In honor of Valentines day I wanted to share some thoughts on love I heard recently.
Dr. Joyce Meyers said that "love is something we all yearn for and to love and be loved is the most blissful state imaginable. But what is love? One of the best definitions is caring about the aims and well being of another person as much as you do your own.
Too many people mistake the sweaty palms and butterflies they feel during a romantic encounter as love. According to Phillip Yancy, "if a couple thinks of love as a feeling they can become bitter when they see it dissolve over the years. If they see it as a decision, a commitment, they will realize that they determine when love is present or not.
I love the thought that John Russell has on this issue...
There are three types of love:
1) Love if.
"I will love you if you will satisfy my desires. This could be a desire for romance, adventure, safety... this love will always end when one person fails to meet the expectations of the other.
2) Love because of.
"I love you because you are pretty, handsome or have money". This means they are actually in love with status. Once the beauty fades, the money is gone or the job is lost, the love is quick to follow.
3) Love period.
Love period can't wait to give. According to Russell this type of love says "you can't do anything to turn my love off". This is the love that endures. It is a rare type of love and that is what makes it so great.
I hope you have people in your life that you love period!
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Story Time = Big Time
If you know me or read what little bit of a blog I keep you know that I love to read. Of all the hobbies I have it ranks as one of the most enjoyable and affordable. One of the main reasons I recommend this as a main habit in peoples lives is because there is no cheaper, and in a lot of cases, more beneficial substitute for a college education at home. It is amazing to me that it is possible to pick up an education in the odds and ends of time which most people throw away.
This article was in March issue of success magazine. Parents, read carefully.
Reading to and with your child for just 20 minutes a day, according to The Reading Foundation, helps establish basic reading skills, promotes parent-child binding and encourages a love for learning. The foundation also assets that reading daily to a pre-school child may have a significant impact on his PR he earning potential later on life: "For every year you read with your child average lifetime earnings increase by $50,000."
Tweens and teens who read for pleasure tend to have a better vocabulary than their non-reading peers.
When I think about the gifts I was given as a child one that has been crucial to any success I have had was that my mother read to me, with me and more importantly in front of me. Good parents don't tell children how to live their lives... They simply live their own and the children watch.
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This article was in March issue of success magazine. Parents, read carefully.
Reading to and with your child for just 20 minutes a day, according to The Reading Foundation, helps establish basic reading skills, promotes parent-child binding and encourages a love for learning. The foundation also assets that reading daily to a pre-school child may have a significant impact on his PR he earning potential later on life: "For every year you read with your child average lifetime earnings increase by $50,000."
Tweens and teens who read for pleasure tend to have a better vocabulary than their non-reading peers.
When I think about the gifts I was given as a child one that has been crucial to any success I have had was that my mother read to me, with me and more importantly in front of me. Good parents don't tell children how to live their lives... They simply live their own and the children watch.
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