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today's easy lesson for many of you -
Sucking it up when things are bad is not always the best answer. Sometimes it is better to say "no, this is not okay with me, I deserve *this* instead ( Read more... ) -
great love
tonight I was ruminating on what qualifies a romance as a "great love". I am not talking about soul mates or the big romantic stories (although they often are ( Read more... ) -
an explaination of sorts -
why is being in the cold *such* a big deal for me? Why do the weather changes matter that much to me? What exactly does it mean when I am having a "flare up"?
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on Humility -
There's a difference between humility and self-debasement. Humility, to me, means knowing you're good but not being above teaching what you know and giving of yourself. It bugs the hell out of me when someone is recognized for their work then turn around and say crap like, "I'm not that good," or "I really don't deserve this." That's not humility, ( Read more... ) -
ummmm WTF?
seen in the comments on a friend's LJ
"you should use protection until you know him better..."
Is this to imply that fluid bonding should be a REGULAR AND NORMAL PRACTICE early in relationships now ( Read more... ) -
Sirriamnis is still the shizznit.
and she nails it on the head about getting married.
all of you who are married, going to be married, used to be married, want to be married, or are stay far away from marriage should go read her post now.
go on, shoo. No comments for you, because she deserves them all. She rocks. -
Body image & relationships - {public and screened}
One of the things that is most fretted about is weight and size.
The phrase "do I look too fat/skinny to you?" (or something similar) is heard or uttered by all of us a few times in our lives.
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January 17th - a good day to be born.
It is *also* the birthday of Benjamin Franklin. He is my favorite American Forefather. :D ( Read more... ) -
Clues for the Clueless - on dating
remember kids:
1) painting all of your exes as villainous pricks only makes *you* look like the asshole.
2) if you are going to villainize everyone you date, don't date from your circle of friends. You run out of them eventually and are left all alone.
this message brought to you by the committee for learning mistakes from the STUPID.
