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The 51% rule (aka: keep your needs on the table) 10 Nov 2010 | 02:51 am
I dedicate this blog entry to my therapist, Curt. Though I'd love to take credit for the insights that follow, clearly had I actually had them as insights, I would not be seeing a therapist! Did you ...
25th wedding anniversaries and helping divorced friends 8 Sep 2010 | 12:22 am
It was bound to happen. I was in eight weddings and had forty friends who got married in 1984-1985. Naturally that means the last two years on Facebook have been minefields of silver anniversary well-...
When you forgive (reprise...) 7 Sep 2010 | 10:48 pm
I wrote this post before I ever had any idea I would be a divorced person myself. It's haunting to reread it knowing my own children are now dealing with the complexities of being children of divorce....
How fragile we are... 31 Aug 2010 | 01:27 am
There's a thin line that separates the mentally tough from those who've slipped under the rushing waters of panic and anxiety. Brave, successful, "mainstream" people one day find themselves clutching ...
Eat, Pray, Love, Cover Your Ears 24 Aug 2010 | 12:49 am
Don't get me wrong. I loved the book. Okay, I loved it and at times wanted to yell "Over-writing, over-writing!" But Gilbert's freewheeling word play that ran off the rails at times only endeared her ...
It's all on you 13 Aug 2010 | 01:53 am
It's all on you... I had a memorable conversation with a friend the other day—a truly decent guy, someone who makes me feel comfortable and who listens well. He's newer in my life than many people a....
On Being a Christian (HT to Kung and Bonhoeffer) 9 Aug 2010 | 11:27 am
I've spent many years pondering what it means to live a Christian commitment. Does it mean that Christians will be better, happier, stronger, purer, healthier, wealthier, less sinful and wiser than ev...
What healthy looks like 7 Aug 2010 | 04:06 am
I spent the night at a friend's home. I woke up before the married couple who lived there. Their dog was awake and eager to be uncrated. So I opened the latch and then opened the sliding glass door to...
The Underground of the Other Half 28 Jul 2010 | 07:10 am
I got an email last week from someone who knows someone who knows me. She cautiously admitted that she's considering a divorce and had heard that I had been through one (Was that right? she hedged res...
Inception (no spoilers) 25 Jul 2010 | 08:31 am
The description "A cross between The Matrix and James Bond" is pretty accurate, though thankfully we aren't distracted by good-looking women pretending to be spies, offering themselves up to get laid....
