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Aristotle calls it eudemonia: well-being of the soul; Buddhism refers to it a nirvana: spiritual enlightenment. As the song laments, “Money makes the world go round,” but what about our happiness, well-being and enlightenment?
For many Boomers, when it comes to marriage good enough just isn’t good enough anymore. Many say they want more space to find personal fulfillment, and think they can only have that space either alone or with a new spouse. Statistics say otherwise.
When you resolve conflicts, keeping the well-being of your relationship as your primary goal, you discover that you feel closer for having worked through conflict, and you can trust that you are loved for being who you really are. Now that’s romantic!
What’s important is how we spend our “dash”—that little line between the dates of birth and death which represents all the days lived on earth. It's not about the cars, house or the cash—but how we live and love. And stories are the ties that bind.
When you were growing up what did you learn about how you were supposed to think about people who were different from you? What did your family say? How about your friends? Neighbors? What were the messages you received either openly or by suggestion?
Having family meetings to plan elder care gives families a chance to communicate issues and concerns on a regular basis, to make educated and appropriate choices—and to bond and develop relationships at a new level.
If you're recovering from a divorce, there’s no one right time to begin dating again. However, as the saying goes, it helps to get back on the horse. Since dating is not a romantic fairy tale, the trick is to consider each date an educational experience.
Have you noticed that when adversity strikes in our life, we tend to reflect inward to find the strength and courage to carry on? We seem to know that deep inside our spirit is a reserve of moral fortitude waiting to rekindle our energy.
As maturing Baby Boomers, we know the world we’re passing on to the next generation is not what we inherited. Our GenXers will inherit a different world, a world we made. Do we pass on the selfish “me-me” values, or the idealistic “we-we” values?
Can you talk about issues that bother you when your partner behaves in ways you don’t like? Or are you afraid doing so will threaten your relationship? If you give in to fear, you’re insisting you aren’t worthy of having a voice...and that’s not romantic.
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