Family Is A Great Choice

In life we get many so many choices it’s overwhelming. You get to choose what to eat for breakfast, what shoes to buy and what movie to watch. Family… did you choose to get a family? My family is just starting. Of course I have a mother and a father, but I am talking about a young family that recently started. You can’t chose your birth family, but you can chose the family you create yourself and that’s what I did.

When I was 20 years old, I never thought about having a family on my own. Even when I was 25 I didn’t feel that it was a necessary thing, it was something I could do without. I thought about one of my uncle who never had a family, never had a wife, never had children. I said to myself that he’s doing alright, he has a lot of money because he can spend it all on himself. It’s a selfish life, but it didn’t seem so bad. Read the rest of this entry »

Love Trouble From The Past

Andrew G. Marshall, the author of “I love you, but I’m not IN love with you: Seven Steps to Saving Your Relationship” says in that book that 80% of what we argue about in our relationships stems from our childhood, our past and only 20% are related to the ongoing relationship. That is quite an interesting and eye opening fact, but it’s also something that isn’t so surprising when you think of it. Think of your life, everything you ever did and thought about. Simply the way you have become the person you are today, how does it all add up? More importantly, how can you let go of your past mistakes and that of your partner?

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