The Most Sound Advice

Last night's episode of Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List was the installment where her fabulous father unfortunately passed away.

One thing stood out. From a man who lived a lot of life from 1915 - 2007, when his daughter asked him about how to make a happy marriage last, he answered, "Well, dolly... the guy's gotta think the girl is just the greatest gal in the world. And the gal's gotta think the same thing about the guy."

Hmm. Isn't that something? After all, why would you partner for life with someone who you don't think is the greatest person out there? Otherwise, in your mind, there's always going to be the thought that there's something better you don't have.

I feel like I'm realizing more and more that sometimes the most sound advice on life doesn't come from psychiatry or spirituality or intense wisdom. It's usally just common sense.

Sometimes we're so blinded by those other things, the simple and the most obvious becomes lost.

Simplicity is finding its way to my good side these days, in more ways than one.