I, ME AND MYSELF

As the baby kicks around in her womb she wonders what he or she will be like. One thing she knows for sure this baby her mother and father will love unconditionally. At first you moved, only a little. I could always find you, right in the middle. * As time went on, you really started to grow. It wasn't a whole lot,i n fact, it was rather slow. * Before I knew it, you were all over the place. It kind of felt like, you were running a race. * People would ask me, if, you were a boy or a girl. I would sit and wonder, if, you would have curls. * How much will you weigh? How tall will you be? What color is your hair? Will you even like me? * Your Dad and I, planned you from the start. You, my dear child, were made straight from our hearts. * There will be no one like you, not any place in the world. It really doesn't matter, if you are a boy or a girl. * I hope I make you proud, that I am your mother everyday. Because, you have filled my dreams, in more ways, than words can say. * I...

It is important at this point that we distinguish clearly between meaning and purpose. We must distinguish without separating them. The purpose of anything we do is determined by its usefulness; not so the meaning. What a thing or an action means to me is determined not by its usefulness, but by my appreciation. Meaning is the value of even the useless. The things most meaningful to us are often superfluous. What would life be like without the glorious superfluities of flowers in your hair, of poetry, or simply of the candle we light at a festive meal, though there is plenty of electric light for utility? A mere operator has no appreciation for this. But again, we must distinguish without separating purpose from meaning. We need only watch a gondolier guiding his gondola through the traffic of a Venetian canal to realize that the perfect operator is a perfect dancer. There is nothing more universally meaningful. We must go one step beyond usefulness and appreciation in dist...

How to Start over Fresh Again and Leave the Past in the Past? " It happens far too often. Words can deal a fatal blow to a relationship. " People say mean and hurtful things, sometimes intentionally; to hurt the person they love the most. Once the words are out, it's impossible to take them back. The pain and hurt is usually entirely too clear in the eyes of the person who was hurt. Hurting words can come from spouses, best friends, coworkers, siblings, parents, etc. No matter who it is that hurts us, the fact is words can sting with a vengeance. Rather than hold on to something that's done and can't be changed, if we choose to let it go, chances are the relationship will heal and flourish. Sometimes the hurt is so deep and remains embedded deeply within the heart of the person who was hurt, and they walk away from the relationship. Too often pride stands in between the person who did the hurting and the person who was hurt. Instead of trying to make amends and ...