Thursday, July 21, 2011

The high cost of interpersonal strife

At some point we all hit a bump in the road of life. For some of us that snag is a personal and private matter that we would prefer to keep that way. For others it is fodder for newspapers and entertainment programming. No matter what your status or level of fame, it hurts. It can be costly, too.

The two most obvious examples of this currently might be the recently announced split between singing sensations Jennifer Lopez and her husband of seven years, Marc Anthony; and the apparently growing turmoil over the wealth and property amassed by Hungarian born actress, Zsa Zsa Gabor over the course of her long, high-profile career.

The emotional pain of divorce, prolonged illness, and death can take a toll on any of us. In fact, the odds are good that each of us will fall prey to these sorrowful situations at some time in our lives. We may pay the monetary price along the way, too. As these two stories show in unique and differing ways, transition in any form has its price, both emotional and financial. There is at least one lesson for us to learn from these events as they unfold. More than likely we can learn more than just a single lesson that is pertinent to our own lives.

Hopefully the lesson you take away is a good one, that serves you well in the future.

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