Tag: marriage

• Unlearned Lessons

  Unlearning a thing has to be one of the most challenging tasks of my life. When I imagine what being alone is like, I think of words like: alone, solo or solitary. Sometimes, I do feel alone, if I’m honest. If I feel like someone doesn’t understand what I’m saying, or get me what I’m…

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  February 4, 2019

  Life

  alone, barber, bullied, bully, coming of age, feeling alone, graduation, grandma, gratitude, growing up, learning, marriage, nana, neighborhood, okay, task, unlearning

• the ebb and flow of doubt

  About 3 1/2 years ago, I made a conscious decision to stop teaching to start a business. One of the reasons I had decided to move beyond from the formal education field was because I could no longer lie to my students. I told them to follow their dreams and chase them; but I was…

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  October 12, 2018

  Life

  business, courage, doubt, entrepreneurship, Fear, GiveLoveLiveMore, heart, Life, marriage, unsureness

• The Full Circle

  

  Something happened tonight that I didn’t anticipate.  Nevertheless, I was prepared for the experience. I went to the grocery story.  No, that’s not it.  Prior to going to the checkout line, I signaled for my personal driver to come drive up to the front of the store. Okay, okay.  So he wasn’t my personal driver at all,…

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  July 22, 2015

  Life

  circle, coupons, distance, emotions, ex-wife, flustered, food, forward mobility, full, groceries, love, marriage

• Am I alone in this?

  An old couple holding hands.  A child resting her head on her mother’s lap.  Seeing an old friend.  A daughter grabbing her father’s hand. There is so much warmth that comes to heart when thinking on these things.  What do they have in common?  They both involve more than one person being together.  Also, it…

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  May 2, 2013

  Life

  children, dawn, endearing, love, marriage, sun