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On Marriage...Fifty-Two Years of Being in the Dojo Together; One Thing I Learned that Rattled My Head - Made Me a Little More Humble, a Bit Wiser, Kinder, Tougher, and More Relationship Savvy

We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. Anaïs Nin I wrote most of this blog in the past, but wanted to re-visit it because first, John and I have just celebrated an anniversary, fifty two years of marriage. It’s a big marker for us. We lived through several renditions of ourselves along side of each other. Second, because relationships, both struggles and successes are the basis of most all our human problems as well as the primary route to flourishing. Ver

Nov 219 min read

Steward Your Attention: Fill and Protect Your Own Bucket

Turn your attention for a while away from the worries and anxieties. Remind yourself of all your many blessings. Ralph Marston, author...

Oct 24, 20245 min read

I Have a Dream: Healing the Heart of Democracy

John and I were discussing the upcoming debates tonight. John was saying how he was hoping to hear someone take the “high ground.” I...

Sep 10, 20245 min read

Relationships Win, The Golden Rule Still Rules, and Trusting In Our Goodness

These are not new values or ideals. As long as there has been strife and hunger and exploitation and cruelty, there have been...

Jul 26, 20247 min read

Blessed Are the Curious For They Shall Have Adventures

We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies...Abraham Lincoln. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not...

Jun 4, 20246 min read

Three Habits, Or Democratic Virtues, of Highly Effective People...Yearning A More Perfect Union

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better. Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States Today on this Fourth of July,...

Jul 4, 20234 min read