practice, or habit that has improved my life the most is having a positive outlook with laughter. Life is too short to be anything but happy. I’m not saying I am like this 100% of the time. That would make me a pollyanna, delusional kinda crazy. But, as my husband Michael says, my…
55 Rules For Love – Rule #55 – Never Gamble With What You Can’t Afford To Lose
Originally Published: August 4th, 2021 I once envied a marriage for the husband’s protective nature of his wife along with many lavish gifts and expensive lifestyle bestowed upon her and his family. It was later discovered he had an entirely hidden life of cheating on his wife. This man gambled with what he could not…
Nova Scotia, Canada – Pumpkins
October 5th, 2019 – Hants County, Nova Scotia – Pumpkins
The Hard Years: Navigating Mental Health Misdiagnoses & Alcoholism
A chapter of my life I would title “The Hard Years” would be the decades I struggled with mental health misdiagnoses and alcoholism. What got me through it? I had a deep desire to “fix” my inability to move up from the bottom of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, as well as stop feeling stuck in…
55 Rules For Love – Rule #54 – Give And Receive Without Measure
Originally Published: August 1st, 2021 Mature Love This rule took some time to process. To give and receive without measure seems a lofty aspiration, only attained by mature, well-seasoned love. Perhaps, this mature love shows as a deep understanding of how Michael and I individually tend to our marriage, with past hurts, resentments and deeply…
Ad Dawhah, Qatar – Dhow Boats
June 14th, 2016 – Doha, Qatar – Dhow Boats
Outdated Technologies We Miss: The Case for Rotary Phones
Outdated technology I miss the most is a rotary dial telephone. There was such satisfaction in slamming its handle down onto the cradle, dramatically hanging up on the person I was arguing with. It felt very effective. S, 🌻
55 Rules For Love – Rule #53 – Make Love, But Also F*ck (Regularly)
Originally Published: July 18th, 2021 Letting Go I can be prisoner to my thinking mind that has me caged into someone else’s imprinted rules for life, using their moral compass to guide my life. Then there comes a point when enough is enough. I evaluate the morals and values taught to me – to then…