Blue skies Light weightless clouds Bright sun shining down Rays of warmth brushing my face This day This warm loving day I started my rebirth The rebirth of me The I that everyone knew The I that I hide from the world I’m opening my shell The brick wall that I put up to shelter me To shelter me from the opinions The judgments The frowning of all these people around me But today I will live again This day is me rebirth So with blue skies And weightless clouds I welcome the dawn And the weight of this new outlook on live The weight of the sun is so warm Warm like that love I feel from my friends The love that I feel just by letting down that wall The wall that I built to shelter the little one on the inside But by building the wall the little me just het her head She was trying to grow but couldn’t The shelter was to protect the little one But after a time it became a cage for an animal An animal that needed big open air to grow From this shelter she could see The blue sky Light clouds breezing by The sunshine that glowed for above The one on the outside finally found the key to that door The door that could let the little me come out to play Now all the little me needs to do is lose that lock to the door Hide it Burn it away Barry it so that I can’t lock myself away again Because this world isn’t meant to be a cage Live every day as you would have no tomorrow Because tomorrow may come or it may not But at least you can say that you are happy Happy with what you did every day Day to day so smile This is your lucky day Smile and greet the sunshine Greet the blue sky Greet the clouds that run to meet us every day And blanket us every night so we can sleep in peace.

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People have unique personalities and like to do things differently, so various products and actives try to accommodate that fact. The best online dating services have set up sites for almost every type of personality. For example, did you know that you can speed date online? Like typical speed dating you have a few minutes with each person, but on line, you use web cames to have a conversation with one another. You can stay in the comfort and safety of your own home and try to make a connection with someone that could live hundreds even thousands of miles away.

Have you ever wondered how online dating started? I did a little research and found that it started about 10 years ago. It is amazing how much something can change in a decade. From trying to find your match by going through information yourself, to a computer doing all the work. Amazingly enough, the computer gets it right sometimes. Did you know that 12% of marriages got their start on line? The best online dating services work hard to make sure you are matched with the people you are most compatible with. This gives you the best chance to find true love on the web.

Tim grew up riding horses and playing baseball in rural Louisiana. When he was eleven, he accidentally discovered his mother’s deepest secret–that he is the biological son of pro baseball player Tug McGraw. Tim is currently considered the king of country music. He holds twenty number one hits, has sold thirty million albums and was awarded two Grammy’s. Faith has also sold 30 million records and won four Grammy’s.

On Faith

Faith Hill was born in Star, Mississippi on September 21, 1967. Faith Hill’s real name is Audrey Faith Perry and she was adopted. Her last name came when she married Daniel Hill. They divorced in 1991. She grew up singing in her church and at family events. When Faith was nineteen she headed to Nashville to see if she could make a career in country music. Faith Hill was “discovered” working a job at a music publishing company. Her first demo record was cut and the song was called “It Scares Me”.

Faith made her first album with Warner Bros. in 1993. It was titled Take Me As I Am. With the single, “Wild One”, Faith became the first female country music singer to stay on the Billboard as number one for four weeks in a row. In 1995, Faith Hill released her second CD called “It Matters to Me”.

She was recently quoted as saying, “Each day I try to get as much out of life as I can – to keep it real, sincere and very honest. Hopefully, people can get that from my music. And if I’m lucky, one day there will be a little spot carved away somewhere that says I made a contribution.”

On The Couple

In 1996, McGraw teamed up with Warner Brothers and artist Faith Hill for the Spontaneous Combustion tour. It seems that spontaneous combustion is an appropriate description for this couple’s beginnings. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were married in October 1996. As a couple, they’ve soared to the top of the country charts with romantic duets such as “Let’s Make Love” and “It’s Your Love.” Their ballads are inspired by their real-life love story.

People magazine named Faith Hill as one of the 50 “Most Beautiful People”. McGraw’s “Everywhere” earned the CMA album of the year honors in 1998. “It’s Your Love”, was the first musical partnership between Tim and Faith. “It’s Your Love” held the No. 1 spot Billboard’s country singles chart for six weeks. “It’s” received a CMA vocal event trophy song and single of the year at the ACM Awards that year. More duets followed with Let’s Make Love earning a Grammy.

In 1997, Faith gave birth to their first daughter Gracie. They were gifted with two more daughters in 2001 and 2003. In a very surreal sense, it seems these two were destined for each other. Tim’s biological parentage and Faith’s adoption had to give them a sense of having something profoundly painful, in common. Neither grew up with both of their parents. It makes sense that not only do they share a bond of having suffered somewhat the same experience but that they value their love and their family above all else. Their Soul2Soul II Tour proves to be a representation on their love connection from off stage to on stage.

Soul2Soul II Tour (SS2)

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s Soul2Soul Tour 2000 marked one of the industry’s most successful concert tours in history. All venues sold-out and the tour created record box office sales. SS 2000 ended about six years ago. Many have long awaited and anticipated these months now into 2006. Tim and Faith fans knew they would be back.

Soul2Soul II Tour is expected to exceed 80 concert performances and will most definitely include the music that McGraw and Hill have made their trademark over the years. SS2 will be as grand as SS1. Reports coming in say that many of the venues showcasing SS2 have sold out the tickets in ten minutes. It is expected that the set will be outstanding as usual. The couple is known for the use of the round center stage design that allows for all seats in the house to be the best seats in the house. Soul2Soul II Tour will include many of Tim and Faith’s biggest hits and duets. Many fans have reported that their love for each other is obvious on-stage. They send out a powerful vibe that not only entertains but makes many wish they could experience a connection like that of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.

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One of the biggest on-going problems for couples is how to reduce the hurt feelings that can result from arguments and disagreements. The fall-out from a no-holds barred “kill your opponent” verbal altercation can last for decades.

I have worked with numerous couples in marriage counseling who have struggled with forgiving each other for damaging words they have said during a fight. Many times, the fallout from an argument or shouting match is left to accumulate like toxic dust on the relationship, with each ensuing episode adding another layer. Eventually, the residue interferes with every component of the marriage as resentment and unaddressed issues build up.

The words you say and the tone of voice you use during an argument are important. So is the way you deliver your message (screaming and hollering, for example) and any non-verbal gestures you use (shaking your finger in your partner’s face). If you make fun of your spouse and show disrespect for him, you are hurting the chances for real communication between you.

The same is true if you make threatening gestures and try to intimidate your spouse with your anger. Honest, healthy communication requires a feeling of safety from attack. A spouse who is afraid her partner will make fun of her ideas or feelings, either at the time or later during an argument, isn’t going to share what she is really thinking or feeling.

So how can you and your spouse create an atmosphere of safety and protection so that you can each express your real feelings and thoughts? And how can you disagree so that you don’t permanently damage your marriage?

You can take action and ask your spouse if the two of you can work together to develop a list of fair fighting rules that you both agree to abide by. Here are some guidelines often used in marriage counseling sessions for you to consider:

1. Even when you’re in the white heat of anger, think about the possible damage that you could do if you let your anger out unrestrained. The challenge is for each of you to express yourself without damaging the fabric of your relationship. The fabric of the relationship has to be protected. There’s no place in a healthy marriage for a partner who wants to win an argument at all costs, no matter what he or she has to say or do to “win.” The same goes for a partner who wants to “win” by hurting the spouse as much as possible.

2. Emphasize showing respect for each other, even if you can’t figure out how your spouse could possibly feel the way he or she does. You don’t have to understand it and you don’t have to agreeyou just have to respect your spouse’s right to have differing ideas and opinions.

3. Ban name-calling, cursing, belittling, sarcasm, mockery, screaming, and pushing, slapping, or other physical or emotional abuse. These actions will only cause division and hard feelings between you and will harm your relationship. They will not help you to find constructive ways to settle your differences.

4. Avoid using words such as “always” and “never,” such as “You’re always late. You’re never on time for anything. I’m sick and tired of always waiting for you.” The words “always” and “never” are examples of over-generalizing, and they close communication doors instead of opening them. They also divert the discussion from the real issues and turn the focus onto whether or not the other person can come up with an example of a time when he or she wasn’t late but the partner was.

5. Keep the discussion limited to the issue at hand. Many relationships have an informal “historian” who can recount every mistake the other spouse has ever made. When this happens, the discussion is diverted from the present issue to an argument about what did or didn’t happen in the past, which greatly reduces the odds that the present disagreement will be resolved. Stick with current events instead of revisiting past history that can’t be changed.

6. Listen to each other and let each person speak his or her mind. This can be difficult to do when you’re frustrated, impatient, and agitated. But until you have heard each other out, you don’t have all the information you need to try to reach a respectful compromise.

7. Take a break from the discussion when it gets too emotional or “heavy.” Go to the bathroom, step outside on the deck, or do some deep breathing exercises to help relieve the stress. Let yourself cool down and give yourself a chance to regroup before continuing the discussion.

8. Apologize immediately when you slip and say something that might hurt your spouse’s feelings. Say, “I didn’t mean that. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean for that to come out sounding like that. Please forgive me. Let me try again.”

9. Look for a “win-win” compromise resolution. Some issues are more important to one spouse than the other, and it builds up good will to go with your partner’s views when it doesn’t really matter as much to you.

If your spouse wants you to record the checks you write in a certain way so that it’ll be easier for him or her to handle the bill-paying, it probably makes sense to go along with it, even if it’s not the way you’d do it. That will build up good will so that the next time you have a differing opinion about something that’s really important to you, you’ll have a better chance of acquiring support from your spouse.

10. If the subject is too emotional for you and your spouse to resolve between you, then consider enlisting the help of a professional counselor to serve as mediator. It may only take two to three sessions to clear the air, generate some new options, and make a decision. And the best part is that by using a counselor to help you work out an acceptable compromise, you avoid the long-term strain and emotional drain that could damage your marriage for years.

Until you and your spouse can discuss emotional issues and have differing opinions without being disrespectful to each other, it will be impossible to tackle the really crucial issues in your marriage with any lasting success. Without mutual respect and the assurance that you won’t be ridiculed, you will both be reluctant to express your true feelings and show vulnerability.

Nancy J. Wasson, Ph.D., is co-author of the book Keep Your Marriage: What to Do When Your Spouse Says “I don’t love you anymore!” This is available at http://www.KeepYourMarriage.com, where you can also sign up for the free Keep Your Marriage Internet Magazine to get weekly ideas and support for improving your marriage.