L. O. V. E

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”  ― Lao Tzu

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This year I choose to celebrate love...

The love unforgettable, love undeniable, love unconditional, the selfless love, love un-regrettable, tough love, the forever love.

I celebrate the love unconditional..

that enabled me to  run back to it whenever life hit me hard,

the love that put food on my table and a place called home,
the tough love that made me want to break away.

I celebrate love unforgettable,

that kept me up with late-night phone calls and pink cheeks,
the love that brought family and friend together for special moments,
the love that held me together when everything seemed to fall apart,

I celebrate the love undeniable...
the  love that put fire in my eyes and passion in my heart,
the love that brought with it great ideas and renewed hope,
the love that died before its time,
the love that left me curled up in tears with great lessons.

I celebrate selfless love...

that love that enabled me to pour myself into another soul,
because that is what love does,
the love that enabled me to look myself in the mirror and accept who i am.

I celebrate forever love...

the ever constant, never changing love
that has been before the beginning of time..

UNLOVING ME

“You can be the most beautiful person in the world and everybody sees light and rainbows when they look at you, but if you yourself don't know it, all of that doesn't even matter. ― C. JoyBell C.

LOVE- A very difinitive word. i do not even know if there is a true definition for this. Its four letters put together that have so much power, its an emotion you cannot describe enough with any word or action.

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We love, We are loved. But how do you unlove yourself?
An article i read recently from my favorite webpage thoughtcatalog.com inspired this post:

UNLOVING ME..

I will unlove me,
I will put away all the regret and past hurts,
And remember that you know my future better
I know my own past,

I will Put away those lonely thoughts and hurtful dreams,
And remember that my name is inscribed on the palm of your hand.
I am never alone because you promised never to leave me,

I will forgive those who hurt me and created monsters out of me,
Because your were always there with me, Standing by me,
even when i put them before you, loving me still..

I will stop obsessing over my social media pages,
And comparing my life to everybody else's,
Because your have a great plan for my life,
That gives me hope and a good future

I will put down my phone often,
And pick up your word,
Because your word is always true,
Everything you say you mean,

I will not let another human have power over me,
Because are you are my source,
And they are just resources from you,

I will unlove my self and love you more,
Because you can't unlove me.

HAPPY NEW MONTH!

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.”
― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

Hello March,

February came with hard lessons in Faith & Waiting,
Rude awakenings and true realities,
Sweet flow of Grace and the fragrance of Favor…

May you bring forth awakening of Love, Of the Spirit, the Word & locked up dreams..
Fill me with the flavors of the morning sun and evening stars,
Treats of music, adventures, travels and experiences,
May the God of Grace, go ahead of me in ALL things,
A reminder that without GRACE, I am NOTHING.

{ L.O.V.E.!

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close.
― Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets

I have NEVER celebrated Valentines Day in my life! I guess it has never made sense to set a apart ONLY one day to celebrate L.O.V.E?? Then again, some may argue so is Christmas and Easter !!
I don't know the story of Saint Valentine or what noble act he did to get a day in his honor??? --- *googling*

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Legend has it ::

... St. Valentine was a priest near Rome in about the year 270 A.D, a time when the church was enduring great persecution. His ministry was to help the Christians to escape this persecution, and to provide them the sacraments, such as marriage, which was outlawed by the Roman Empire at that time.
He was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and for ministering to Christians, who were persecuted under the Roman Empire; during his imprisonment, he is said to have healed the daughter of his jailer Asterius. Legend states that before his execution he wrote "from your Valentine" as a farewell to her.Today, Saint Valentine's Day is an official feast day in the Anglican Communion, as well as in the Lutheran Church.
The Eastern Orthodox Church also celebrates Saint Valentine's Day, albeit on July 6th and July 30th, the former date in honor of the Roman presbyter Saint Valentine, and the latter date in honor of Hieromartyr Valentine, the Bishop of Interamna (modern Terni) --- Wikipedia.

 Awwwh, i think he deserved a Nobel Peace Prize for LOVE..

Tonight am doing dinner with my friend Sharon :)

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!! --- 

 

 

 

{ Tee.G.I.F!

 I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” ― Marilyn Monroe

     HELLO FEBRUARY ...   

 Honestly, i feel cheated by January!! It went by soooo fast. It felt like the shortest 31 days of the year.

I am looking forward to

:: My niece's FIRST STEPS!!

My Virtues This Month

:: HARD-WORK. CONSISTENCY. RESILIENCE.


 My Quote for the month
::

I am Creatively

:: Wearing BOLD LIP COLOR as an accessory this year.

Think About,

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Happy February ;)