Have you every given relationship advice? Do you think you’ve helped a few friends navigate the dating minefield or reflect on their marriage? Consider becoming a relationship coach. As a relationship coach, I get to change lives every day that I work... and I get paid for it. Not a bad deal, huh? That can take some getting used to for people that usually give their … [Read more...]
Open Thread: Who’s Your Hero?
A true and great hero died last week. Most knew him as Robert Succop Whiteside - a decorated (for heroism) World War II naval officer, distinguished graduate of Carnegie Tech (Carnegie Mellon) at a time when it was more prestigious than Yale, successful business man, epic world traveler, and more. I knew him as Opa - my grand-dad. I was one of the lucky ones. We need … [Read more...]
Why Reflecting On Your Relationship Means The End Of It (And What You Can Do About It).
Why does relationship reflection mean ‘The End’? Easy answer really, it puts it to the test. When you start think about your relationship, you’re taking yourself out of that blissfully happy lovey-dovey state you were in. You start to look at the relationship from a realistic point of view, which for most relationships is bad. You start to look at whether you can have them … [Read more...]
It’s Not Right
It isn't often that I'm at a loss for words. In fact, some would consider it a damn impossibility. Right now, as I sit here at 11:57 p.m. on June 2, I'm at an utter loss for words. This morning, I learned that a young woman, about to graduate from the high school I attended, committed suicide. Less than a month ago, her boyfriend decided the same fate for … [Read more...]
Man on the Road
Standing in the station in Kuala Lumpur, waiting to board the overnight train to Singapore, I saw them pushing through the crowd. They were looking for certainty, wanting to know. They looked American, young, fresh organized and uncertain, a couple traveling. He, especially, looked unsure, but she was more determined, pushing forward to find ‘the right man’. She held a neat … [Read more...]