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Healing from and Reconciling after an Affair

Infidelity. The very word can cause people to feel a whole host of emotions. It is one of the most difficult things a marriage can go through. Most couples are not able to look past infidelity, but for some they learn to embrace the roller coaster ride of healing and forgiveness and are rewarded for their efforts. The process, if done successfully, can yield fruitful results. The couple can become stronger than they ever were before. However, it is not an easy, quick process. It will require a lot of commitment and work. Is this something you are ready to do? If not, then chances of success are slim. Ensuring that both people involved are 100% committed to the relationship is essential. After all, without this commitment infidelity is likely to reoccur. Both people have to want it and be willing to do the work necessary to fight for it. No successful marriage, or relationship for that matter, is healthy and happy without having to continually work for it 24/7, 365 days a year. W...

A Personal Discovery of Finding Purpose & Hope From Life's Challenges

     Many of you know by now that I have a passion for writing. This passion has taken me to the next chapter in my life, becoming an author. This brave leap into professional writing was not one that I ventured down easily. It had always been a passion of mine, but not one I sincerely considered doing full-time.      You see, becoming an author and focusing on my writing meant giving up my other career pursuits, ones that I had given much of my time and money to. It also seemed very risky to me, putting all my eggs into one basket, if you will, with no guarantees of success. If I should fail as a writer what then was left for me to do?      Again, I didn’t come to this decision easily. In fact, it was a decision I realized I needed to make after experiencing chronic pain for the last two years. It was the chronic pain and the inability to work or pursue my doctorate education that led me to the realization that something had t...