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Designing Your Marriage
Empty nest is a major life change in a marriage relationship. We have spent decades raising four children in traditional roles with Carlos as the main breadwinner and for many years me as a stay at home and then transitioning to a working mom. While this arrangement wasn’t the best for either one of us it was simply what we believed we were ‘supposed to do’. We now live in a much different relationship; one that is a true partnership.
Designing Your Life
I don’t believe that any of us intentionally set out to live a prefabricated life. I believe it is something that we gradually allow ourselves to accept . . .
Thoughts Of A Dying Man
There were other words I wanted to say - “I love you”, “I will miss you”, but I was unable to form them, I was unable to get them out and the only thing I was able to muster was to tell her that this was indeed death for me.
Happiness, Joy & Fulfillment
I believe happiness is something that we are all in search of, but often times it can seem so elusive. American's are stressed, angry & worried. So how can we change it?
The Power of Forgiveness
What if rather than hold onto our grudges and anger we chose to release, to let go of the perceived wrongs and hurts we have had, if for nothing else than our own well being.
More Important Things This Week
With the events that continue to unfold in our country and the spotlight on the racial divides that exist, we will not be posting any new articles or podcasts this week. We believe that all of us were created equal and will only post or share articles that help us...
Four Reasons Why You Don’t Have Work-Life Balance
A New York Times article from yesterday was the latest of a plethora of articles tying a lack of work-life balance to the CoronaVirus. Within the article, the author Charlie Warzel,cautions about the WFH Revolution (Work from Home) as “it will capitalize on the...
Finding Balance
Work-life balance. It is something that nearly everyone desires, but very few actually claim they have it.
If achieving balance is something that so many professionals desire, why has realizing it become so elusive?
The Attempt to Find Ourselves
When I think about our worth and our purpose, I think about all of the areas we try to find it; all of the ways we try in vain to prove that we are worthy. What I found in my own life is that all of them came up empty for me and simply left me with continual striving
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