I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the statement, “Live and let live.”  Before I got sober I just couldn’t grasp the real meaning of this short phrase that I knew was supposed to release me from the overcrowding in my head. For most of my life vexing individuals would just move right into my mental state […]

When Andy Warhol said everyone will get fifteen minutes of fame, he may have been thinking too small. Technology has boomed and allowed everyone to be a star on television, radio, or online — for fifteen minutes or fifteen years. Because there are so many channels for entertainment and communication, there just isn’t enough money […]

Newlywed balance for women:
First things first — that’s the best way to balance family and work. And that means putting yourself first. Bet you didn’t expect to hear that!
Take care of yourself so that you can be a good partner.
The next thing you have to do is put your relationship with your spouse second. This […]

Any marriage will suffer if you spend all your attention on any one thing — including your children. There are two tricks to marriage:
1. balance
2. expectations
Balance is important because as you and your spouse grow individually and as a couple, you will have different interests. Some interests you will drop along the way, or let […]