“We should bear our sorrows with greater confidence than our joys. For they are the moments when something new, something unknown, has entered into us. The more patient, quiet and open we are in our sorrowing, the more deeply and the more unhesitatingly will the new thing enter us and the better we shall deserve [...]
Relationships
I don’t blog about relationships often (mostly because I joke that I’m dating my blog!), but when I do, these seem to be some of the most popular posts. Relationships – and the bliss, struggles and heartbreak that come with them – affect us all.
General thoughts on relationships (not just the romantic kind)
- Stop Auditioning for Other People’s Lives
- You can’t make everyone happy. So stop trying and start LIVING.
- The Sweet Sting of Rejection
On dating and “those pesky things called feelings”
- An Open Letter to Love: It’s Not You, It’s Me.
- “Failed” Online Date Leads to Friendship…and a Book Trailer
- Serendipity & The Art of Being Alone
- Dating: Do you go for Quality or Quantity?
- Dating is a Roller Coaster (hint, hint: metaphor for life)
- A note of compassion for those pesky things called FEELINGS
- Low Stakes First Dates – Guest Post by Benjy Feen
- Yes It’s True…I Blogged About Love
On pining, break-ups and moving on
- On Limerence…and – wait for it – a break-up processing template. You heard me.
- Stuck like glue? Enter the Pining Prevention Plan.
- Domesticating Jaguars: Let’s All Learn from My Crazy Dream
- A Note on Sadness: Cloudy with a Chance of Sunshine
- Empty Spaces (and Moving Past Loneliness)
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Well, folks! A small family of pigs somewhere just got their wings and learned to fly. I – Jenny Blake – blogged about the BIG SCARY L-WORD over at Ophelia’s Webb. I am honored to be a part of Elisa Doucette’s February All You Need is Love series, in which a different blogger will pontificate [...]
It is said that bloggers, coaches and advice-givers dole out wisdom that they themselves need to hear. Consider this one of those posts. I am learning right along with you. And this post might not be for everyone – so if it doesn’t apply to you – kudos! The Message Stop auditioning for other people’s [...]
I posted last week about my dating (or more accurately non-dating) frustration. Normally I wouldn’t post twice in a row on the same topic, but I’ve felt unsettled this week. Like I’d left something unsaid in that post. It’s the part about feelings. About FEELING things. About being annoyed or frustrated with myself when I’m [...]
Dating is a roller coaster. Bad dates. Good dates. Damn, if only I could get A date. Good nights. Bad nights. At 26, am I already older than everyone in this f*@!#%g bar?! nights. Total, unshakeable “I’m fabulous” confidence (fellas: fill in the equivalent manly descriptor). Vulnerable, I’m not good enough, what am I missing, [...]
Editor’s Note: I was blown away by the response and diversity of opinions on my post last month: Dating – Do You Go For Quantity or Quality? With 43 responses, it was by far my most commented-on post to-date. Beyond the comments, the post sparked MANY conversations over email, phone, and in my head. I [...]
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