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Tag Archives: Relationships
Surprises Regarding My Non-Fiction Book Writing Project
My non-fiction book-writing project is coming together very well. Actually, more precisely, it is splitting apart. Over time, it has become increasingly clear that the topics seem to be divided into two primary categories: Relationships and Life. I have so … Continue reading
Posted in Following Your Passion, Heart, Joy & Happiness, Life, Love, Marriage, My Written Works Misc., Non-Fiction Writing I've Done, Relationship Lessons Learned, Story Writing Adventures, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged "From the Heart of a Grateful Man", "Refections of a Grteful Man", author, book, books, heart, Life, Love, non-fiction, reflections, Relationships, self-publishing, writing
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Running with Both Legs
I have a lot of respect for the wisdom that Rumi has shared with the world, but believe he is only about half-right on his piece “The Real Work” included in this post. Focusing on the “one thing you must … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Authentic Living, Believe, Choices, Family, Friendship, Joy & Happiness, LIfe Lessons, My Beliefs, Observations, Success, Talent, Wisdom
Tagged balance, Life, Love, passion, Relationships, Rumi, wisdom
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Accepting You Completely
Sources: “Accepting”: Let’s Be Positive Together Cheetah: Forever Awezome With Love, Russ
Posted in Acceptance, Humor, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love, Quotos
Tagged acceptance, accepting, humor, photos, quotes, quotos, Relationships
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How Saying “I Do” Changed My Life
“I DO”. Two of the shortest words in the English language, yet they come with the longest commitments two people can share. I said them nearly 34 years ago and meant them. Thankfully, My Beloved did too—the saying and the … Continue reading
Posted in Commitment, Friendship, Humor, Love, Marriage, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged commitment, grinding stone, humor, Life, Love, marriage, Relationships, rock tumbler, wife
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Clueless!
I think that most people who know me probably think that I’m a reasonably intelligent man. My Beloved knows better. Case in point: Beloved and I got married when we were in our early 20′s, and right after our wedding … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Marriage, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged humor, lasting love, marriage, relationship lessons learned, Relationships
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Too Stubborn and Selfish
My Beloved and I are nearing our 34th wedding anniversary, but many thought we’d never make it as a couple. On the way home from our at-least-weekly Date Night sometime ago, I flashed back to the comments a good man … Continue reading
Posted in Loss, Marriage, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged lasting love, Love, marriage, Relationships
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“We Took The Leap Together” (From My Poem “The First”)
This post is for those of you who enjoy experiencing the process I go through when attempting to develop a song lyric from one of my poems. You may recall reading the paragraph in an earlier post about the direction … Continue reading
Posted in Love, Marriage, Poetry I Wrote, Song Updates, Songwriting Adventure, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged babies, baby, Family, future, leaping into the unknown, Love, lyric, past, poem, poetry, present, Relationship, Relationships, song
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