In reading the latest with regard to the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong, in talking about trouble he and his team had recently, mentioned bad luck a number of times. I’ve always had an aversion to the word luck whether it’s teamed up with bad or good. I suppose it was coined with the idea that’s similar to what some of us say today: Life happens. Some things are out of our control.
The term bad luck has a flat out negative connotation, though, with the idea that, in a given situation, nothing can be changed, so it’s better to shrug your shoulders and forget it – or acknowledge that you got a raw deal and someone ought to pay. The problem is, too many don’t forget it and prefer to dwell on the raw deal part that eats away at their sense of well being and happiness – sometimes for the rest of their lives. They seek revenge. They want someone to pay. Read the rest of this entry »
Treat her like a racehorse and she’ll never be a nag. Treat her like… but you get the idea. Here are a few of the secrets we deal with in our material. Enjoy!
Self-sufficient he is, but invincible he is not. Sometimes my husband, George, should have listened to me because he’s made some interesting choices that he now regrets.
Other times he gets along amazingly well without my advice. Okay, I heard that laugh. I’m laughing with you. But to give you an example: Read the rest of this entry »
I was reading in an advice column recently the lament of a man who asked, “Why do girls go for the bad guys?” He was a good guy, according to what he said. He treated women politely, brought them flowers and generally respected them. Then along comes a rough talking charmer who does just the opposite and wins the girl the good guy is hoping to attract. Read the rest of this entry »
