Dear Marie: My husband passed more than a year ago from Alzheimer’s disease. The progress of the disease was very slow. At first, we didn’t know he had it but the doctor later said it had been there for a while. I was his primary care giver for more than 5 years...
Dear Marie: I have been on my own for a year now. My husband died last year. We were married 52 wonderful years. He was the love of my life and I miss him so much. My Tom did all the finances for us. I know I should have taken an interest in what was going on but you...
Dear Marie: I feel so embarrassed asking you this but I really need your help. About 3 months ago, I met a very nice gentleman at my church. He’s 76, which is about my age. We hit it off immediately. We have been talking a lot over the phone and at church. I really...
Dear Marie: Thank you in advance for answering my question. I have been divorced for 3 years and I'm thinking about going back to school. It has always been my dream to have a college education but I never seemed to be able to make it happen. I married young and...
Dear Marie: I know this question might sound strange but I'm at my wits' and and I don’t know what to do. So I'm writing to you. Maybe you'll have a suggestion about how to handle it. About a year ago my ex‐husband and I decided to get a divorce. We both wanted it....
Life Assessment for Widows and Divorcees What is it that you want for the rest of your life? How do you really want to live? What people are beneficial for you and which ones no longer serve or support who you want to become? Are you living the life you envisioned for...
GETTING WHAT YOU WANT IN 2011 – A PLAN FOR CHANGING YOUR BEHAVIOR "All you need to know is the future is wide open and you are about to create it by what you do.” Pema Chodrin ‘The Best Buddhist Writings 2008’ Are you happy? We all have different ideas about what...
Dear Marie: I'm newly divorced and I don’t know the first thing about being on my own. The divorce was final last month. I was married to the same woman for 25 years when she asked for a divorce. I loved her then and still do. I have no idea what happened. I thought...
Everybody wants joy, but what does it mean to live your life in joy. This is a question that most people don’t contemplate. Is living your life in joy a feeling or is it something else – something more tangible? We say we want it, but we don’t know what it looks like...