We all know of relationships that have ended because one party claimed the other had changed and was no longer the person they married. This always made me pause. I have no doubt there are many reasons couples choose to separate, but using change as a reason seems disingenuous. Most
Social media made me think back to my childhood and knowing what you don’t want. As a child, I recall adults asking: What do you want to be when you grow up? I had so many ideas, I usually picked a random job off my very long list of desired
My little Yorkshire Terrier has been my voiceless conversation partner for most of her fifteen years. With children and husband away at schools, work, colleges, and business trips, there were countless hours when it was only she and me at home—and I am a talker. I have entire “conversations” with
Maybe it is age, but I feel the pressure to have A Perfect Life is almost inescapable—or at least much more prevalent than I ever remember. Of course, during our lives, we have all striven to be the best at something, but decades ago, we only compared ourselves to our
If you had to define the word attitude, would you explain it as a settled state or something flexible? Most dictionary definitions appear to explain it as something that is closer to being set, remaining the same. We hear people say, That person always has a great attitude, or He
Growing up, we had a rather quirky neighbor—and I adored her. If women could be clothes, my mother was the cashmere cardigan with the pearl buttons. The neighbor was a handknitted, chunky sweater in countless bright colors—and I adored her. She was witty, irreverent, and occasionally flippant—and I adored her.
