Have you ever been in love? Have you found that one person, the one you know is meant for you? The first few months of a relationship is called the honeymoon phase. This is when your significant other can do no wrong and neither can you. You know the time when you are getting to know the person and everything they do is cute. Interestingly, the same chemicals are released in the brain during this phase that are released when one does drugs, did you know that? This is why they say make no rash decisions such as marriage during the honeymoon phase. This is a great phase, as long as it is kept in perspective. I feel that the better this phase is, the stronger the relationship will be when the real stuff hits. I also feel that there can be aspects of the honeymoon phase regardless of how long a couple has been together. Feel free to comment, and have a good day.
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There are many of us who sit down everyday and write. Even if it isn't any good we still do it. Ever ask yourself why you do this? I do. I find it is medicine for me to survive. Writing and playing guitar is what saved me from a horrible childhood growing up many years ago. This is the main reason I do this. We all should be proud of ourselves. Think about it. It takes so much self-discipline, this is awesome, we should always be proud we have this character about ourselves. Many people in society can't stick with anything they start. I usually am able to do this writing thing everyday what about you? I think we will all agree that editing is the worst, although it starts out fun for me then it goes old very fast. Remember the day you realized that writing the book was the easy part? That horrible feeling when you found editing and then marketing , finding a publisher and what not was the real work. YUK! anyway, feel free to subscribe to my blog and have a good day.--Keith
Checkout this article about the movie American Sniper http://goo.gl/W1WMkm, have not seen it but plan on it. All these people criticizing this movie, well my questions is were you there?
Below is a poem I wrote that was published in an issue of cc&d magazine and also one of their prose editions in 2012. This poem is about an abused woman who stays with her abuser. I see this often in my work as a counselor. A common statement people often say is, "she must like it, she stays." This is the dumbest statement I ever hear. Here is what happens. A man (the abuser) is physically stronger, he doesn't let the woman work, he usually isolates her from friends and family, he brings in the money, usually there is one car and he takes it, and their are usually children. I ask you where will she go, what is she supposed to do, she has children to take care of. Oh, you may say, "well there are resources," indeed there are, but have you ever tried to utilize them? it is hard. The system makes it hard for these women to get resources, you would be surprised the hoops these women have to go through. I had a woman lately, she was beaten for four hours once, and nine another time. She couldn't get into a battered women's shelter. To much to explain here, but point is this is what these women face. Feel free to subscribe, and have a good day .--Keith
“Bastard” Covered with dark shades The black eye she carries In time fades Her place in life - scary Why does this happen? makes no since The bastard’s angry way Once again the blood soaked rag she stands at the sink to rinse It’s all her fault, according to her husband Ray She begins to question it as well “What did I do?” She asks herself “What story will I tell?” “Perhaps a book fell from the shelf.” Young Mary sees it all Time and time again The blood, the tears, then to the floor she sees her mother fall Her mother controlled and trained What is she to do? He has isolated her No money, no job, no family or friends to run to But she stays day after miserable day, hiding it from everyone Police come and go for years Young Mary’s now grown With her own fears She has a man of her own The other day it snowed here in NM where I live. My grandson got to stay home from school that day. I told him that when I was a kid I used to have to walk in the snow to school. Of course I didn't, but my Dad used to tell me this stuff, and he really had to. He grew up in the forties. Anyway, My age group (mid- forties) may be the last generation that when older folks tell us this, that it is actually true. I will tell my grandson things like, when I was a kid, we didn't have cell phones or I Pods. I suppose every generation has it easier than the previous, and harder as well. The temptations for youngsters now days is unbelievable, I don't envy them. The lack of technology of past generations is of course a setback. Every generation doesn't understand some things from the last, as future ones will not understand this one. What do you think are important differences between past generations and yours? Have a good day.---Keith
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