October 9, 1977 Woodland Park, CO

Sorry, but now that I have your attention I must confess that there is no real secret to my happy marriage.  It’d be nice though, huh?  It might also be tempting to believe it is luck.  A part of me admits how very fortunate I’ve been to be in a relationship that just keeps getting better as the years go by.  Surely luck has something to do with it when the same has alluded so many wonderful people.  It’s also inviting to think it’s because I’ve got relationships all figured out. But although I’ve made some great choices, what you haven’t seen is all the road-bumps I’ve/we’ve encountered.  Even so, on the eve of my 45th anniversary, I am gratefully aware of the privilege of living and loving the same human for such a length of time and believe there are a couple of elements that helped to make it happen.

To begin with, before we even got together we both held a strong intention to create an extraordinary relationship. [Read more…]