Single Or Solitary Contentment Is Your Calling

Photo by Krivec Ales on Pexels.com There is a sense of satisfaction in declaring I loved my single and sometimes solitary life. There is joy in having my own place to myself and the freedom to govern my own life without questions or interference. As I get older and experience more, the clarity of the …

I Am Forgetting To Smile

Forgetting to smile is not a new revelation to me. I thought I would share with the few who quietly acknowledge they are forgetting to smile. Here is what I mean. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I have self-diagnosed with mild depression I struggle to find joy in anything (except my 2 month old cute …

A Leap off the Sexual Precipice – The Ungracious 40s

Photo by Ebuka Onyewuchi on Pexels.com An acquaintance of mine in her late 40s has started lamenting about the dreaded menopause. She is in the beginning stages and apparently she is taking the change very hard. I know her well enough and I suspect that besides feeling 'on fire' due to hot flashes, she is …

The Sharp Tongue and the Right Tongue

You have met or know one or two people in your lives who believe their views of you are the best. They make no hesitation to say it in a harsh way. I use the word believe because another person's view of you may be a projection of his/her own circumstances versus the whole truth. …

COVID-19 Panicked or Coping?

So, if you have been living in the wilderness without any communication then, COVID-19 and its destruction or conspiracy theories would be a surprise. As most of the world is going through crisis mode and the other 1-2% is pretending like it's a beautiful day in the neighbourhood, people are struggling to deal with this …

Are There Any Good Partners Left?

Are there any good men left? That question was posed to me by someone who was looking for companionship but has entangled herself into some unsavory situations. A few days before that, a man was in distress after finding out that his spouse was cheating with a married man for over a year. Yet, she …

Marriage Advice: Run…Like the Wind

Mohamed_Hassan/Pixabay.com Oh stop it! Laugh with me. So I was at a work bridal shower recently and the Mrs-to-be quizzed the attendees on their marriage advice. I said "run" and the person beside me said "like the wind." 🙂 I was actually joking but the person beside me was serious. She was a divorcee who …

I Have Forgotten the Importance of Touch

"I am just angry at everything" "You just need a hug," the friend continued "whenever I give you a hug, you feel better" Reluctantly "yes" When I was younger, I had lots of (good) touch, hugs and kisses. I relished them in my teens and early twenties. However, when I went off to college and …

Dating Anxiety

Don't get your hopes up 🙂 I haven't been on a date in ages... dinosaur ages I say. ... and I am okay with it. Is there something wrong with me? Nahhh. Bless you men and women out there who have the stamina to go on dates after dates and constantly meeting new people and …

12 Reasons To Live

I was talking to a young man in his early 20s who has a chronic low mood. This was not my first time interacting with him and just like in the previous encounters, he projected the Eeyore (Winnie the Pooh) personality. He wants life to be easy. He wants life to be comfortable without having …