When couples get married they expect to live happily together for the rest of their lives, when we get old, you take care of me, and I will take care of you.
Sadly, it doesn't always work out as expected, and may be harder to understand when the couple is older. When you are together for 35 years it is natural to assume it will last forever.
Late marriages involves blended families, with children, and grand children that you learn to love as your own.
If the situation can't be reconciled, then splitting up and learning to be happy apart, and happy for each other may be the answer.
Sunday, May 28, 2017
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Spending Our Money
A post on Facebook got my dander up this morning, which is not unusual. A woman, a friend of a friend, no acquaintance of mine, was complaining about kids getting free school lunch. As if it was coming out of her pocket, oh, yes it is, after all She pays taxes and she doesn't want her taxes going to feed a child of parents too lazy to get off their ass and take care of their kids. After all, if they can't take care of their kids, they shouldn't have had kids. Everyone thinks they know someone who sits around all day, living off the government, while they, themselves, have to go to work.
Seriously! Undoubtedly here are some people who could do better, who are lazy and don't try as hard as they should. Then there are those who just can't get their shit together, and it is a shame they had kids when they couldn't take care of them properly. But that is they way it is, and people need to mind their own business and get on with their life.
We pay taxes, and we elect people to run the government, and they hire people to work for us, to take care of things we need. Sometimes that need is feeding people who are hungry and can't seem to fend for themselves. As I see it, that should be the least of our worries. Good God people, bitching about feeding a hungry child, what could get any lower?
We all take from the government, from time to time,and that is they way it should be, we pay taxes and government provides services. Our tax money is good for something, other than paying Congress to work half the time.
Seriously! Undoubtedly here are some people who could do better, who are lazy and don't try as hard as they should. Then there are those who just can't get their shit together, and it is a shame they had kids when they couldn't take care of them properly. But that is they way it is, and people need to mind their own business and get on with their life.
We pay taxes, and we elect people to run the government, and they hire people to work for us, to take care of things we need. Sometimes that need is feeding people who are hungry and can't seem to fend for themselves. As I see it, that should be the least of our worries. Good God people, bitching about feeding a hungry child, what could get any lower?
We all take from the government, from time to time,and that is they way it should be, we pay taxes and government provides services. Our tax money is good for something, other than paying Congress to work half the time.
Sunday, January 8, 2017
Keys to Happiness
My title to this post is slightly misleading, however, that is what popped into my head.
I think one of the roadblocks to happiness, or contentment, is the inability, or unwillingness, to accept something that you cannot change. I spend a great deal of time butting my head against a brick wall, metaphorically speaking, refusing to accept what is, as it is, instead I tell myself it should be different.
Why is another kink in the chain, why does he do this, why is this happening, why, why, why? More often than not, there is no way to know why someone behaves the way they do, or why something happens.
The only thing we can control or understand, without the cooperation of others involved, is ourselves, and our own actions. God give me the serenity.................
I think one of the roadblocks to happiness, or contentment, is the inability, or unwillingness, to accept something that you cannot change. I spend a great deal of time butting my head against a brick wall, metaphorically speaking, refusing to accept what is, as it is, instead I tell myself it should be different.
Why is another kink in the chain, why does he do this, why is this happening, why, why, why? More often than not, there is no way to know why someone behaves the way they do, or why something happens.
The only thing we can control or understand, without the cooperation of others involved, is ourselves, and our own actions. God give me the serenity.................
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