The V-Word

“Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair” -Edmund Burke

I should feel grateful really, that I have had 46 days on my positivity quest with no real test to throw me off course. Life was steady and responding to my effort. My days were full of my resolve and the hours of effort by many remarkable people who all willingly contributed their expertise to move Good Clean Love toward its next...

“Contentment is the only real wealth.” ~ Alfred Nobel

Today I experienced contentment. It felt more like relief than revelation. There was no epiphany ringing a bell in my head, rather it was a peaceful ease that held me in warm satisfaction. It is just felt like I had enough, actually more than enough and I didn’t search for feeling grateful, it just was. Today, it was easy to do as Epicurus,...

First off, I’d like to wish everyone a happy Valentine’s Day. I know the sustainable love movie of the month comes out the day after Valentine’s Day, but I thought that instead of reviewing merely one movie (since I was having a hard time deciding), that I would compare two.

 

I saw the new very hyped movie “Valentine’s Day” last night at the theatres. It had a great American cast and it was a...

“In a time when nothing is more certain than change, the commitment of two people to one another has become difficult and rare. Yet, by its scarcity, the beauty and value of this exchange have only been enhanced.“

~Robert Sexton

 

As many of you know I have been married to the same man for almost 26 years. I have loved him for close to 30. Looking back to the girl that fell for him at 19, or the...

“Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person.” -Albert Einstein

 

Tonight I went to see a ballet interpretation of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. In addition to a remarkable interpretation of the epic album that defined a generation, our local company also performed two other original works by...

 

“If you want to take your mission in life to the next level, if you’re stuck and you don’t know how to rise, don’t look outside yourself. Look inside. Don’t let your fears keep you mired in the crowd. Abolish your fears and raise your commitment level to the point of no return, and I guarantee you that the Champion within will burst forth to propel you toward victory.” Bruce Jenner

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Being with someone who really loves you changes how you see the world. It is a direct line to positivity. Real friends mirror our light, even in our deepest sadness. They know what we mean even when we don’t.

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.'” -Mary Anne Radmacher

I am totally out of hormones. Grateful that my cyclical clock is still ticking, but the down turn hits hard. Multi-tasking is out of the question and just finding a neutral place to wait it out feels like a victory. It is easy to dwell in the place...

Want to learn more about: Getting the Sex You Want – Listen this week to author and Phd Sex therapist Tammy Nelson discuss how to be more sexual in your relationship, how to turn your sexual conversations into a real and growing language as well as important lessons in sexual anatomy to satisfy the human sexual appetite.