If you didn’t really stop to think about those words — for richer, for poorer — before you said them, they might be ringing in your ears.

You don’t have to lose your fortune, or your life’s savings, to realize how quickly it could happen. It doesn’t matter who you are or how hard or long you worked for it, it’s up for grabs.

Today’s economy shows us — and everybody around us — what we’re made of. And, no, you don’t have to lose your butt to show it.

The truth is, sometimes we befriend, or even marry, somebody for their money … and when they lose it, our motivation can be painfully obvious, even to the oblivious. Yes, you can marry somebody for their money without their knowing it, or admitting it to themselves.

“Everybody in the family was talking about it, we knew she wanted more than his good looks and kind disposition, but nobody had the heart to burst his bubble,” writes one reader. “And now, face the truth, he must.”

We want to believe the best about ourselves and others, even when we don’t really believe it. So, two people can get married without either of them fully acknowledging — even to themselves — the ulterior motive!… More

A happy jog–like a happy anything–starts with being centered in deep-breath oneness. Life is too cool! And I’m more happy than I’ve ever been. It’s never, ever, ever too late. We get to keep trying until we get it. And, at 67, I’m so very grateful to be forever getting it. … More