contacted me via email, seeking my feedback on a situation she was encountering in her life — or rather, has been encountering for the last 23 years.
At age 48, and a few surplus pounds here and there (her own words), Mary is afraid of committing romantically because of so many failed relationships.
She was desperate, so much that she considered, for a few seconds (her own words, again), committing suicide and ending her all these “predicaments.”
Mary is a sharp woman, jovial and down-to-earth, the girlfriend with whom you would want to spend a whole weekend, or the guest you would want to invite to your Thanksgiving dinner.
Plus, she is gorgeous.
So I was flabbergasted…confused and surprised that no man in her native Duluth, Georgia, would find a potential mate in her.
Long story short, I found after multiple email rounds and phone calls that she was the one scared of love, of commitment, of combining her destiny with a man’s.
She has been disappointed so much in the past, she said, that she finds it difficult to marry.
So what’s the point here?
Very simple: don’t worry about love. At the right moment, your mate will show up. At that moment, even if he or she does not say hi, you will, because you will be convinced he or she is the one .
In life, some people fear love as much as fear itself.
That happens if you have been hurt romantically, and are therefore wary of another relationship.
That is understandable.
But don’t shut down your love channel because you had a failed relationship, or because someone you trusted did not turn out to be the most faithful individual.
As long as you live, you will encounter love, maybe not in the form you expect, but in a form that will suit you properly when it happens.
Accept your flaws.
You are on Planet Earth to learn, mingle with others and fulfill your inner potential, your latent talent.
You are here because you are needed here, regardless of your flaws, imperfections and limits.
No matter what you believe, your contribution is as important as that of the next person.
As you read these lines, I want you to focus for a few seconds on your flaws.
List them, write them down in one column and analyze them.
Then, in another column, write down your qualities, what makes you a good and desirable person.
Finally, show the list to your best friend or mentor.
You would notice you have more qualities than flaws, and the imperfections you have are not worse than what each of us bears in his or her genetic and spiritual DNA.
Don’t be scared of laughing.
Don’t be scared of laughing, even during intercourse.
Some people take it seriously, especially men, or when the relationship is already shaky in the sexual department.
But c’mon, folks! Relax a bit.
I think, dear reader, that you should be able to laugh in all situations, unless, once again, it profoundly offends someone.
In those cases, you shouldn’t. I agree. But my point is, people shouldn’t too serious while having intimacy, as if the whole thing was torture.
Laughing is a good remedy against fear and stress. Medical specialists have theorized for centuries that smiling and laughing have benefits.
But recently that theory has been proven true by countless studies on human welfare.
Some people even say that laughter is a poison to fear — and I agree.
Occasionally, take a break from your routine and laugh at everything laughable, including yourself.
Self-derision has the triple benefit of rendering you appealing to others, making you happy, and showing you the virtues of humility.
You can also laugh about your past mistakes, negative events that later turned positive…and critics who wished you ill initially but now are worse off than you.
Let happiness invade your life.
Let me continue a bit on the happiness and laughing approach.
Don’t be scared by happiness, and embrace happy people wholeheartedly and immediately.
Do me a favor.
At this moment, right now as you are