This is my first post to this blog.  I wanted to share a bit of my story with you so that you can see that despite the odds, there really is hope for you.

I’ve been engaged 3 times – only married once.  The first time was to my high school sweetheart – a few short weeks before the ceremony – right before his college graduation – he broke my heart.  He left me for another man.  Uh-huh, you heard that right.  Suffice it to say, we made our way back to each other six years later and have maintained a platonic friendship for many years (we send birthday and holiday cards to each other).

The second time was a rebound off of the previous situation - what was I thinking???

This time there was a wedding – and just as I was about to divorce the guy 2 years later, I found out that my marriage wasn’t legal to begin with – so I got an anullment for sixty bucks. 

I spent the next 10 years of my life dating a few guys but I never felt empowered in my relationships with them.  Right before I moved out west, I was dating a guy who was 20 years older than myself.  One Sunday afternoon, he sat me on his knee (like a daughter) and gave me the talk that I wish my own father had given me around age 14 or so.  He taught me what I needed to know about how men think and how to maintain my own standards and self-esteem regarding dating relationships.  (By the way, he’s a published author on relationships). 

Let me tell you, my whole world changed after that afternoon.  I learned that I really controlled the types of relationships I allowed myself to enter – be they of a personal or of a business nature.  I really felt like a caterpillar who had just metamorphed into a monarch butterfly.  To this day, when I remember to follow this advice, things always turn out great.

So, what I’ll be sharing with you is what I learned about being in my own power as a woman – especially as it relates to relationships.  Get this right, and the world will treat YOU right.  Until next time…