“If both people are committed, any relationship can be rebuilt, regardless of the past” King Ayles, author “… permanently blame them for his decisions…” Blaming others is a popular pastime between people who are closely connected to each …
“… how my body needed one, and then, the other, within that moment, for my survival.” I’ve been asthmatic since I was 3 years of age, over 69 years so far. I remember struggling to breathe late at night, in …
“Everyone has some form of obesity…it’s an important learning opportunity!” – King Ayles “I am still learning.” – Michelangelo, artist “…he wanted to see Michelangelo’s statue of “David” in Florence, Italy.” Marty was a big man, very …
“We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.” – Henry Ward Beecher, clergyman “At least I’m doing what my Saviour would expect of me!” Quentin was a man of small stature, approaching 50 years …
“Only a struggle twists sentimentality and lust together into love.” – E. M. Forster, novelist “Can someone love you and still lust after other people?” Jacinta told me, she and Jacob had been married over 25 years. They …
“Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.” – William Penn, leader “I just can’t trust Ida! I want to…but, I find I can’t!” Ida and Ian had been married 2 years when they arrived at my office. …
“A great marriage is not when the ‘perfect couple’ comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.” – Dave Meurer, coach “She said she ‘had enough’ of his workaholic behaviour.” Dara and Damon …
“The truth is you inwardly desire to make a vast difference.” John F. Demartini, polymath “I just don’t know what is going on with me!” Yeva was a 45 year old widow and had been one for a …
“Suppressed grief suffocates, it rages within the breast, and is forced to multiply its strength.” – Ovid, poet “His two months in hospital recovering…!” Xander (Xan) had been driving the car the night it hit a patch …
“If parents are the fixed stars in the child’s universe, the vaguely understood, distant but constant celestial spheres, siblings are the dazzling, sometimes scorching comets whizzing nearby.” – Alison Gopnik, psychologist “My mom…more disorientated, more often…my dad…very feeble…” “Tom …