Tag Archives: relationships
My Sangha of True Love
I’ve deleted one of my online dating site profiles. Another one I’ll leave up simply because I paid a discounted price for an entire 6 months from the start because I’m cheap, but I won’t really be participating in this … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Empowerment, Meditation, Mindfulness, Relationships, spirituality
Tagged dating, relationships, Sangha, True love
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Normal: Only a Setting on the Washing Machine
My friend has had a very unexpected family crisis. She was living her life, a good life at that, and one day, in one moment, her entire life as she knew it was something else. We are taught certain facts … Continue reading
Dating Really Is a Headache
You may have noticed I have not written much of late. If you haven’t noticed, I won’t be offended. A little sad, but I understand. I haven’t written because I can’t. My head injury has flared up again such that … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Health Issues, Relationships
Tagged dating, head injury, relationships, TBI
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Saving Love, Saving Yourself
You cannot save people. You can only love them. Anaïs Nin And sometimes that means you must love them from afar. I have a friend who had difficulty accepting that her now-ex-boyfriend continued to make life decisions that were not … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Empowerment, Mindfulness, Relationships
Tagged love, relationships, sacrifice
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Put the Armor Down, Be Vulnerable, & Marinate
An old, trusted friend asked about details of how my last relationship ended. We talked about it, and it was clear that I was still having difficulty with it, and the loss; I was still hurting. And I admitted that … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Empowerment, Meditation, Mindfulness, Relationships
Tagged authentic, authenticity, brave, courage, hope, relationships, resilience, second chance, vulnerability, vulnerable
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On Being Single and Middle-Aged
I’ve evolved as I’ve aged. I’ve come to not only be comfortable in my own skin, but to love being me. I know it’s taken each of these 40 years filled with trials and tribulations and successes to get me … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Mindfulness, Relationships
Tagged dating, middle-aged, relationships, single
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Men Are Like Jeans
I don’t know what it’s like for men when they have to go buy a new pair of jeans. But it’s Pure Hell for women. Magazines routinely offer “helpful” articles about how to choose the “right” cut of jeans for … Continue reading
The “Dating Tips For Men” Series Returns
After my last relationship ended, my friends asked when I would start dating again. I have no idea, I said. Again, I’m not a planner like that. It will happen when it happens. I’ll be ready when I’m good and … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Relationships
Tagged dating, dating failures, dating tips, relationships, social skills men
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The Lonely Cheese
My seven-year-old daughter recently wrote a short story to submit to a Young Authors contest in our county: There was a lonely cheese. He lived in a little town. Everybody in the little town was happy. Except Cheese. He went … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Parenting, Relationships
Tagged feelings, intuitive, loneliness, lonely, relationships
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Just Show Up
A little over a year ago I decided I wanted to start dating again after a long hiatus, or a sabbatical if you will–because a sabbatical is rest from work. And dating is hard work. When I mentioned this to … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Empowerment, Meditation, Mindfulness, Relationships
Tagged breaking up, courage, dating, end of relationship, grief, loss, relationships, vulnerability
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Thrive Fully Creative 