Days with tears

"I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become." Carl Jung, was a Swiss psychiatrist and founder of Jungian psychology "Suffering is not holding you. You are holding suffering. When you become good at the art of letting sufferings go, then you'll come to realize how unnecessary...

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Fear and insecurity

"LET me not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless in facing them." Rabindranath Tagore "When we love, we are courageous; and courage has nothing to do with being fearless,  it's about being willing to  experience fear, even dread,  to do what we must, without...

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Courage to love

Put letting yourself be loved on your resolution list for the coming new year "You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore." Christopher Columbus, was a Genoese explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean led to general European awareness of the...

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A gift of the heart

Letting People Know You Love Them It’s easy to take our feelings for granted and to assume that the people we care about know how we feel about them. But while those we love are often quite cognizant of our feelings, saying "I love you" is a gift we should give to our loved ones whenever...

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Miss you . . .

Missing someone will tell you a lot about your relationship . . . if someone is away and you don’t really notice their absence or enjoy your life more . . . that definitely should speak volumes about the state of your relationship. But if you feel a bit lost and lonely, that should tell you something...

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The Thrill of Romance

"When we feel anxious, excited, nervous, and thrilled, we are probably experiencing romance, not love. Romance can be a lot of fun as long as we do not try to make too much of it. Romance may lead to love, but it may also fade without blossoming into anything more than a flirtation. If we cling to...

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Self-acceptance and perfection

“We have the need to be accepted and to be loved by others, but we cannot accept and love ourselves. The more self-love we have, the less we will experience self-abuse. Self-abuse comes from self-rejection, and self-rejection comes from having an image of what it means to be perfect and never measuring...

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The strength of love

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions will be. Dalai Lama My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return. Maya Angelou It doesn't have to be romantic love, although...

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Awesome connections

The accuracy of my horoscopes have been amazing me . . . December 17, 2009 Inner Filling Leo Daily Horoscope You may have the need to serve others today or want to spend time nurturing or comforting those in need. You might feel frustrated by the suffering you see in the world and want to do...

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Sentimental Lady

The following entry was originally  posted on December 4, 2007.  It remains my favorite post ever. December . . . the magical time of year is  upon us . . . yet in contrast, brings us the  longest and darkest nights of the year . . . perhaps...

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The Perfect Love, The Perfect Home

An awesome article on love! By Mastin Kipp Perfect Love is like the perfect home. Both are built on a strong foundation, so that even the wildest of storms could not shake it. There is lots of space with room to breathe. You can travel far and wide and know that your home is still there, waiting...

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Disappointment

"The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes.” “The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; & how you handle disappointment along the way.” Disappointment...

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Love and miracles

Where there is great love there are always miracles. Willa Cather The lyrics of a popular song proclaims love can move mountains . . . "there isn't a mountain high enough to keep me from you." In reality we know that love can't move a mountain, however, mountains are seen as obstacles . . . easily...

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Work in Progress

December 6, 2009 Fluid Work in Progress Leo Daily Horoscope You may have a purposeful focus and be determined to continue along the path to your dreams today. This level of dedication can help you make great progress, but it can also cause you to become overwhelmed with frustration if events...

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Nurturing love

When we reach out to nurture and care for others, we use the power of love to transform their lives. Most of us think of love as an emotion that we feel for another person. While this is true, love is also a powerful, transformational energy we can direct toward others. By expressing love to another...

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Regrets . . . or Stepping Stones?

"Your regrets aren't what you did, but what you didn't do.  So I take every opportunity." - Cameron Diaz "You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done.  It is what you haven't done that will torment you.  The message, therefore, is clear. Do it!  Develop...

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