The Chronicles of Brenden and Cali

"Falling in love is easy, staying in love is hard" I often get asked for dating advice. And while I'm never shy about giving it, I always end it with "of course, I'm 33, divorced and single....so I may not be the best person to ask". Maybe I'm right, maybe I don't know what I'm talking about, but maybe, just maybe, I'm on to something here. "Love is a cycle: When you love, you get hurt. When you hurt, you hate. When you hate, you try to forget. When you try to forget, you start missing. And when you start missing, you eventually fall in love again." I'm 33. I've had high school sweethearts, college boyfriends, gotten married and divorced, and started dating all over again. And in that time, I've dated, I've fallen in love, I've pushed great guys away, I've ran, I've stopped believing in fairy tale endings, and fallen in love with the idea of falling in love all over again. That's what we do is...

“Things are as they are, we suffer because we imagined different” I attribute all of my life lessons and moments of clarity to my children. Throughout our shared journey in life, they teach and enlighten me daily. Never does a day go by where something doesn’t happen that brings joy and a deeper understanding of what matters most in life. Children are amazing that way. They live each day with such freedom. They don’t hide who they are, they aren’t ashamed of their unique qualities, they are tremendously honest, and undeniably full of innocence. In truth, they live each day of their lives the way that we as adults strive to but somehow forgot how to along the way. “ When you learn to accept instead of expect, you have fewer disappointments”  I have 2 friends that I see often, we get together a few times a week, cook, laugh, dance, watch movies, and basically just enjoy life. What I love most about my friends, is their zest for life. They choose to be happy and to live, a...