Martians Out of Work / Young Marriages / Mothers/ Twitter : Humor, Tips, & Help - 5/2/09

Sat May 2 20:17:38 EDT 2009

- OUT OF WORK MARTIANS AND TESTOSTERONE
- SEEKING DATA ON MARRYING YOUNG
- ONE WEEK TO MOTHER'S DAY
- TWITTER HUMOR 
- TWITTER MARRIAGE TIPS
- TWITTER HELP

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- OUT OF WORK MARTIANS AND TESTOSTERONE

I'm sure it's not just in DC area, that you're seeing this all across the
country - suicides and even more horrifying, suicide homicides - brought on
by the economic crisis.  This advice from John Gray is a must read.

http://marsvenusliving.com/2009/04/23/out-of-work-men/

John will be on a much lighter note at the Thursday night Banquet in
Orlando: Mars and Venus in the Bedroom (do not miss it!) and/or catch him at
the Mars/Venus exhibit where you can learn about the new Mars Venus Coach
designation and join the worldwide Mars/Venus Coaching Team.

> 415 - Fri morning, July 10
> Mars Venus Coaching
> Rich Bernstein, Melodie Tucker
> Understand the differences between coaching, consulting, and therapy, the
> benefits of coaching, a variety of coaching processes, and how to join the
> worldwide Mars Venus Coaching team.

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- SEEKING DATA ON MARRYING YOUNG

Please help with this one
- diane  

> Hi Diane,
> We are pulling together research, data, and relevant information about the
> impact of getting married while undergraduate college/university student(s).  
> Age is certainly one factor involved, but we are also interested any unique
> challenges or outcomes related to being students.  Anything anyone on your
> list can send us would be appreciated!
> 
> The 'SmartMarriages family' should reply to me at slee AT huntington.edu
>  
> Dr. Steve Lee
> Professor of Psychology
> Huntington University
> Huntington, IN   

> slee at huntington.edu
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- ONE WEEK TO MOTHER'S DAY
I'm sure you've all planned wonderful ways to honor your mothers but this is
just a reminder.  Remember MOM is just WOW upside down.....and plan
accordingly.  

And, here are some favorite Mother's Day quotes.  (Yes, I know they also
apply just as well to fathers).  Speaking of which, Father's Day is just 5
weeks away - which means you can be working on marriage-related stories for
your
local media: 
> 
> Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to
> have your heart go walking around outside your body. - Elizabeth Stone
> 
> Who is getting more pleasure from this rocking, the baby or me? - Nancy Thayer
>
> No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs
> of improvement. - Florida Scott-Maxwell
>
> "All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother."- Abraham Lincoln
>  
> The moment a child is born, the mother is also born.  She never existed
> before.  The woman existed, but the mother, never.  A mother is something
> absolutely new.  - Rajneesh
>
> On Mother's Day I have written a poem for you.  In the interest of poetic
> economy and truth, I have succeeded in concentrating my deepest feelings and
> beliefs into two perfectly crafted lines:  You're my mother, I would have no
> other!  - Forest Houtenschil
>
> Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother. - Lin Yutang,
>
> The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their
> mother. --Henry Ward Beecher

For those who have lost your mom  - and I know many of you have just this
year, I love this by Christopher Buckley in last Sunday's NY Times on the
grief of it all: 

> One moment you¹re doing fine, living your life..... Then in the next instant,
> boom, there it is. It has various ways of presenting, as doctors say of
> disease.
> 
> Sometimes it comes in the form of a black hole inside you, sucking the rest of
> you into it; at other times it is a sense of disconnection, as if you had been
> holding your mother¹s hand in a crowd and suddenly she let go.

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- TWITTER HUMOR 

Give someone a fish and they'll eat for a day,
Teach em to twitter and they'll leave you alone for at least a week...
- Bill Coffin 

Bill is right.  This Twitter stuff IS addictive. I'm in up to my eyeballs.
And I was already too busy.....so I might have to just leave it be until
AFTER the conference.

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- TWITTER MARRIAGE TIPS

>From FamilyMin twitter:

Reread the cards sent to you on your wedding day.

Offer a back rub to your spouse.
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>From StanCoMarriage:
Don't be a buzz kill. When your spouse shares something exiting, match their
enthusiasm.

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- TWITTER HELP

You can find FREE sample videos on how to get started on Twitter at
http://Lynda.com.  I haven't yet subscribed ($) but I've learned a lot via
the free samples.  I'd jump in with a paid subscription but feel I don't
have the time - which is probably backwards thinking - I'd probably learn
enough to make the annual fee worth it.

In meantime also try YouTube - LOTS of free help.   -diane

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