Image by DavidDMuir via Flickr Because I don’t have to and consider myself VERY lucky for that. Because it is not in line with my purpose in life. I try to live a life of integrity. This is hard, and sometimes I slip. But I have a few rules that help me to stay on [...]

Facebook lets you list the following as your relationship status: Single In a relationship Engaged Married It is complicated In an open relationship You also get to decide if you want to publish your relationship status or not. I wish these options were provided everywhere. In most forms I need to fill out the choices [...]

I grew up in an environment where a tattoo was a sign for a prisoner or a seaman. “Normal” people would not have one. I used to judge when I saw people getting tattoos: “This is permanent. Do they even know what they are doing?” Guess what? I just joined the ranks of the above. [...]

Have you ever dealt with a major personal crisis or loss? Yes? Then compare my list with yours. No? Some of your friends might not be so lucky. Maybe some of the items on this list can be helpful to them. A few months ago I was handed the biggest loss of my life. My [...]

Against some common belief you do have a choice with parenting your teenager: You can either fight all day or just laugh together, have a blast and still get your point across. Option #2 is working amazingly well whenever I have my daughter around. There are opportunities to pick a fight each day but I [...]

Image by ~Dezz~ via Flickr “The major block to compassion is the judgment in our minds. Judgment is the mind’s primary tool of separation.” Diane Berke One of my biggest shadows is judgement. Calling it a shadow feels almost like sugar coating it. You smoke? Of course I have something to say to you. It [...]

Image by Eco Heathen via Flickr Do you ever feel some deep love arising inside yourself that empowers you to overcome almost anything? And you feel like hugging the world? And then it vanishes again? I wish I could tie this form of unselfish love to my heart and stay present with it at all [...]

When my ex-wife disclosed to me that she wanted a divorce I was present in the conversation but it took me quite a while to grasp of what is happening. Divorce wasn’t part of my life playbook. I was taken totally off guard. I tried to protect my inner self with (self) denial and false [...]

Thinks that suck about being single: Not being able to shop at Victoria Secret – because you can’t just hand lingerie to the next person down the street. Not being dragged into watching chick flicks any longer – I kind of like most of them. Having to pay for massages. Not being able to look [...]

Today marks the 6 year anniversary of me having met a person I’ve been looking for for a very long time. One of those people that stay in your heart forever. I met the woman that eventually became my wife. We have had an amazing journey since then. My wife had a little 7 year [...]