“Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.” - August Wilson Do you know your value? Do you fear that you're never going to find someone who loves you because you're too much trouble, too difficult, too fussy, too depressed, too outspoken, too weird, too whatever? If so, I know how you feel. I always [...]
"All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and mediocrity is easy. Stay away from easy." - Scott Alexander There is a misconception that men cheat for sex. Men do not cheat for sex. Men cheat for the same reason that women cheat. They want to feel desired and appreciated. A man's need for appreciation manifests itself differently than ours. Women want to feel understood. Men want to feel desired. Women want [...]
"Be straight up with me, either you want to be a f***ing lawyer or you don't." - Naomie Olindo Do you think television is a representation of real life? Do you think you can only learn by reading a book? Maybe, just maybe you can learn how to avoid a break-up by watching Southern Charm. My boyfriend always asks me why I watch Reality TV and I always give the same response which is, “I [...]
I’m in love with a Warrior. He is a Father. He is a Brother. He is a Son. He is a Marine. In short, he is a Bad-Ass. He is also my Lover and my Best Friend. But, above all, he is a Warrior and accepting the truth of this has made our relationship work. Loving a Warrior is not like loving an ordinary man. You must know this. Loving a Warrior will show you [...]
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress." - Frederick Douglass Tonight I was watching Ray Donovan on Showtime (okay, I admit I was on a binge marathon watching all six seasons) and I came to a realization. Life is nothing without struggle. Struggle is beautiful. Why do we fight against it so much and why do we have a desire to have everything be perfect all the time? I’m not sure if you’ve seen [...]
"Today is Valentine's Day - or, as men like to call it, Extortion Day!" - Jay Leno Why do we even have a Valentine’s Day holiday? Back in the day the Roman church decided that soldiers were more effective when they were unmarried so Claudius II banned marriages. Supposedly there was a Priest named Valentin/Valentinus who decided this was a stupid idea and decided to secretly marry young men and women behind the Emperor's back. [...]
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." - Franklin D. Roosevelt Yes, that's me on top of that cliff along with my fellow adventure seekers. I'm third from the right (obviously not going anywhere NEAR the edge!) That's The Mountain-the mountain they named "The Death Road" in Bolivia, so named because of its inherent danger and yearly death toll. From beginning to end its about 40 miles, straight downhill, with a drop [...]
"Silence is a true friend who never betrays." - Confucius What goes on in your head when your partner is silent and not paying attention to you? Do you start to freak out if your partner is quiet? Are you able to sit in silence and be comfortable? If your partner is engaged in something and not paying attention to you does it drive you crazy? If you’re in one room and they’re in another [...]
"Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure." - Paul Coehlo Do you know how to ask for what you want from your partner? Do you even know what it is that you want and/or need in a relationship? There are ways to get ask for what you want without being a jerk [...]
https://youtu.be/8_jcEpwKQXc I love the Honest Guys. Set aside a few minutes at lunch or whenever you are feeling stressed to listen to this short meditation to help you deal with your anxiety.
