Big changes in life
I spoke with a friend yesterday. His deepest, darkest secret has been exposed. I’ve been through this, twice. The first time was an agony; I thought I’d die. The second time… well, it was like the second time your heart is broken. It’s easier to cope. I want to specify, in all three cases, these […]
I met my friend, Ben, nearly forty years ago. We lived in Tucson; we were servers in the same restaurant. It was an interesting situation because all of the servers were gay men except for three women. In whatever case, Ben and I hit it off. We’ve been friends ever since. This was the same
A time comes in the lives of all women, when they realize they can no longer play the part of the ingenue. They’ve got to make a transition and it’s not always easy. In fact, many women are scared to death to step out of this role and leave it behind. When a woman does
If you hang around astrology circles long enough, you’ll eventually hear about the outer planets being considered “higher octaves” of some of the faster-moving planets. What this means is that the outer planet is considered to bring a higher, more universal expression to the principles of the faster-moving planet. But what does that mean in
A woman’s biological or baby clock is something to behold. It’s not uncommon to see a woman who never wanted children change her mind, whiplash fast. The woman herself can be taken aback. I experienced this myself. Baby fever!
“When I was younger, a lot of my boyfriends died right after we split up. Now that I’m 41, and for the past decade, I live with this intense fear that whenever my partner doesn’t call back or disappears for some reason, I immediately have an intense fear that they’re dead. Which can be excruciating
Dear Elsa, I will soon be turning forty. I never thought I would go through a mid-life crisis phase, but I feel I may be in the depths of one. I married at the age of nineteen and we’ve been married for almost 21 years. We have two wonderful teen-age daughters and I will graduate
