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Monday, December 15, 2014
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Thanks VS. Stress – Which Wins Out?!
So, here’s another one of those
posts that I had copied from somewhere, moved to a folder and then forgot
about!
There’s been much written on
“gratitude” in the past few years especially with Oprah having popularized the
gratitude journal. It’s not that I’m an
ungrateful person, BUT I think I reacted in a stereotypical, New York jaded
kind of way. I deliberately avoided
writing or speaking about gratitude in any of my blogs or talks. And, yes, I feel rather embarrassed writing
that!
Recently, though, I’ve rediscovered
the power of mindfully making the giving of thanks a part of my daily
ritual.
I don’t recall where I found the
following snippet, but in rediscovering it, it occurred to me that perhaps
wedding stress could be reduced if, each day, you followed the exercise
suggested in the article – except, make the “three things” all related to your
wedding.
Hey, it’s worth a try and I think
you’ll be surprised – for the good!
Try This Gratitude
Exercise
For the next five days, do the following daily:
Think of three things that happened
that day for which you’re grateful. Jot them down. As days pass, you may notice
that you’re now on the lookout throughout the day for reasons to be grateful.
You may easily come up with a dozen candidates that you’ll winnow to three for
your list—and your attitude will perk up as you start to see the world in a
more positive light, says Jacqueline Lewis, co-founder of the World Gratitude
Map and blogger at GlobalResilience.net.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
I'm On "Yahoo Style"!
photo: Corbis
Although I blog with the Huffington
Post, I've never written for Yahoo Style. . .until today. Well, actually, I didn't write this post,
BUT, I'm quoted in it and I'm delighted to have had the opportunity to share
another great wedding story. . .
Enjoy!
Anne Chertoff
December 8, 2014
When we heard last week that
Scarlett Johansson and fiancé Romain Dauriac were already married in a secret
wedding in Montana, we started asking around if anyone besides a celebrity
would plan a secret wedding.
Is it just the idea that an
intimate event should remain private, and away from prying paparazzi lenses? Or
are there other non-prying reasons that a couple may want to say “I do” under
the veil of secrecy?
For Cara and her then boyfriend
Raymond, who is originally from Germany, a secret wedding was the solution to
his work-visa issue. “Raymond’s company was going to transfer him out of the
U.S. so they didn’t have to deal with his visa,” Cara tells Yahoo Style. “So
instead of being apart we decided to marry in secret in 2009.”
Friday, December 5, 2014
One Word That Describes Your Partner Is – ??
“Mr. Fleiss said that he has a French
aunt who settled upon a word that best describes JoJo (his wife): ‘chaleur.’
‘It means having the quality of
warmth,’ he said.
‘Imagine a snowy evening in the
mountains, you see a log cabin with
a fire roaring — a feeling of home,
of warmth and heart.
For me, that’s what JoJo is.’”
Yet another quote I picked-up from
somewhere and have no record of where.
But I love the image the unknown Mr. Fleiss paints of his wife. Intimate and desperately romantic.
What about you, what word best
describes your partner? How do you want
us to imagine your partner? Do they know
this is how you think of them?
Monday, December 1, 2014
Who Do You Want To Become?
I saw that I would love him,
and that loving him would mean
saying yes to the self I would become
by loving him,
and no to the other selves
I would never become by not loving
him.
I don’t know who made this
observation – but, I’m deeply moved by the truth expressed.
I think the truth of this quote
speaks to why making a vow to another person is such a profound act.
In a real way, you’re vowing to
become the person you could only become through the loving of this particular
partner – and no other.
Now that’s deep! And courageous. And generous.
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