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Men aren't pursuing women anymore...

As the "Month of Love" approaches, or so it is referred; I could not help but be bothered by a frightening trend patterning among us. The word 'tradition' is now the new enemy, as an excuse for 'creative originality'. All well and good for self exploration but I believe we're taking it too far because somethings are designed to remain a certain way. In this article, I hope to broaden our scope in the area of evaluating our relationships. For some, it might be a harsh reality check and for others, a journey to knowing yourself.  At my age, and I'm not very old; I've lived through the hard evidence of seeing the spheres of communication in the dating and marriage world, belly flop. It seems that by some snap of the finger, we've switched roles. Who's responsible? I'll get to that in a while but do we remember the days when a man truly admired a woman and approached her with the sole purpose of knowing more about her? I'm not tal...

The importance of a Fresh Start and Forgiveness.

At the beginning of every year, billions of people across the world set out on making what they call a "resolution". Somehow, it's seems like the proper way of admitting the need for change and the urge to turn a new leaf. Seems applaudable right? I think so too but what's conflicting, are the reasons change is desired and the failure of letting go of past hurt. I wish to open a new vault in our thinking because while change is good, old habits always serve their purpose.  I must admit, I used to be a statistic in the "resolution makers", that is, until five years ago. Just to put it out there and make it clear; people are miserable because they're unconsciously being "people pleasers". I know it all to well because I had vowed in changing so much, until I became one of them. It took me getting frustrated and being walked all over, to realize that I had no voice. I concentrated on serving others and neglected serving myself. Ignorance had ...