My soul is getting tired

If my world were to cave in tomorrow, I would look back on all the pleasures, excitements and worth whilenesses I have been lucky enough to have had. Not the sadness, not my miscarriages or my father leaving home, but the joy of everything else. It will have been enough. ~ Audrey Hepburn

People are sad. People are broke. People are worried about money, people are worried that they're not enough and not amounting to anything and they don't feel good about themselves. People have rough times, and everybody's pretending it's not true, and we need to break that veneer. ~ Eve Ensler

You left and I cried tears of blood. My sorrow grows. Its not just that You left. But when You left my eyes went with You. Now, how will I cry? ~ Rumi

If my world were to cave in tomorrow, I would look back on all the pleasures, excitements and worthwhilenesses I have been lucky enough to have had. Not the sadness, not my miscarriages or my father leaving home, but the joy of everything else. It will have been enough. ~ Audrey Hepburn

I am slowly learning that some people are not good for me, no matter how much I love them. I deserve someone who is gentle and kind, because my soul is getting tired. Realizing that I deserve something good is one of the first steps. 

Michelle K., Why I Need To Say Goodbye To You.

It is truly rare to find true love

It is truly rare to find true love. I have so much respect and admiration for couples who share love all through their lifetime. They are blessed to know what love really is. “for richer or poorer, in sickness or in health, till death do you part.”

True love is not a strong, fiery, impetuous passion. It is, on the contrary, an element calm and deep. It looks beyond mere externals, and is attracted by qualities alone. It is wise and discriminating, and its devotion is real and abiding. ~ Ellen G. White

True love doesn't happen right away; it's an ever-growing process. It develops after you've gone through many ups and downs, when you've suffered together, cried together, laughed together.~ Ricardo Montalban

True Love is not perfect, it’s accepting and loving one another unconditionally regardless of imperfection, it’s accepting that perfection and happiness is in the eye of the beholder. If you can love, laugh and be happy through the roller coaster of life then you have found true love and should cherish it always. ~ Sharlene Oates

I love my husband very much. I knew it was real true love because I felt like I could be myself around that person. Your true, true innermost authentic self, the stuff you don't let anyone else see, if you can be that way with that person, I think that that's real love. ~ Idina Menzel

What Makes a Happy, Successful Marriage? 9 Psychological Factors

What Makes a Happy, Successful Marriage? 9 Psychological Factors

There are several factors that play a vital role in making marriages successful or unsuccessful. Psychologists have conducted studies to narrow down the essential factors that contribute to a successful marriage. Dr. Judith S. Wallerstein, PhD, gathered 50 couples who had been happily married for at least 9 years and had children together and conducted separate and joint interviews.

Wallerstein also conducted follow-up interviews after 2 years and concluded that there are 9 psychological factors, which she refers to as pillars, on which happy marriages rest.

Here they are:

1. Separation of emotions from one’s childhood

It’s important to detach yourself from your childhood family to build strong connections with your adult family. This does not mean estrangement, maintain and balance the relationships with both families and forge a separate identity from your siblings and parents.