The Only Way
My cell phone rang just after midnight. I didn’t answer. Then it rang again a minute later. I rolled over, grabbed the phone off the night stand, and squinted at the bright, glowing caller ID screen. “Claire,” it read. Claire is a close friend – a friend who tragically lost her husband to […]
What is uttered from the heart alone,
Will win the hearts of others to your own.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
This morning I was writing a blog entry at a local beach-side coffee shop here in San Diego when a young woman approached me. “You’re Marc, right?” she asked.
I looked up at her. She had piercing eyes, […]
A petite, light-skinned Jamaican woman sits with her husband in a crowded beachside ice cream shop in San Diego. Although she doesn’t speak loudly or occupy much space in the room, people notice her.
Her hair is long, flowing and black like a windy night. Her lips are soft and red like rose petals. Her curves […]
Ten years later, they’re still together…
The Girl in the Mirror
She looks at herself in the full length mirror that hangs from her bedroom wall. Completely naked and exposed, yet confident. She’s older than she was five years ago, but feels much younger. And she thinks momentarily about the different men who held her in front […]
Nobody can go back and start a new beginning,
but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
- Maria Robinson
Yesterday is gone and tomorrow is just a figment of the imagination. So if you think about it, today is the only day you’re alive. Today is the day that matters the most.
Here’s how to make […]
The Girl
She has dirty blond hair, a seductive smile, and the most engaging set of hazel green eyes I’ve ever seen. It’s the kind of engaging I can’t ignore… the kind that makes me want to engage too. Because she’s mysterious. And I’m curious. And I need to know more.
Yet, I do my best to […]
This guest post was written by Tehseen, the author of Recharge Your Mind.
Happiness is simply a state of mind. No, I’m not implying that we can instantly heal the pain of a severe or unexpected personal tragedy just by thinking about being happy. Rather, I am referring to our levels of happiness on routine […]
You aren’t wealthy until you have something money can’t buy.
- Garth Brooks
A First Kiss from Someone Special – The sweet rush of butterflies in your tummy when you kiss someone special for the very first time.
The Realization of True Love – The warm feeling you get many years after your first kiss when you realize […]
We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact
that each moment of life is a miracle and a mystery.
- H. G. Wells
One warm evening nine years ago…
After spending nearly every waking minute with Angel for eight straight days, I knew that I had to tell her just one thing. […]
This guest post was written by Mary Jaksch, the author of Goodlife ZEN.
Do you feel like life is accelerating? Maybe you look back at the last five years and wonder where time went. It may even feel as if all that’s left is stress – without moments of joy and peace.
I must admit, I also […]
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