Blog, Family, Friendship, Love, Relationships, Writing

A Few Common Misconceptions

(“What Is-es” and “What is Nots”) Here is my little compilation of some commonly heard and easily recognizable misdirected, misappropriated and completely farcical fallacies. They are often perpetuated without malice, but once they’re out there they become akin to Urban Legends without the kitschy, horror-movie bent. If we choose to sustain and bolster these mistaken… Continue reading A Few Common Misconceptions

Blog, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Romance, Writing

Dispelling the Myth

A relationship is an absolute ton of work, the magnitude of which vacillates within our daily lives. If I or anyone else has led you to believe that love, romance or marriage are easy, well then I would like to go on record as saying that this is complete rubbish; twaddle, poppycock, bollocks and so forth.… Continue reading Dispelling the Myth

Blog, Family, Happy, Love, Memoir, Relationships, Writers, Writing

Snippets & Moments

Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. – Emily Brontë It’s in the little moments. It truly is. And in the scheme of things...these are but a few snippets. “Life is not made up of minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years, but of moments. You must experience each one… Continue reading Snippets & Moments

Blog, Connection, Couples, Love, Relationships, Writing

Across the Great Divide

“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up… Continue reading Across the Great Divide

Blog, Happy, Marriage, Memoir, Relationships, Writers, Writing

You & Me We Are Destined You’ll Agree

To spend the rest of our lives With each other The rest of our days Like two lovers Forever yeah, forever…  But how does this happen? How does a relationship evolve into a marriage that withstands the tests of time and seems, to anyone observing it, to have been destiny? I’m certain of only one… Continue reading You & Me We Are Destined You’ll Agree

Blog, Canada, Memoir, Miriam Waddington, Poetry, Relationships, Writers, Writing

Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered am I

When certain words stay with us it's natural and easy to wonder or question why? What about them rang so true, hit so close to home, touched us so deeply?   Hi there! I'm currently at work on a piece, a follow-up to last week's piece on happiness....on unhappiness. And also a one or two… Continue reading Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered am I

Blog, Family, Lifestyle, Marriage, Memoir, Relationships, Validation, Writing

Love Takes Time…

No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important. — Mary Kay Ash Life is generally a pretty busy balancing act of daily living. Sometimes things that are important to us, I mean really meaningful and precious aspects of our lives, can get pushed out of the… Continue reading Love Takes Time…