The definition of love is probably as varied as the number of people you ask. However, there was one common thread among the hundreds of couples that came for counseling: their love was measured by the intensity and frequency of their sexual relationship. That is what I would call erotic love. The word erotic derives from the…
Have you heard about the “48 Hour Challenge?” The headlines stirred memories of a similar challenge that was popular when my wife and I were teenagers. That challenge involved fasting for a couple of days and donating the money saved toward famine relief in a particular country. However, as I read the article, I soon…
There is an old saying, “We get too soon old, and too late smart.” It’s like the young man who came home after graduating from university and commented on how smart his dad had become during his absence. As we mature our values have a way of changing. We discover that the rich and poor…
I love dark chocolate; I love natural black licorice; I love baked salmon; and I love my wife. Oh yes, and I almost forgot: I love hockey, I love football, and I love skiing. Obviously, there is a hierarchy of value in the list that I have given. Nothing in that list comes close to…
“At 99 degrees, water is very hot. At 100 degrees, it boils. And with boiling water, comes steam. And with steam you can power a locomotive. And, it’s that ONE extra degree that makes all the difference.” -Max Anderson “Good enough” is often a statement made to condone mediocrity. It is a cover for the…
Back in 1954 the US and Canada agreed to a project called the DEW line. This was a series of radar installations along the 69th parallel that would give advance notice of a Soviet strike on North America. Fortunately, the system was not put to the test. Human relationships are not impervious to ballistic missile…