Category : Lightbulb Moments

You Can’t Take What I Don’t Give You!

You Can’t Take What I Don’t Give You!

There’s a quote from Shakespeare’s Othello I love: “The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief” I think sometimes we all have moments in our life when we feel we have been robbed, cheated on, betrayed or sometimes simply misunderstood. We don’t set about to have enemies, or to have conflict in our lives, [...]

Does equal affection exist?

Does equal affection exist?

This week I contemplated one of my favourite quotes by W. H. Auden: “If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me” I used to think that if a seemingly one sided love existed, please let it be me that loves more because love doesn’t exist unless you feel it and in turn [...]

Same Sex, Different Sex, Who Cares?

Same Sex, Different Sex, Who Cares?

Honestly, why in this day and age is same sex marriage and same sex parented families even a political debate issue? I say if anyone is willing to work hard at making a marriage work and are willing to take on the challenge that is parenting, then all the power to them. Legalize it now! [...]

The Games We Play

The Games We Play

Something has been bothering me this week and it goes a little like this…… Why do we as women, especially women, play games to get what we want? Why do we allow ourselves to manipulate and be manipulated? Why is it so hard to be authentic? I noticed myself compromising in all areas recently, but [...]

Elizabeth and John Edwards – When is it enough??

Elizabeth and John Edwards – When is it enough??

This week I happened to catch the end of an interview with Elizabeth Edwards on “Larry King Live” and it left me thinking; When is it time to just say, “Enough now”? During my occasional dabble with the American tabloids, I have watched this story unfold over the last couple of years. Elizabeth was married [...]