Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Do not expect love in return. Just wait for it to grow in their heart. But if it does not, be content that it grew in yours…
“You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly.” Sam Keen
Me: God, can I ask You a question? God: Sure Me: Promise You won’t get mad ? God: I promise Me: Why did You let so much stuff happen to me today? God: What do u mean? Me: Well, I woke up late God: Yes Me: My car took forever to start God: Okay Me: [...]
“Being assertive does not mean attacking or ignoring others feelings. It means that you are willing to hold up for yourself fairly-without attacking others.” – Albert Ellis
Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey.. She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her. I told her that [...]
We all love children. Their wide eyed innocence touches us and we find their prattle cute and appealing. Their need for care instantly evokes a parental instinct within us and we rush to protect them. This article is not about children though it may as well be for the two are very similar in their [...]
Grandma is ninety-eight this Christmas. In spite declining health, she forges on with characteristic determination, hope, and wit. We thought we might lose her last October – how many more heart attacks can her frail body take? — but, true to form, Grandma rallied again. “I couldn’t miss a Christmas party, now could I!” she [...]
Thanks to Jim Ballard for sending this . Each December, I vowed to make Christmas a calm and peaceful experience. I had cut back on nonessential obligations extensive card writing, endless baking, decorating, and even overspending. Yet still, I found myself exhausted, unable to appreciate the precious family moments, and of course, the true meaning [...]
A crab was once running on the sea shore, and was admiring it’s beautiful footprints… Just then a huge wave splashed and washed away the footprints. The crab said to the wave, “I considered you as one of my best friends, then what made you do this?” The wave replied, “A fisherman was following your [...]
A boy ran home to his mother, wailing because he had not made it to the final sports team. “They said I was too short for it. My stature is not enough for the sport.” The mother embraced the sobbing child and whispered into his ear, “In sports, my dear, the size of the individual [...]