Category: relationships

With Everything Given, Something is Owed

by jcafesin, posted in Family, friendship, relationships

With everything given something is owed. With everything given something, not the same thing, is owed. With everything given—a kindness, one’s time, efforts on your behalf—you owe that person. I write it three times because most people DON’T GET IT, or worse, refuse to believe it. It’s easier to receive than reciprocate. Denying or ignoring … Continue reading With Everything Given, Something is Owed

4 Steps to Better Relationships

by jcafesin, posted in relationships

How to build better relationships with partners, kids, friends and colleagues... The first year of my marriage didn’t go according to plan. The creative, smart, capable man I thought I married appeared to be a jobless, lazy, self-absorbed brat. I’d waited 37 years to marry, ten years behind almost everyone I knew. I’d waited to … Continue reading 4 Steps to Better Relationships

FFTZ 2.0, Now in PRINT

by jcafesin, posted in Authors, avid readers, BLACK MIRROR, Contemporary Fiction, ebook, education, Family, Fantasy, Fantasy Series, Fractured Fairytales, gamers, gaming, indie authors, Indie-Press, Los Angeles, Magic, parenting, psychological thriller, psychology, puppies, raising kids, relationships, Romance, Romantic Read, Romantic Suspense, science fiction, thriller, Twilight Zone, Women's Fiction, Women's Fiction

Fractured Fairy Tales of the Twilight Zone now in PRINT!https://www.amazon.com/dp/1732543143 Contemporary Fantasy and Modern Romance with lessons for life…

On Self-Doubt

by jcafesin, posted in aarp, addiction, aging, atheism, atheists, Authors, careers, depression, Emerging Authors, Emotional Intelligence, Entrepreneurship, parenting, psychology, relationships, writers

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3BxV6zK4ZFfuWt9b70B8Pf?si=dU4GUkYwTgSAtZtNq0Z2Yg I had a meltdown about writing—the process of—this morning. Simultaneously, my son, a recent computer science graduate, did too—about job hunting. He emailed me while I’m melting down: I’m applying for jobs and contacting these people but when absolutely no one contacts me back I feel like I’m sinking. I just feel like a … Continue reading On Self-Doubt

Letting Go of Our Kids

by jcafesin, posted in aging, dads, parenting, parents, psychology, relationships

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2fxXPGFxrxRmhkxSB6lh9F?si=774979808a6f488b Our son went on a camping trip with his 5th grade class last week. He was gone four days, spent three nights bunking with eight of his classmates and a high school chaperon. They shared a cabin (with heated floors and a private bathroom), one of many scattered around Camp Arroyo, nestled in the … Continue reading Letting Go of Our Kids