A Love Like No Other

I never felt a love Like this before It's a love like no other Something I have always hoped for. A love with friendship Humor and heart A bond so strong It would never part. A love that makes you smile From ear to ear A love that is joyful Without any fear. A love that is beautiful From the inside out. A love with no tears, Pain, or doubt. A love with soul So tender and true A love that I have found Only in you... - Author Unknown

The Key to Successful Relationships

Most of us understand that the single most important thing to have in any given relationship is communication. With communication playing a major role in your relationship you can never go wrong, but then you also have to take it a bit further and always demonstrate how important that relationship truly is to you.

Little gestures of love, support and understanding are absolutely important as well, so with that said please try to remember to be the number one cheerleader to your significant other. Support your mate in every way you can and always let your partner know how important they are to you and openly share it with the rest of the world.

With relationships also comes compromising as we all know we do not all think alike and we can't all have it our way all the time either. It's okay to disagree but it is also great to sit and talk out the differences and make a decision together by working out the issues together, and establishing a plan to work through important topics until you both can find a mutual and agreeable solution.

To make a relationship work you both have to carry the burdens together on all four shoulders. Sometimes we can bottle our feelings up and not want to share certain burdens but the great thing about a lasting relationship is that one would know when the other needs help and how to assist them even if they don't ask for your help.

Every couple must be able talk about anything and everything to be a success. There should never be any secrets, and going to bed angry after an argument should never be considered. Always talk things out prior to going to bed even if it takes hours to sort things out for it is well worth it once you get the matter resolved as a unit.

One thing to also learn is to always keep your emotions in check when having a heated discussion. Sometimes the discussion can bring out issues that can heat up a situation quickly, but never let those emotions come between you or the importance of talking it out openly. The success of it all is being able to share a mutual love and respect for the relationship and each other. Making a habit of treating your loved one as you would like to be treated is critical, so make it a habit to do so at all times.

To respect, love, cherish and adore your partner at all times is a blessing that will carry your relationship to a deeper level every single day. Therefore do not get angry or jealous when the person you love wants to be alone either, and never try to hold your love back as this will lead to displeasure and resentment because he or she will not take the opportunity to be alone. Being alone sometimes is a basic need and in no way due to them not wanting to be with you.

Every human being has the need to be alone from time to time. Privacy is a predisposition in every human being. Taking the time to be alone will never take the love you have for one another away and will only enhance it if you don't make a big issue out of it.

There are many other great ways to keep the relationship a success that I will get to later, but for now I surely hope you take my advice and always remember the key elements in any successful relationship.

Communication, respect, support and most of all love.

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Grudges & Resentment

Many of us get hurt from time to time and somehow find it hard to let go of the hurt and truly forgive. The problem with holding on to the hatred you may feel is that it allows you to sink deeper and deeper into a place you quite frankly don't want to be. The more you dwell on the person that hurt you, the more you may want to lash out. We all know how hard it is to let go when one has wronged you, and we all know how easy it is to want so much to hurt that person as much as they have hurt you. The problem is that is not the answer.

The first thing one must do is figure out what is causing you to hold the grudge. You have to dig deep to figure out what the problem is in order to solve it, and let it go completely. Once you allow yourself to see the real issue you can make the choice to move forward or simply stew in it some more.

Solving the issue and releasing the grudge can be difficult especially if there wasn't any closure. The issue was never truly confronted and you are left to wonder how it can ever resolve itself without the actual confrontation. If you are ready to communicate without placing judgment on the person who hurt you that's great, every relationship has its ups and downs and not all work out the way we want it to, but if one deems it to be over contemplate on the why and always take into account each others best interest.

Whether you work it out together or on your own doesn't matter. What matters is that you will feel the relief by letting go of that built up tension and all involved can have a better understanding. Within the next few weeks I will dive deeper into this subject and hope to get some feedback on the matter if you yourself are facing this issue.

Assertive I'm Not

Many find being assertive a great thing, but when one is used to being a lady and moral values weigh you down it sometimes can be overwhelming to say the least. You want to go with the times and a secret side to you longs to break free, but yet you tend to hesitate. You may find yourself asking "Should I or Could I? "May I or Can I? The issue may not be so much being assertive.

You know what or should I just say who you want. Once one is attracted to someone its inevitable, but the fear of branching out these days and acting on it can be scary and can sometimes lead one to trouble.

Flirting is one thing I find exciting, exhilarating and most of all fun. I enjoy being told I look good, I relish being singled out in a crowd and most of all I adore being the one not so easy to get. Call me a tease if you will, for I truly don't care. The purpose of my giving you my side of things is in one way so I can vent and in another to see how many people feel the same and just keep those hidden desires bottled in for fear of being rejected.

Throughout my life I have played the assertive role three times and all three times it has bit me in the butt in a bad way. My self-esteem diminished a bit, and I felt like a fool afterwards for putting myself out there like that, but I learned my lesson well. Therefore, my being assertive with someone I just simply find attractive will forever be a no no, I will or shall not repeat again.

~Author Unknown

Rose

Ocassionally one will receive an email with such a great impact it is worth sharing with others. To me the following can only demonstrate how it is never truly too late to accomplish your goals in life, no matter your age...

My Name is Rose...


The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.

I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.

She said, 'Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?'

I laughed and enthusiastically responded, 'Of course you may!' and she gave me a giant squeeze.

'Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?' I asked.

She jokingly replied, 'I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...'

'No seriously,' I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

'I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!' she told me.

After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake.

We became instant friends.. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this 'time machine' as she shared her wisdom and experience with me...

Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went.. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium.. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor.

Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, 'I'm sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.'

As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, ' We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.

There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day... You've got to have a dream.. When you lose your dreams, you die.

We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it!

There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.

If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight.

Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. Have no regrets.

The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do.. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.'

She concluded her speech by courageously singing 'The Rose..'

She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.

One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.

Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they'll really enjoy it!

These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.

REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL. We make a Living by what we get. We make a Life by what we give.

God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it...
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'Good friends are like stars...... ....You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.'

Happy Mother's Day

I`ll always love my mama
She`s my favorite girl
You only get one, you only get one, yeah
I`ll always love my mama
She brought me in this world

Mmm, a mother`s love is so special
It`s something that you can`t describe
It`s the kind of love that stays with you
Until the day you die

Author Unknown