There is an old Jewish saying that if you dance at a lot of weddings, you’ll cry at a lot of funerals. In essence, saying that if you experience wonderful relationships, it will be sad when they end – because they were good. I have worked with people who have lost everything from their car…
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In recent research, called the Life Story Project, physicist Brian Wecht made some interesting discoveries about the transitions people experience. Whether someone exits the military, loses a job, moves to another town, discovers they have a neurological disease, or learns they have been betrayed by a best friend – they have all experienced transitions. That…
DetailsI love music! I enjoy listening to it, I enjoy playing it, and I even enjoy singing it. But what in the world does that have to do with my purpose – unless of course I make my living in the music industry? But music can feed you in ways that can make you feel…
DetailsWouldn’t that be great! You go to the doctor and say, “I’m lonely.” He takes out his prescription pad and scribbles out illegible words and you drop it off at your nearest Walgreens to be filled. Then you head home with the bottle, take as directed, and voila! – your loneliness is gone. If only…
DetailsWhy is it that there is such disparity in people’s degree of success, happiness, and enjoyment of life? There are no simple answers and I am sure there are a variety of contributing factors for these differences. But one reason, that I want to discuss today is “but.” It is a word that sometimes is…
DetailsWhen I first moved to Colorado, I planted a row of Ponderosa Pines on the back of my property. My hope was that they would one day grow to create a barrier and with that, offer some privacy. You may have planted bushes or built a wooden fence between you and your neighbors in order…
DetailsRemember when you used to look forward to getting home to your spouse, when you couldn’t wait to have the weekend together? Remember when the relationship was fun? For some, fun was two kids and twenty years ago. But for most, fun was a central part of your relationship early on. In a university study…
DetailsDid you know that marriage can improve the economy? You might be thinking, “Well, of course it can. I mean have you seen how much it costs to put on a wedding? Think about it – you have the venue, flowers, save the date cards, invitations, reception dinner, the band or DJ, the hotel, the…
DetailsOk – before you start to think that this is another “Black Friday” ad, I promise – it is not. You have no doubt had your fill of those. We sat on Thanksgiving afternoon watching ad after ad each declaring the unbelievable deals that their particular store would have on “Black Friday” – beginning at…
DetailsI recall watching an episode of “Everybody Loves Raymond,” in which we are transported back to when Raymond and Debra decided to get married. Debra talked about how she had dreamed of getting married since she was a little girl. Over the years she had thought about what she would wear, the size of the…
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