nothing but a poem to show for it
sometimes even a love poem can be seen as a threat how does the poet not find the poet if sparks and chemistry aligned with deep feeling words connections if…
We Have So Few Chances to Feel Loved: Online Dating Challenges
During my failing marriage, I got very good at listening for the sirens of destruction (I had done something wrong) and looking for an escape or some heroic journey to fix the problem. Both in my marriage and in this relationship, that was not the right approach.
Forgiveness (guest post by Michelle Roman Higgins)
“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” ~ Buddha In this…
Get Into Your Divorce, Because with Kids You’ll Never Get Over It
I don't want to return to an intimate relationship with my ex-wife, but the intimacy we share in raising our kids is more important and deeper than any of our feelings of loss or anger. We have to get OVER our emotional divorce in order to get INTO healthy divorced parenting roles.
The Dilemma of the Feeling Man: Stoic vs. Romantic
So what is it about my silences that kept her wanting more and my love songs that freaked her out? Do women want romantic love? Or was it just too soon for this woman, to be ready for the heady fall?
time might change everything
i waited for her to change her mind tossing random love messages and poems rubbing her back and praising her tan lines i could not predict her next move or…
Does Poetry Matter? Be poetic. Love deeply. Keep going.
It's hard to say "I love you" in a new way. But it's easy to begin with little things that make you say, "Yes," and go from there.
Father, My Father: Forgiving My Dad and Myself
And as I forgive my father for his loss of control and family, for the divorce, and for not taking care of himself long enough to see me and my kids. Today, I forgive him, but I am also learning to forgive myself for the failure of my marriage.