Category Archives: Life Lessons

Meaningful snippets of life.

Father’s Day

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Glen-Peter Ahlers

Happy Father’s Day, Dad. You’ve been gone ten years now, but in many ways you never left. I want to thank you for teaching me so much. I still hear your voice repeating lessons as necessary. It’s like having a … Continue reading →

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Silence is Golden

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Glen-Peter Ahlers

Silence is best in Love, almost always. Good things come in silence. Eyespeak, for one. Soft caresses, another. The scent of clean sheets in the dark. Love is largely caressed in silence; soft, whispered I Love yous merely punctuate loving … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Glen-Peter Ahlers

It’s Valentine’s Day! Although the origin of the holiday is sketchy; and although it was removed from the General Roman Calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI, today we celebrate Valentine’s Day in hundreds of countries around the … Continue reading →

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How Do You Unmangle Love?

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Glen-Peter Ahlers

All is energy Einstein said. It can’t be created or destroyed; it just is. So Love can’t be created or destroyed. Maybe, but it certainly can get mangled. How does one unmangle, or better yet, prevent the mangling of one’s … Continue reading →

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Every Day Should Be Valentine's Day

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Glen-Peter Ahlers

It’s Valentine’s Day! Give her a fully body wrap hug; give him a long lasting kiss. Maybe flowers, dinner, or wine. Maybe a movie, and of course, chocolate! Take a few moments today to enjoy and savor one another. Sneak … Continue reading →

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Loving Her is Easier Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Glen-Peter Ahlers

Often songs are poignant because they lament Love’s loss. How sad that we too often take Love for granted and appreciate it only after it is gone. She was physically forgotten/Then she slipped into my pocket/With my car keys, sings … Continue reading →

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Why Does Love Grow Cold?

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Glen-Peter Ahlers

People ask how come we stop loving. Why does Love grow cold? Why does Love’s fire cool off? Well, for one thing, we can’t emotionally and mentally keep up forever the frenetic pace of blooming into Love. We need the … Continue reading →

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Rollercoaster Love

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Glen-Peter Ahlers

I asked my mother years ago why it was that my first girlfriend could so suddenly, swiftly, and silently deliver me from great soaring heights to the deepest of despairs. I was fortunate because this girlfriend and I were together … Continue reading →

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Every Pot Has A Lid

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Glen-Peter Ahlers

One grey afternoon my daughter and I were waiting in the car for her siblings to get out of school. It was misting and small droplets of rain speckled the windows. Suddenly a small, green frog hopped up out of … Continue reading →

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