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It Really Takes A Village…
“You need a mentor!” “What do you mean you haven’t thought about it yet?” “You know your life won’t be the same if you have a mentor right?” These are some of the many things I have heard in relation to having/needing a mentor. And every time it has been brought up, it always seemed to get my hackles up. I can’t explain it, it just did. I mean why do I need to tell someone my entire life story and wait for them to tell me their biased opinions on what would work best for me? It just didn’t make any sense to me you know. For the past…
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Wisdom Of Compromise
“Learn the wisdom of compromise, for it is better to bend a little than to break.” Jane Wells I came across this quote this past week and it kind of struck a cord with me. I mean on the surface it makes complete sense; you compromise a little and everyone is happy. But when we really think about it, what does compromise actually entail? I think we need to take a step and understand a few things before we can even think about compromising. Those things are preferences (a greater liking for an alternative over another) and prerequisites (core values that are the foundation).When we can differentiate between these…
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There to the End (2)
Benny continues her story till the Final parting. Her friend kept asking if she was still breathing and we were told she was breathing, I was just crying to GOD for mercy. I was too scared to ask if she was breathing and I wanted to scream at the friend to stop asking. The hospital was a 3 minutes drive, we rushed to the emergency, I rushed in to call a doctor, the doctor came took a look at her, checked her pulse and said SHE IS GONE. I called my husband and he was SHOCKED, we had left him standing and talking with some neighbors at home outside…
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Till the End
Sometimes we do no not ever comprehend that our friends will die. We just believe they would be there forever and are rudely shocked when they do not . I did have a friend who was so dear to me ,sharing about her is my way of grieving and cherishing what we shared . 10:04am 27thApril 2013 “She is gone”, my pain riddled brain was fogged, I thought, oh she has gone out and will soon be back, then I blinked and looked again at the doctor who just checked her pulse, the fog lifted, she is gone doesn’t mean she went out, she is gone means she is gone,…
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Does curiosity really kill the cat?
Well,if you are like me ,wanting to know what what this blog is all about will just be natural.And really,I will try and clarify it immediately.This blog is restricted to only married and single people.Absurd… right,what I mean to say is there are no restrictions!You are either married or single.You will agree with me that divorced,separated,widowed, civil partner,married still fall under two groups. In this blog,we will be as real as possible so that everyone can learn and draw from the wealth of the experiences we have shared over the years.You will sometimes find something to laugh about,something to cry about,something that will bring back memories but if there is…
