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Category Archives: Relationship Lessons Learned
All The Way
Going “All the way” sexually Heck, that’s the easy part Compared to What it takes To follow through In matters of the heart –Russ Towne
They Were
They were “Committed” To each other Mostly Nearly Almost Largely Sort of Partially But one day They realized That commitment Isn’t a sometime Or partial thing It’s all or nothing And there is beauty And strength In commitment When both … Continue reading
Posted in Commitment, Poetry I Wrote, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged commitment, couples, Love, poem, poetry, Relationships
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Getting To Know Each Other Better
Our DIL Kristi (the one carrying our twin grandchildren) mentioned during their holiday visit to us that she and our son Brian bought a book with questions for couples and they use it to get to know each other better. … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating, Love, Marriage, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged couple, couples, date night, dinner, growth, learned, Love, marriage, questions, Relationship
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The Beginning of Love
“The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twistThoth to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.”. — Thomas Merton I got married … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Breakthroughs, LIfe Lessons, Marriage, Quotes I Love, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged find, image, Love, ourselves, perfectly, reflection, themselves, Thomas Merton, wist
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For Those Trying to Hide–Or Hide From–Who They Are
Be weird. Be Random. Be who you are. Because you never know who would love the person you are trying to hide. I read the above as a FB post earlier today. I wonder how many broken or boring relationships … Continue reading
Posted in Authentic Living, Love, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged hide, hiding, Love, random, Relationship, Relationships, weird, who you are
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Keys to Our Marital Happiness
A friend commented something to the effect that it sounds like communication is a key part of what makes our marriage successful. I thought I’d share my response with all of you and augment it in this post: Yes, communication … Continue reading
Posted in Family "Fun", Gratitude, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged beloved, bliss, blog, budget, communication, finances, focus, gender, genre, Happiness, happy, imperfections, investing, Love, lyricist, marriage, Money, music, read, respect, Special Ed, time, wedding, wedding rings, wife, writing
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“Every human being’s essential nature is perfect and faultless, but after years of immersion in the world we easily forget our roots and take on a counterfeit nature.” -Lao-Tzu I saw this quote at http://A.Word.A.Day.org © 2012 Wordsmith.org I believe … Continue reading
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