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FADING AWAY? NOT WHEN LOVE IS LOVE

Fading away is a constant marvel with aging baby boomers. We grew up worried about turning into our moms and dads. Now we hope we’re decent enough to resemble our grandparents. Who’da thunk it?

MARRIAGE FORECASTING: WHAT TO EXPECT

Marriage forecasting includes the same elements as the weather: Sunny days, cloudy days, some rain, some more rain, more clouds. But we only remember the sunny days, so keep that in mind.

SELF ACCEPTANCE? HOLD MY BEER

If self acceptance sounds like another woo woo to you, take another look. You are who you are, now who you were, or who you want to be. It’s that simple, and that hard. If self acceptance is not for you, then you’ve got problems. What kind of problems, you ask?

GET MARRIED, THEY SAY. IT’LL BE FUN

Get married? Too many people see those words like the ‘Check Engine’ light in the car. Check that engine or get stranded somewhere you don’t want to be. Just to be sure, no one marries their car. Let’s get that out of the way.

YOUNG PEOPLE NEED BETTER NARRATIVE FROM ELDERS?

Young people want to hear from the olds? They need a better narrative from us? Us boomers? Sure they do, just like you did when you were young. We heard something, but what it was ain’t exactly clear.

FUTURE CONSEQUENCES BASED ON CURRENT DECISIONS

Future consequences were on my mind at the corner store. “What are the chances of anything bad happening?” I said at checkout. “I can think of one,” the cashier said. Whether you admit it or not, there are always consequences, planned and unplanned. For example:

COUPLES LEADERSHIP WITHOUT THE THERAPY PART

Couples Leadership sounds like a therapy program for two. If you need therapy, make an appointment. This is a blog. But this is a blog interested in how things work out. Have you ever wondered how couples work it out? I’ll answer for you, “yes you have.” But how? Two words: Couples Leadership.

RESPECT YOURSELF FIRST? IT TAKES SOME PRACTICE

Try and respect yourself when you see others doing the wrong thing. But, maybe they don’t know they’re doing something wrong, and you don’t want to correct them? If you know better, then what’s your excuse for not doing better? Call it a lifestyle, or a life choice, or maybe just being a decent person. […]

FADING AWAY? NOT WHEN LOVE IS LOVE

MARRIAGE FORECASTING: WHAT TO EXPECT

SELF ACCEPTANCE? HOLD MY BEER

MODERN MARRIED LIFE FOR BEGINNERS

GET MARRIED, THEY SAY. IT’LL BE FUN

YOUNG PEOPLE NEED BETTER NARRATIVE FROM ELDERS?

FUTURE CONSEQUENCES BASED ON CURRENT DECISIONS

COUPLES LEADERSHIP WITHOUT THE THERAPY PART

RICK STEVES SAYS TRAVEL IS A POLITICAL ACT

RESPECT YOURSELF FIRST? IT TAKES SOME PRACTICE

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