“How old are you Tilly?”“21,” I said, as I danced in a repetitive circle on the rug.“Oh my god,” he said. “You are so beautiful.”His words made my cheeks flutter. It was the beginning of a process. A learning process. And I was so happy to hear him say it.With him saying it, I knew …
I’m in the fifth grade classroom in my hometown, and throughout the day, my husband and I are parking our car in front of the front door, preparing to enter the house.We are about to enter the house when my husband spots a particular dog in the front yard. He stops the car, steps out, …
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Is it really necessary to stress about the fact that your relationships are not in synergy? Is it really necessary to broach the subject with your partner? Why or why not? Is it a deal breaker? Is it really a deal breaker? Is it a bad time? Is it just a bad time?Is it really …
Communication is an important skill that we must master if we want to make meaningful connections with others.Yet, from childhood on, from the time we are old enough to take our own actions, we are continually bomb, methodically, taught how to communicate. And, in the process, we are left with a feeling of false security, …
How I Give Up My Selfishness For The Love Of My LifeThe other day, I was listening to a friend’s podcast where she was talking about how she was always worried that her crush was secretly recording them and sending them inappropriate texts.“Do you still do that?” she asked.“Of course I do,” I replied.“Do you …
What do you say when you’ve been married just six months and have a baby on the way? “I’m sorry”, “it’s nothing”, “fine”, “it’s not your fault”, “you make it clear you want a sister or a daughter”, “you deserve better”, “this is not your fault”?These are the words my husband said to me when …
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What would happen to our society if we stopped relying on these brain-deaf and logic-defying messages from social media, TV, and the like?Consider the situation from the point of view of a dog.Imagine that your pooch decides it’s hungry and starts eating everything in sight. The thought of your pooch being cold and hungry is …
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On the night of my 50th birthday, I received a text from my best friend. It was three weeks early, as an apology for the delay. “Sorry, I couldn’t resist. I just wanted to tell you how your mom died,” a friend wrote. “I lost my mom when I was 19. I’m fat.” It was …
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Goodness is arguably one of the most misunderstood concepts in all of existence. How many of our actions and choices are based on the notion of whether or not we perceive them to be ‘good’? It’s not exactly a concept that presents itself intuitively. There are, however, many tools that can help us to better …
Love is an exciting and complex phenomenon. In the past millennia, there have been several recorded instances of people falling in love, and it has even been said that no relationship is truly perfect. Though flawed, some relationships have worked out incredibly good fortune for the parties involved.For whatever reason, you fell in love and …
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