MarriageandShadow
Readingonaphycologistmademethinking.ThenIsharedmythoughtswithafriendwhoisexperiencinghardshipswithhermarriage:
Itisthroughamarriage,oranyintimaterelationships,thatwediscoverourtrueselves.
Mostoftheconflictsinamarriagearecausedbyourshadows.Thoseshadowsweredevelopedattheearlyyearsandtheyremainedasunconsciousdominatingourbehaviorsandthoughts.
Runningawayfromamarriageisac...[
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Notlongago,Ihada3-weektripvisiting17citiesin4countries.Therewereafewpurposesofthistrip.Attheend,missionwasaccomplished.IconsideredthistripasignificantmilestoneafterIreachedthemid-age.
Despiteofexcitement,therewerealltypesofchallengesinthose3weeks.Awayfromhome,mymealplanshadtobeadjusted.VeryoftenIwasunabletoeatontime,andsometimethefoodwasoutofchoice.Moreover,thebedandpillowweredifferentdaybyday....[
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“Lifeistiringandtasteless!”,“Myjobisdryandtedious!“,“Iamsoboredatschool!”.Recently,Iheardthesecommentsfrommyfriendsandfamilies.
Itappearsweareallinthedireneedsofsomeexcitement!Therearelackofsatisfactionandthingsarenotworkingoutforus.Thiscanbelookedatfrombothsides.Onereasoncouldbetheobject(life,job,school)isnotinterestingenough;anotherreasoncouldbethesubj...[
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Iwatchedthetalentshowatmydaughter’sschool.Itwasgreat!
Iwasinfluencedbytheirenergyandfun.Iwastouchedbytheirstrongspiritandtheirhardworktogrowup.
Theshowwasorganizedbygrade11and12studentsandtherewereonlytwoteachersonsitetosupport.TwoMCswerenotonlyyoungandenergeticbutalsofunandengaging.Therewereovertwentyperformancesincludingsongsanddances.Afewshowswereclosetotheprofessionallevel....[
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Ireadanarticleyesterdayanditgotmethinking.Itisabouttheunhappinessofamiddleagedman.
Heisthegrandsonofafamouspolitician.Heachievedabigsuccessatage19.Hisstatementisthatheownseverythingbuthappiness.Thewriterendedthisarticlewith“everylifehasit’sstruggles,nomatterwhoyouare,whereyouare,andwhatyouownorwhatyoudonothave…”.Actually,Iunderstandthathisunhappinesscouldbetheresult...[
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RunningonLowBatteryAfterturningmid-aged,mybodystartedtoshowagingsignsgradually.Fromnowon,notonlythetime,thebodyandenergyarealsoneedtobemonitoredandmanaged.WhentherearedaysIfeeldown,itislikeamachinerunningonlowbattery.TheindicatoristhespeedatwhichIclimbthestairsoutofthesubwaystationnearwork.Today,itisfairlyslow.HowdoIsurvivedayslikethis?Getorganizedandbemindful.1.Slowdown.Runningcostsmoreenergythan...[
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TwoThingsIWatch
Everymorning,Iwatchthecitychannelfortwothings:WeatherForecastandCityNews.
Thesetwothingshavesimilaritiesanddifferencesincommon:theybothprovidereportsaboutthecity;However,oneismainlyaboutthesky,theotherismostlyabouttheground.Oneaddresseswhatisgoingtohappen,onestresseswhatjusthashappened.
Whatabouttheotherwayaround?WeatherForecastreviewsthetemperatureofyesterday’sa...[
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Recently,Iwatchedamoviewhichpresentsauniqueviewonalovingrelationship.
Thethemeofthemovieisthoughtfulyetdebatable-inalovingrelationship,thedominativeandthesubmissivearebothacceptableandreasonable.Atruefeministshouldnotencourageeachandeverywomantotakethecontrol,butrespectanindividual’schoicewhicheversuitsthembetter.
Adominator,asstudied,isinhighneedsofbeingincharge.Thelossofcontrolmakest...[
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“Wehaven’thadcreamysoupforawhilemom!”mydaughterasked“canyoumakeit?”
“Surething!”.
ThecreamsoupisaregularmealinwhichIwouldaddanentireboxof35%cream,sothereareextranutritionformyvegetariandaughter.Aftersheasked,Iplannedtomakeit,butforwhateverreasonitdidnothappeninthepastfewweeks.Now,itisaverysadmoment.IrealizedIhavemissedit,forever.
Twoyearsafter...[
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Afriendofmyfriendjustgotdivorced.Shecommentedthatittookhertenyearstounderstandherex-husband.
Itissurprisingthat“understanding”canterminateaten-yearmarriage.Usually,wewishforunderstandingwiththeassumptionthatitmakesourrelationshipsstronger.Itisagreedthatwithmisunderstandingyoucanholdsyourownagainsttheother.Actually,understandingcanalsocausesconflictsandtheseconflictscanbemoreseverean...[
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