Love ..

Love ... Love ... Love ...
1. Love is believing the other person when they say "Its Ok" and it is ok. It is not saying "Its Ok", reassuring the guilty party and then cutting them out of your life.
2. Love in Utopia is unconditional but in the land of Convenience - Love is given wholeheartedly only when there are no questions of help or dependence.
3. Love should give you wings to fly .. but sometimes Love anchors its victims by proclaiming "Don't you love me, this would help us"
4. Love is just being there. When a loved one asks "How are you holding up?", those few words more than make up when you're barely hanging on ...
5. Love makes it ok to refuse, say "NO!!!" You give what you can and love is ok with that. Don't walk away because you could not give what was asked for, stay back because you were asked ...
6. Love is believing in someone who has fallen one too many times. Have faith in them, sometimes that extra push is needed to persevere and at times it is all that "holds up a drowning man's head above water" ...
Love means much more than all this and more another day .. for now .. "Au Revoir"

Aeons Later ...

It has been a while since my last post (understatement ??). I can say that events transpired since are worthy of any soap opera ... (wink)
A little list of what I have learned
1. Even if you come up with a list of all the bad things that could happen; stress and worry about it - lose precious hair, get a terrible complexion, become fluffy and various other eeky physical changes - It will not change anything. After years of looking over my shoulder, waiting for the next shoe to drop - preparing for the terrible (very dramatic) scenarios - the worst did happen. All that stress and worry over everything except the one thing I had never thought of ... So now in addition to getting over all that, I also have to contend with above mentioned changes. (darn !!) Stop worrying, because when /If the worst happens - it helps to look Gorgeous :).
2. NOW is the time to show Friends and Family you love them not later. "Later" just slips by and you're left with regrets.
3. If you are really really sad - pray with other people (go to your place of worship or anywhere you feel comfortable and pray) or go out for a walk or read one of Amanda Quick's older romance novels or Imagine your Perfect Life or just talk about anything to a perfect stranger or your friend/ family ... Escape for a bit and when you return you will be better equipped to hold on and move on.
4. Just keep moving, don't stop. Take baby steps if you just cannot leap .. Just start ...
Finally, the last one for today:
Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow". Maryanne Radanbacher.
Take care ...