Conscious Uncoupling
My best friend’s daughter, Lela (age 6), recently outlined her criteria for a marriage partner: Do you cigarette? (smoke) Do you litter? Do you believe in God? At a young age, she has already determined there must be a conscious decision to choose a mate. She inherently understands the choice will be based on shared values. Her mindfulness is mature. No doubt in that last couple of weeks you heard that Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin planned to engage in “conscious uncoupling,” a/k/a divorce. While many jeered her selective word choice, this divorce lawyer applauded. There is