For the Children of yesteryear…Famous TV shows of the 1980’s

Okay so this article isn't about soul searching as previous entries but everyone needs a little entertainment now and then. This is all about finding that kid within all of us, as we journey back to a time that is now maybe restricted to syndicate. Happy times that made us laugh, sometimes made us cry, maybe taught us a lesson or two, but one thing's for sure - we can never replace those days...for it represents a particular period in time...(c)

...Here’s a list of our favourites. Can you think of any others?

• Full house
• Who’s the Boss
• Three’s Company
• Blossom
• Different strokes
• Webster
• Fame
• The Wonder Years
• Doogie Howser M.D.
• Growing Pains
• Moonlighting
• Cagney and Lasey
• The Love boat
• MacGuyver
• The Facts of Life
• Cheers
• Alf
• The Cosby Show
• Head of the Class
• Night Court
• My Two Dads
• Knots Landing
• Falcon Crest
• Dallas
• Mr. Belevedere
• Golden Girls
• Miami Vice
• Family Ties
• Solid Gold
• Circle Square

Admit it... the 80s was the best!! Blast from the past...tv and music will never be the same again...

The Quest for Happiness

According to 2008 statistics from the World Health Organization, heart disease and strokes are on the rise as the leading causes of death around the world. This trend is said to continue over the next twenty years or so according to a report published in May 2008. Some of the underlying causes of this are stress-related and often we find ourselves the victim. With this in mind, we must really step back and assess what is the object of our happiness. Is it wealth? Is it a good job? Is it finding a suitable partner to share your life with? Or is it simply life? Given the current situation in the world today when a human life is so easily ‘snuffed out’ we really need to take charge and make the most of every moment of life... (c)

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Love or something like it –Part II

Does anyone really know what is love? I think someone sang about that in the ‘80’s....But getting back to reality, the Oxford dictionary 1982 published version’s definition of love is “a warm liking or affection.” Does this summarize what most of us feel or have felt for that significant other at some point in our life, or is it just scratching the surface? Do we ever really feel this undying love or affection or are we just going through the motions, trying to protect ourselves from any in-depth feeling, in the fear of baring our soul and leaving ourselves exposed, or worse yet “locked down” too soon? Is this feeling fleeting and only experienced in a novel way at the beginning of a relationship or do we feel these emotions throughout our relationship or marriage? For married couples I think this is different, where both partners have grown accustomed to each other over time and have developed a respect or affection for the other, with the capacity to ignore the other’s flaws. Whether or not it is carried on throughout the duration of the marriage varies from couple to couple but in most healthy marriages, the feeling is always there, but partners go through different phases even before they reach the ‘happily ever after.’ ...

The beginning ‘happy phase’ ... (c)

Love or something like it…Part I

Life is so unpredictable; you never know where the winding road will take you. Sometimes we think that we are doing the best thing at the time but in retrospect we often second-guess our decisions. We get swept away by our emotions and think we are just playing the game of love till we get in over our head. There are times that we feel that true love is a myth and only exists in our head but we have to really look inside and determine what is the cause of these emotions. We think that if we let anyone too close, they will discover the real ‘us' and this makes us wary as another person sees us for who we really are, flaws and all. We tell ourselves that we are now vulnerable to actually feeling emotion and our emotions are left bare and we are now exposed and susceptible to fear and hurt. Fear that we may actually really begin to love this person, fear of not being loved in return or not being loved, as we want to. Fear of being committed too soon, fear of closing ourselves off from the rest of the world, from our family, from other potential suitors. We wonder if this is really 'the one' or are we just killing time till we find him or her. We wonder if we give ourselves to that person would they betray us, would they make us regret trusting the opposite sex and lock ourselves off completely... (c) To read more check out my book on Amazon.