Love....



To love does not mean to seize the other for your own fulfillment but rather to give yourself to the other for his own fulfillment. You are ready to experience genuine love when your need and especially your desire to give is more compelling than your need and your desire to get.







Love isn't about having the other' or even having each other. It's really about what we become because of the other.







There is no greater love than forgetting oneself in the process of loving.

Commandments of Friendship
Focus on what you can give; not only what you can get
Encourage your friend
Be willing to forgive
Do point out their shortcoming but gently (Honesty is the best policy, being honest will make relationship last)
Be reliable don't lie
Don't try to control your friends let them live their own lives
Be there for them in good and bad time
Graciously accept personality differences
Discuss debate but don't be disagreeable.
Be generous. Share time and resources.

Rain

the rain has fallen

on my mind with pictures of the past

has nourished my spirit

giving me inspiration to write

what i feel and what's in my thoughts

so many memories

of both happy and sad moments

reflections of life itself

springs a new hope

and a new life to look forward to.

What Will Matter

by Michael Josephson

Ready or not, some day it will come to an end

There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days

All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else

Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance

It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed

Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear

So too, your hopes, ambitions, plans and to to lists will expire

The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away

It won't matter where you came from or what side of the tracks you lived on at the end

It won't matter whethere you were beautiful or brilliant

Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant

So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured

What will matter is not what you bought but what you built

not what you got but what you gave

What will matter is not your success but your significance

what will matter is not what you learned but what you taught

What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example

what will matter is not your competence but your character

What will matter is not how many people you knew

but how many will feel a lasting loss when you are gone

What will matter is not your memories but the memories of those who loved you

What will matter is how long you will be remembered by who and for what

Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident

It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice

Choose to live a life that matters.

HOW DID YOU KNOW

I remember so well

The day that you came into my life

You asked for my name

You had the most beautiful smile

My life started to change

I'd wake each day feeling alright

With you right by my dise

Makes me feel things will work out just fine

How did you know

I needed someone like you in my life

That there's an empty space in my heart

You came at the right time in my life

I'll never forget

How you brought the sun to shine in my life

And took all the worries and fears that I had

I guess what I'm really trying to say

It's not everyday that someone like you comes my way

No words can express how much I LOVE YOU.