I have been thinking about relationships recently. I have a friend who thought she broke up with her boyfriend because he stopped calling her. She has been with him for a year. She cried every day. Two weeks passed and he called her and said he was going through a funk and missed her terribly. They are back together but yet he never thought they broke up! She on the other hand has lost trust in their relationship. She said why did he not call and just say give him a break for a little while and she would not have cried. I have another friend who has a best friend and they have problems recently. They have been together for 25 years! One of them did not call the other one because she had some personal issues and the other one was depressed but did not say anything. So after a few days they both were upset . I know someone else who was on a dating site where 2 people talked to each other then one stopped. The one person became upset . When the other person after 2 weeks finally emailed the other person did not reply because she now was upset! So what is the conclusion. …….communication always will be the answer………. Communication – the human connection – is the key to personal and career success. Paul J. Meyer

The other night I woke up thinking about a relative who I had not spoken to in a few years. She called me a week ago to ask a question. It took me a while to register our conversation because I was in shock with the call. But she mentioned the name of someone who she was having an affair with for a long time in passing. That was what woke me up in the middle of the night. I had then realized they were still having an affair after 25 years!! The both of them are married to other people and do not want to divorce. So this couple stay together year after year hiding their relationship. This made me think of another woman I know who had an affair for 7 years. The difference between the 2 couples is one talked about love while the other couple thought they were just comforting each other. Now this all made me think of a conversation a long time ago where a friend of mine told me she had an affair with her landlord just for sex. So in the end what does all this mean????? You can think of extra marital affairs as just sex but sometimes for whatever reason they are affairs….. of the heart. This one I need to put my personal opinion if you are unhappy in your marriage sometimes you need to bite the bullet and pull out because cheating hurts many people in the end ………. There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded. Princess Diana

Crying…………I was talking to someone the other day who said they had a problem this weekend and they wanted to cry but they had used all their tears up last week. I thought to myself how funny it sounded but it does ring true. Sometimes the tears want to flow but just cannot come out. I know someone else last week who had the feeling to cry but the tears would not appear. There are people who tell you not to cry when you are sad then there are the others who tell you to let it out. Sometimes the tears can be a relief and sometimes they hurt more. I think crying has its place but if you find tears are streaming down your cheeks more than smiles are forming its time for change!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve always been good at putting things behind me – I fall apart, do my crying bit and then put it away and move it. Paula Radcliffe

The meek will inherit the earth……how many times have you heard that one??? The truth is if you are meek you will not inherit the earth you will be pushed out until your voice is not heard at all…People look at you and most of the time try to see how much they can get over on you. The strong voice may not win all the time but you can hear it. Sometimes if you are quiet people think you are weak. Not always true. Sometimes you walk tall but just carry a small stick. I guess I get tired of people trying to railroad you with their ideas as if you are not capable of thinking on your own and if you are quiet they slowly push their way into your mind.I know some people that when there is an issue they will scream and pound their fists until they think they get their point across. Then there are the people that will watch the situation and when they finally are tired of it they then quietly call the manager over and take care of it once and for all! The other person slamming their fists usually gets thrown out of the store. I guess today was one of those days where my voice needed to be raised to get my point across!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude. John C. Maxwell