More Than Sexual Fidelity Trust is more than being sexually faithful to each other. Trust is having faith is what motive lies behind your partner’s actions, trusting their word, and their ability to have your best interest at heart. Photo Credit – Line.17QQ.com Trust is Earned – Not a Right Trust is earned over time…
Just For Today – I Will Be Grateful For My Many Blessings
COVID – The Dystopian Novel Recently, with the number of COVID cases on the rise in my hometown province of Nova Scotia, and the start of another lockdown, life feels a bit like a dystopian novel – having to follow rules enforced by the government to help keep us safe from a virus that is…
My 52nd Birthday – Reflections of a COVID Year
I Turned 50 in Kerala, India I Turned 51 in British Columbia, Canada I Turned 52 in Nova Scotia, Canada Reflections – This Past Year This past year has been steeped in the COVID pandemic. This is a year of wearing a mask, hand washing, hand sanitizing, social distancing, seeing family via Skype, as well…
Just For Today – I Will Not Worry
Caught Up in a Loop Sometimes I find myself caught up in a loop in my mind about people, places and things in my life I have no control over. This mental obsession of digging for reasons, purpose, or trying to solve imagined problems is exhausting. I try to think about possibilities that make me…
55 Rules For Love – Rule #46 – Be Loyal And Faithful
Values Being loyal and faithful are inherent values, part of your moral fabric, indicating the kind of person you are. Loyalty is constant allegiance to someone. Faithfulness is fidelity – basically the same as loyalty but leaning towards sexual loyalty – being sexually faithful. Photo Credit – Pinterest Sexiest Values Nothing is more sexy than…
55 Rules For Love – Rule #45 – Do Not Be Afraid, Love Requires Surrender
To Give Yourself Over According to Merriam-Webster, to surrender is “to give (oneself) over to something (such as an influence)” There are times when I feel butterflies in my belly, an excitedness of feeling so in love with my husband, Michael. But, I don’t give myself over to it – I resist it – because…
55 Rules For Love – Rule #44 – Walk Together, Cook Together, Bathe Together, Read Together
Hanging Out Together We like each other’s company and feel very comfortable together. We’re best friends! I think Rule #44 speaks for itself in the importance of creating quality time together during everyday activities like cooking, bathing, walking or reading together. As well, we’re not staring at technology screens – we’re actually engaged with each…
55 Rules For Love – Rule #43 – Don’t Just Speak About It, Show Love
What Does Love Look Like? It’s hard to put something into action if you’re not quite sure what it is. Love, typically, is a deep show of affection. How does one show their affection? There are many ways to express and show our love, and these love actions grow out of a few common values…
55 Rules For Love – Rule #42 – Take Picnics And Sleep Under The Stars
Creating Nice Moments Packing for a picnic and sleeping under the stars is not a usual way people spend their time as it requires a bit of work and planning. As well, a hundred things can go wrong such as: bugs crawling over or landing on the food, bugs that bite like mosquitos, forgetting something…
55 Rules For Love – Rule #41 – Do At Least One Romantic And Thoughtful Thing Every Day
This Morning… As I lay in bed processing this Rule #41, I asked my husband Michael his thoughts on it. Our conversation evolved into determining the difference between complimenting each other, and what a romantic gesture is compared to being thoughtful. Complimenting each other is its own rule, Rule #38 – Compliment Often. Romance and…
