Hey Babe,
I think the winter blues have set in. We know that summer is over and all the fun things we enjoy doing together are "summer things", so what does that leave us for the next 6 months?
Well, we have that trip to Texas coming up in November. Even though it's only a week it will be good for both of us to get away and gorge on Mexican food. After that, I have a few other ideas...
I know that I have been a little out of it lately, I think a lot of it is the frustration of not getting the jobs I want, and of course the change in the seasons. I can understand now why so many people up here are on anti-depressants, or are alcoholics. That's not going to happen to me.
You know what? Marriage is a tough damn road. No question about it. No matter how much two people love each other, they can still annoy the hell out of each other. But I will take those occasional annoyances over being without you any day.
In the meantime let's forget about what isn't that important, and get back to that happy place. I'll make a deal with you, if you stop putting the rat poison in my food, then you only have to give me 49% of your winnings 97% of the time.
Yes, you still complete me.
Love,
Your Husband
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
1 Year Down, Eternity to Go
My Dearest Sherilyn,
You weren't quite sure what you were getting into, and neither was I. That’s what I love about you. You don’t know what you’re doing half the time, you just do it. You are the only source of excitement in my life. I am continually amazed at all the things you can blame me for, or forget.. And how much I love being around you.
You and I were made for each other.
You are fun and exciting. I am boring.
You are beautiful. I am missing three of my molars.
You are friendly. I am grouchy.
You are a social butterfly. I am socially challenged.
Where I am weak, you have strength.
I love you because you are the half of me I had been missing for so very long.
One year ago, our strengths played into each other. I, being the determined, decisive, smart guy that I was, knew exactly what I wanted and went after it.
You, being the impulsive, indecisive and beautiful woman that you are, just went for it.
And it’s been like that ever since.
This last year has been the best of my life.
I love you.
Russ
You weren't quite sure what you were getting into, and neither was I. That’s what I love about you. You don’t know what you’re doing half the time, you just do it. You are the only source of excitement in my life. I am continually amazed at all the things you can blame me for, or forget.. And how much I love being around you.
You and I were made for each other.
You are fun and exciting. I am boring.
You are beautiful. I am missing three of my molars.
You are friendly. I am grouchy.
You are a social butterfly. I am socially challenged.
Where I am weak, you have strength.
I love you because you are the half of me I had been missing for so very long.
One year ago, our strengths played into each other. I, being the determined, decisive, smart guy that I was, knew exactly what I wanted and went after it.
You, being the impulsive, indecisive and beautiful woman that you are, just went for it.
And it’s been like that ever since.
This last year has been the best of my life.
I love you.
Russ
Friday, May 30, 2008
At Last.. The Deed is Done.
Well our marriage went off pretty much without a hitch. We kept our cool, and nobody ran screaming out of the chapel. Although I am sure one or both of us had thought about it.
They say that getting married can be one of the most stressful things that anyone can do. Aside from getting all of your teeth pulled without anesthetic, or being thrown into a pit full of poisonous snakes, I can’t think of too many other things that would be quite as stressful.
Just standing up in front of a large group of people can be a very stressful event in and of itself. I don’t think I heard much of what the minister said, I think I was too busy concentrating on keeping my knees unlocked and staying conscious.
Sher’s hesitance to say “I Will” brought a laugh from the congregation. I think that both of us felt some degree of relief and our anxiety level went down a couple of notches. It’s one thing to love someone and make a commitment to them, but when you are up there doing it before friends and family then it can bring on a whole new set of nerves!
After the ceremony we had a nice reception at Aunt Marlene's house. Sher was so drunk she fell into the cake and got some up her nose. (wink wink)
Now it's honeymoon time. Back next week with the full details.
Well maybe not the "full" details.
Thanks to Teresa, Daysha, Maggie and Steve for being there and standing up for us. Also thanks to Gary for the video and to all those in attendance and who hosted the reception for us, we are grateful!
They say that getting married can be one of the most stressful things that anyone can do. Aside from getting all of your teeth pulled without anesthetic, or being thrown into a pit full of poisonous snakes, I can’t think of too many other things that would be quite as stressful.
Just standing up in front of a large group of people can be a very stressful event in and of itself. I don’t think I heard much of what the minister said, I think I was too busy concentrating on keeping my knees unlocked and staying conscious.
Sher’s hesitance to say “I Will” brought a laugh from the congregation. I think that both of us felt some degree of relief and our anxiety level went down a couple of notches. It’s one thing to love someone and make a commitment to them, but when you are up there doing it before friends and family then it can bring on a whole new set of nerves!
After the ceremony we had a nice reception at Aunt Marlene's house. Sher was so drunk she fell into the cake and got some up her nose. (wink wink)
Now it's honeymoon time. Back next week with the full details.
Well maybe not the "full" details.
Thanks to Teresa, Daysha, Maggie and Steve for being there and standing up for us. Also thanks to Gary for the video and to all those in attendance and who hosted the reception for us, we are grateful!
Monday, May 12, 2008
Today and Tommorrow
At the time of this writing the countdown to the "day" is now some 4 days and 15 hours away. I have this strange, weird and empty feeling. Kind of like you feel when you are visiting loved ones that you havent seen in a long time, then you have to go back to your empty home. Someone has slipped me a dose of reality.
Today Sher had to travel back to Lethbridge where she will remain until we are able to get her visa paperwork squared away. It took some time to get used to having someone living with me again, now I have to get used to her not being there all the time. It sucks, but it is what it is.
You know how you felt when you were a kid? You came home from the last day of school and its the start of summer vacation. Your mom had just baked a fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies, and you parents told you they were taking you to Disneyland?
Thats how I feel when I'm with her.
Unfortunately things don't always work out exactly the way we plan for them to. If someone had told me a year ago I would be getting married again I would have told them they were nucking futs. This whole process of preparing for the wedding has driven us to drink heavily and consume massive amounts of food and painkillers.
But, it is something we will always remember, look back on and laugh about.
So are we ready for this? I think so.
Are we allowed to drink in Church?
Today Sher had to travel back to Lethbridge where she will remain until we are able to get her visa paperwork squared away. It took some time to get used to having someone living with me again, now I have to get used to her not being there all the time. It sucks, but it is what it is.
You know how you felt when you were a kid? You came home from the last day of school and its the start of summer vacation. Your mom had just baked a fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies, and you parents told you they were taking you to Disneyland?
Thats how I feel when I'm with her.
Unfortunately things don't always work out exactly the way we plan for them to. If someone had told me a year ago I would be getting married again I would have told them they were nucking futs. This whole process of preparing for the wedding has driven us to drink heavily and consume massive amounts of food and painkillers.
But, it is something we will always remember, look back on and laugh about.
So are we ready for this? I think so.
Are we allowed to drink in Church?
Saturday, April 5, 2008
A Girl, a Cat, and Two Smelly Dogs.
Why did I get married the first time?
Simply put, I married for a job… I wanted to be a Police Officer and the Department frowned on hiring single Officers because they felt that married Officers were generally more “stable” and thus better candidates for Officers.
To say my first marriage was disastrous would be an understatement. In the beginning it wasn’t so bad but as the time and years went by, I began to think I was living within the fires of hell with the devil and my wife taking turns poking me with a red hot fork.
It took some time before I was able to successfully separate myself from that situation and obtain a divorce. After a period of bachelorhood it became apparent that it was time to try again and re-enter the bonds and shackles of a real relationship.
After all, old man time was creeping up on me fast. I had to think about the day when I could no longer do things for myself, remedial tasks we take for granted everyday, like being able to change my depends.
So, I began to ask myself who would be there to assist if and when I was unable to do these things on my own? My dogs are loyal and faithful companions but lack the intelligence and dexterity to help me in that way.
It became apparent that I needed a woman in my life but living in a very small community at the end of the earth does present challenges in meeting people. I could trot on down to the local pub and pick out a nice aged, vintage toothless model.
Or I could turn to cyberspace.
Let the search begin.
If you are familiar with the online dating scene you may have been unfortunate enough to meet a few people through cyberspace, only to find out when you actually met that they had not been entirely upfront with you.
For example, the picture they used in their profile was taken when they were 20 years younger, and 300 pounds lighter.
"Oh, I put on a few pounds since that picture was taken".
No kidding? A few?
Or maybe they were in the "non-separation" type of separation phase from their possibly soon to be ex-spouse.
"Well yeah, ok, he doesn't live with me anymore, but we are still friends" and he comes over to see the kids. They need their daddy.
Right. Maybe it’s what YOU need.
Or, she had 12 more children than she originally had told you.
"Oh, I forgot to mention the children I have from my 4 ex's. But they don't live with me".
Lady, you don't have kids. You have a litter!
So I was beginning to give up and resign myself to a life of living like an 1800’s Mountain Man. I would grow a long beard, live off the land and go to town once a year to do some trading.. Mebbe even trade me some beaver pelts for a woman. Soon enough I found myself slowing down to check out the sheep grazing on the side of the road.
I knew I needed to do something, and fast.
After a series of trial and errors I finally met someone who had been truthful with me, and was extremely cute to boot.
Sher came along in 2005 and after a week or two of online conversations we felt as if the time was right to finally meet. We arranged for a meeting at our finest local one and only pub.
Since I wanted to do things right and really impress her I called ahead and made reservations for the finest dirty table in the establishment.
Sher brought along her bodyguard, Teresa.
I brought my anxiety.
It’s always awkward when you finally meet that person you had been conversing with all this time. You may not have any trouble making conversation over the internet, or telephone, but it is entirely different when you finally meet that person face to face. Uhhh.
We spent an hour or so sitting across the table from each other doing our best to make conversation, as nervous as I was, I managed to hold my own. The seventeen shots of tequila I had before I arrived probably helped somewhat. I didn’t think it was going that well.
Skip forward to the present day.
My darling Sherilyn has learned to adjust to my little quirks and mood swings and I have adjusted to hers. Of course she has many more "quirks" than I do because she is Canadian.
She has also accepted my smelly dogs which she knows are more like children to me than pets. And I have accepted that damn cat of hers.
To say I am nervous about being married again is an understatement of gigantic proportions. The wedding day is around a month away and I plan to start drinking early that morning...Or maybe now.
Simply put, I married for a job… I wanted to be a Police Officer and the Department frowned on hiring single Officers because they felt that married Officers were generally more “stable” and thus better candidates for Officers.
To say my first marriage was disastrous would be an understatement. In the beginning it wasn’t so bad but as the time and years went by, I began to think I was living within the fires of hell with the devil and my wife taking turns poking me with a red hot fork.
It took some time before I was able to successfully separate myself from that situation and obtain a divorce. After a period of bachelorhood it became apparent that it was time to try again and re-enter the bonds and shackles of a real relationship.
After all, old man time was creeping up on me fast. I had to think about the day when I could no longer do things for myself, remedial tasks we take for granted everyday, like being able to change my depends.
So, I began to ask myself who would be there to assist if and when I was unable to do these things on my own? My dogs are loyal and faithful companions but lack the intelligence and dexterity to help me in that way.
It became apparent that I needed a woman in my life but living in a very small community at the end of the earth does present challenges in meeting people. I could trot on down to the local pub and pick out a nice aged, vintage toothless model.
Or I could turn to cyberspace.
Let the search begin.
If you are familiar with the online dating scene you may have been unfortunate enough to meet a few people through cyberspace, only to find out when you actually met that they had not been entirely upfront with you.
For example, the picture they used in their profile was taken when they were 20 years younger, and 300 pounds lighter.
"Oh, I put on a few pounds since that picture was taken".
No kidding? A few?
Or maybe they were in the "non-separation" type of separation phase from their possibly soon to be ex-spouse.
"Well yeah, ok, he doesn't live with me anymore, but we are still friends" and he comes over to see the kids. They need their daddy.
Right. Maybe it’s what YOU need.
Or, she had 12 more children than she originally had told you.
"Oh, I forgot to mention the children I have from my 4 ex's. But they don't live with me".
Lady, you don't have kids. You have a litter!
So I was beginning to give up and resign myself to a life of living like an 1800’s Mountain Man. I would grow a long beard, live off the land and go to town once a year to do some trading.. Mebbe even trade me some beaver pelts for a woman. Soon enough I found myself slowing down to check out the sheep grazing on the side of the road.
I knew I needed to do something, and fast.
After a series of trial and errors I finally met someone who had been truthful with me, and was extremely cute to boot.
Sher came along in 2005 and after a week or two of online conversations we felt as if the time was right to finally meet. We arranged for a meeting at our finest local one and only pub.
Since I wanted to do things right and really impress her I called ahead and made reservations for the finest dirty table in the establishment.
Sher brought along her bodyguard, Teresa.
I brought my anxiety.
It’s always awkward when you finally meet that person you had been conversing with all this time. You may not have any trouble making conversation over the internet, or telephone, but it is entirely different when you finally meet that person face to face. Uhhh.
We spent an hour or so sitting across the table from each other doing our best to make conversation, as nervous as I was, I managed to hold my own. The seventeen shots of tequila I had before I arrived probably helped somewhat. I didn’t think it was going that well.
Skip forward to the present day.
My darling Sherilyn has learned to adjust to my little quirks and mood swings and I have adjusted to hers. Of course she has many more "quirks" than I do because she is Canadian.
She has also accepted my smelly dogs which she knows are more like children to me than pets. And I have accepted that damn cat of hers.
To say I am nervous about being married again is an understatement of gigantic proportions. The wedding day is around a month away and I plan to start drinking early that morning...Or maybe now.
Conquer the Five Most Common Fears About Your Wedding Ceremony
It's safe to say that of all the important events in your lifetime, your wedding day is certain to be right up there with those that are the most meaningful. And throughout the entire wedding day - the preparations, the ceremony, the reception, and the wedding night - the moment when you recite your wedding vows to each other is the most meaningful. It is a time that you will remember forever, exactly as it felt: a sublime, dreamlike fantastical moment, when everyone significant to you is watching as you join in wedlock with the most important individual in your life.
Conquering Your Fears
Since this is such a unique and central moment to your romantic life, you're probably wondering how it is that you'll make the experience better than that 10th grade public-speaking assignment where you blanked out halfway through and fainted in front of all of your peers. Begin by telling yourself that it is perfectly natural to feel nervous when speaking in public. Moreover, not everyone is born with perfect public-speaking skills that accurately demonstrate what they feel in their hearts. However, fortunately for the majority of us, these things can be learned.
Of course, being well-prepared and armed with wedding vows you know are the absolute best they could possibly be is one of the easiest ways to overcome these fears. How do I know? Because the home-study course I put together, The Ultimate Wedding Vow Toolkit, has helped hundreds of couples take the fear out of their wedding ceremony by giving them the tools they need to write truly amazing wedding vows. You can find out more about the kit at http://www.weddingvowtoolkit.com.
But beyond that, when you think logically about each of these fears, you'll realize there is nothing that cannot be overcome with a bit of care, technique, and practice. Let's take a realistic look at these five incredibly common worries. In a few minutes, you'll see that none of them are likely to spoil your ceremony.
Common Fear #1: Freezing Up
This is a direct result of being excessively nervous. Therefore, it's important to come up with some calming techniques that will help you to keep cool. It's only natural to be a bit nervous. In fact, the added rush from being a little on the anxious side can actually help you to speak better and with added feeling. The best technique that you can give yourself is breathing. Most often, when we are overly frightened, we either breathe much too quickly or we hold our breath. Therefore, as you're keeping yourself calm, concentrate on breathing smoothly, neither too fast or too slow, but regularly, in through your nose and out through your mouth. Practice a few times in advance, especially in other situations that you've found a bit stressful in the past. You'll be surprised at what an enormous difference something as simple as breathing can do for you.
Common Fear #2: Going Blank
This is another trick played by your overly-nervous brain. To stop yourself from becoming so nervous that you go blank, or even to remove any fear that you may go blank, bring a "backup" copy of your wedding vows on cue cards that you can slip into your pocket. Make sure they are very crisp and neat looking so that you won't hesitate to use them if you have to, and write clearly on them so that you won't get stuck due to sloppiness.
Common Fear #3: Blushing, Dry Mouth, and Shaking.
These are extremely common physical responses to being nervous and having to perform in front of others. However, even if they do begin to occur, you can bring yourself to a calmer state where these physical symptoms will begin to fade. Try to ignore blushing and shaking as much as possible and just concentrate on your vows and how much you love the person to whom you are making those vows. With regards to dry mouth, drink lots of water beforehand, and try not to think about it. As long as you concentrate on what you're doing, instead of the fact that you are blushing, shaking, or have a dry mouth, they will actually begin to resolve themselves quite quickly.
Common Fear #4: Having Someone Heckle
This is a common fear, but it simply doesn't happen at weddings. Remind yourself that everyone there with you is hoping the very best for you and your future spouse. They are all nervous right along with you and wouldn't dream of saying anything but best wishes for your future together. The closest they will come to "heckling" is sending a mental prayer to provide you the strength and the courage to continue so that you may enjoy long and happy lives together.
Common Fear #5: Being Judged
The people attending your wedding are all people who know you, like or love you, and who wish you the very best. They know how much adrenaline is running through your system as you say your wedding vows, and wouldn't judge you at a time like that; except to think about how well suited you are to the love of your life.
Chris Simeral's Ultimate Wedding Vow Toolkit has helped hundreds of people across the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain compose completely personalized and ultra-romantic wedding vows. Find out more at http://www.WeddingVowToolkit.com.
Conquering Your Fears
Since this is such a unique and central moment to your romantic life, you're probably wondering how it is that you'll make the experience better than that 10th grade public-speaking assignment where you blanked out halfway through and fainted in front of all of your peers. Begin by telling yourself that it is perfectly natural to feel nervous when speaking in public. Moreover, not everyone is born with perfect public-speaking skills that accurately demonstrate what they feel in their hearts. However, fortunately for the majority of us, these things can be learned.
Of course, being well-prepared and armed with wedding vows you know are the absolute best they could possibly be is one of the easiest ways to overcome these fears. How do I know? Because the home-study course I put together, The Ultimate Wedding Vow Toolkit, has helped hundreds of couples take the fear out of their wedding ceremony by giving them the tools they need to write truly amazing wedding vows. You can find out more about the kit at http://www.weddingvowtoolkit.com.
But beyond that, when you think logically about each of these fears, you'll realize there is nothing that cannot be overcome with a bit of care, technique, and practice. Let's take a realistic look at these five incredibly common worries. In a few minutes, you'll see that none of them are likely to spoil your ceremony.
Common Fear #1: Freezing Up
This is a direct result of being excessively nervous. Therefore, it's important to come up with some calming techniques that will help you to keep cool. It's only natural to be a bit nervous. In fact, the added rush from being a little on the anxious side can actually help you to speak better and with added feeling. The best technique that you can give yourself is breathing. Most often, when we are overly frightened, we either breathe much too quickly or we hold our breath. Therefore, as you're keeping yourself calm, concentrate on breathing smoothly, neither too fast or too slow, but regularly, in through your nose and out through your mouth. Practice a few times in advance, especially in other situations that you've found a bit stressful in the past. You'll be surprised at what an enormous difference something as simple as breathing can do for you.
Common Fear #2: Going Blank
This is another trick played by your overly-nervous brain. To stop yourself from becoming so nervous that you go blank, or even to remove any fear that you may go blank, bring a "backup" copy of your wedding vows on cue cards that you can slip into your pocket. Make sure they are very crisp and neat looking so that you won't hesitate to use them if you have to, and write clearly on them so that you won't get stuck due to sloppiness.
Common Fear #3: Blushing, Dry Mouth, and Shaking.
These are extremely common physical responses to being nervous and having to perform in front of others. However, even if they do begin to occur, you can bring yourself to a calmer state where these physical symptoms will begin to fade. Try to ignore blushing and shaking as much as possible and just concentrate on your vows and how much you love the person to whom you are making those vows. With regards to dry mouth, drink lots of water beforehand, and try not to think about it. As long as you concentrate on what you're doing, instead of the fact that you are blushing, shaking, or have a dry mouth, they will actually begin to resolve themselves quite quickly.
Common Fear #4: Having Someone Heckle
This is a common fear, but it simply doesn't happen at weddings. Remind yourself that everyone there with you is hoping the very best for you and your future spouse. They are all nervous right along with you and wouldn't dream of saying anything but best wishes for your future together. The closest they will come to "heckling" is sending a mental prayer to provide you the strength and the courage to continue so that you may enjoy long and happy lives together.
Common Fear #5: Being Judged
The people attending your wedding are all people who know you, like or love you, and who wish you the very best. They know how much adrenaline is running through your system as you say your wedding vows, and wouldn't judge you at a time like that; except to think about how well suited you are to the love of your life.
Chris Simeral's Ultimate Wedding Vow Toolkit has helped hundreds of people across the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain compose completely personalized and ultra-romantic wedding vows. Find out more at http://www.WeddingVowToolkit.com.
The SURGE of the URGE!
Have you ever heard the expression, "The Urge to Merge"?
It is a term relating to sexuality and marriage. The "URGE" symbolizes sexual interest, and the "MERGE" symbolizes marriage union.
We see it all around us!
Late night TV bombards us with sexual images and sensual content. Commercials that have nothing to do with sex use a sensual foundation to market to the masses. More than ever in history our minds seem to be more interested in the sex-drive channel than in channeling the sex-drive.
We call this, "The SURGE of the URGE".
Let's travel back in time about sixty years before we became so technologically advanced and started opening up the bedroom door for anyone with an appetite and "prying eyes". Many of the older generation know of what time I speak! Back when some things were still considered sacred and "The SURGE of the URGE" was yet in the future.
It used to be that life was about marriage and family principles. It used to be that faith and family were the criteria for determining life success. In other words, it was about the "MERGE". Family and relationship building principles for living was the norm.
Then came The Beatles, Elvis, Rock-and-Roll and yes, Hugh Hefner and Playboy.
Gradually our society began to shift its thinking and embrace a mindset for the "URGE" itself. The sexual revolution stepped onto the horizon, and "The SURGE of the URGE" was born and became the focus.
Sadly, and to our demise I might add, the "MERGE" has been placed on the shelf and in many cases mocked and ridiculed.
For over fifty years now we have been a world dominated with a fascination for the "URGE".
Playboy, Penthouse, Hustler, Strip Clubs, Porn Movies, Girls Gone Wild, Spring Break, Wild On, etc. The Music Industry lyrics display this same "URGE" mentality and, of course, let's not forget the recent Halftime Super Bowl antics.
We even went through a time in recent history where the "URGE" became the main topic of conversation surrounding the Presidency of the United States.
Maybe, instead of just enacting and enforcing laws and high-dollar fines...maybe, instead of just issues of censorship...maybe, instead of just battling it out in the boardroom and courtroom...maybe we should do something so foreign as to go back to the shelf, dust off the idea that marriage and family life is where it's really at and get our focus back on the importance of the "MERGE".
Being wanted for a "Night of a Lifetime" can never fully satisfy, fulfill or replace the greatest longing of our hearts for being wanted for a "Lifetime of Nights".
Let's all consider taking the "MERGE" down from the shelf. Marriage and family life will always play the greatest role in our civilization.
The greatest gift we will ever give the world is a stable home.
(C)Copyright 2004 Stanley J. Leffew
All Rights Reserved!
Stanley J. Leffew is the Author of, "How To Be Wanted For a Lifetime of Nights and Not Just a Night of a Lifetime". His website is based on this same theme. Find out for yourself why feeding desire and leading-with-the-body in life and relationships fails to satisfy the longing of the human heart to connect at http://advice-for-lifetime-relationships.com
It is a term relating to sexuality and marriage. The "URGE" symbolizes sexual interest, and the "MERGE" symbolizes marriage union.
We see it all around us!
Late night TV bombards us with sexual images and sensual content. Commercials that have nothing to do with sex use a sensual foundation to market to the masses. More than ever in history our minds seem to be more interested in the sex-drive channel than in channeling the sex-drive.
We call this, "The SURGE of the URGE".
Let's travel back in time about sixty years before we became so technologically advanced and started opening up the bedroom door for anyone with an appetite and "prying eyes". Many of the older generation know of what time I speak! Back when some things were still considered sacred and "The SURGE of the URGE" was yet in the future.
It used to be that life was about marriage and family principles. It used to be that faith and family were the criteria for determining life success. In other words, it was about the "MERGE". Family and relationship building principles for living was the norm.
Then came The Beatles, Elvis, Rock-and-Roll and yes, Hugh Hefner and Playboy.
Gradually our society began to shift its thinking and embrace a mindset for the "URGE" itself. The sexual revolution stepped onto the horizon, and "The SURGE of the URGE" was born and became the focus.
Sadly, and to our demise I might add, the "MERGE" has been placed on the shelf and in many cases mocked and ridiculed.
For over fifty years now we have been a world dominated with a fascination for the "URGE".
Playboy, Penthouse, Hustler, Strip Clubs, Porn Movies, Girls Gone Wild, Spring Break, Wild On, etc. The Music Industry lyrics display this same "URGE" mentality and, of course, let's not forget the recent Halftime Super Bowl antics.
We even went through a time in recent history where the "URGE" became the main topic of conversation surrounding the Presidency of the United States.
Maybe, instead of just enacting and enforcing laws and high-dollar fines...maybe, instead of just issues of censorship...maybe, instead of just battling it out in the boardroom and courtroom...maybe we should do something so foreign as to go back to the shelf, dust off the idea that marriage and family life is where it's really at and get our focus back on the importance of the "MERGE".
Being wanted for a "Night of a Lifetime" can never fully satisfy, fulfill or replace the greatest longing of our hearts for being wanted for a "Lifetime of Nights".
Let's all consider taking the "MERGE" down from the shelf. Marriage and family life will always play the greatest role in our civilization.
The greatest gift we will ever give the world is a stable home.
(C)Copyright 2004 Stanley J. Leffew
All Rights Reserved!
Stanley J. Leffew is the Author of, "How To Be Wanted For a Lifetime of Nights and Not Just a Night of a Lifetime". His website is based on this same theme. Find out for yourself why feeding desire and leading-with-the-body in life and relationships fails to satisfy the longing of the human heart to connect at http://advice-for-lifetime-relationships.com
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