Adieu, Farewell and Goodbyes

condolence my friend, Bunny

Parting to our distinct and discrete ways, separated by time and space united but by memoirs and recollections, is life’s austere and callous concluding trial
A severance from the world that has cradled our entire existence and an unexpected plummet into bowels of nonentity
Adieu, farewell and goodbyes whispered wordlessly are mournfully understood by the heart and forlornly assumed due to reality

Our existence restricted by the finite and constrained world, which comes into being with a buoyant, propitious, anticipated, naive bawl and draws to a close with a whimper yearning to shelve the inevitable truth
Torrent of tears cascade hysterically from a reservoir of emotions, tears that need not merely hold sorrow beget by circumstances of a moment, the emptiness left behind, and a craving to convey concealed sentiments
Our tears include the gratitude of partaking in the life of a noteworthy individual, the reminiscences and recollections shared among father and daughter, and evocative banter and significant tête-à-tête between friends

A lifetime is too short-lived when spent in the midst of love-ones, that is our human mortality and inadequacy
The moments impressed in a lifetime into the heart and soul, that gives us our divinity and immortality
A soul, summoned by the Father to stride alongside his grace through heaven’s gates, will continue to breathe with each of our breaths, will remain happy in our smiles, will linger in this world though our actions for his love perseveres in our hearts
His life has found its completion and continuance in those whom shared in his meaningful existence

The Boundaries of Love and Friendship

to my friend, Bunny

Where does one stop and the other begin, should they go hand-in-hand
The playful frolic of childhood friends, a show of innocence, devoid of malice, filled with everything but lust
The passionate game of risky relationships, a duet of love and madness, bordering on insanity, tempered with passion and instincts
Each one different side of a single coin or the opposite edge of a blade swung recklessly by faith and destiny
Or should they be individual strings that conjure harmonious lives when strummed in perfect unison
Or conflicting factions engaged in battle in the arena of emotions
Competing for the survival of beliefs and continued existence of individual truths where one will absolutely surpass the other

In exodus en route for the forbidden, cloaked, enigmatic unknown identified only by a mind-set formulated by the thoughts of the heart
Concealed amid the confusion of ideas, puzzlement of principles, turmoil of impressions, and mayhem of initiatives lay an unresolved reservation
The mind is capable of being economical with the truth, misleading and deceptive
The heart is not to be misjudge or undervalued as it can influence the most resilient and vigorous souls

Be vigilant and prudent in choosing that which will guide your judgment and certitude
The thoughts of friendship and the affections of love should be deliberated and contemplated methodically from top to bottom
The strength of will and determination to remain for friendship
The potential to aspire and the necessity due to emotional poverty for love
Wandering between the margins of love and friendship, be redolent of one’s decisions for they may be neither right nor wrong

Three Most Important Words

this was sent to me by my friend......

The three words that mean the most aren't "I love you", with its history of being an accomplice to lies, with its bad reputation as a myth. What is "I love you" but the easy way out, the secret weapon revealed at the ends of long-drawn battles between desperation and despair? "I love you" is what you say when you run out of valid arguments but decide to keep fighting anyway. "I love you" is what you use when you want to appear to be someone you're not. These are powerful words, powerful in the way that politicians and generals are nowadays, worth their weight in gold. "I love you" has been the pillar of empires and friendships, and their causes for downfall. "I love you" is where you build the tower of your trust, only to see it crumble down when these words are said to someone else. "I love you" is what you use when you want to be unfair, when you want to deliberately hurt. "I love you" throws the whole equation in chaos, unbalances the seesaw. It implies the loss of reason and pride, but is used to manipulate, to blackmail, leaving behind disillusionment and disappointment.

The three words that mean the most aren't "I want you", with its raw, blatant inconsideration, its implications of a primal need that is best released orgasmic ally. "I want you" is what spoiled brats say, it's what selfish bitches say, it's what horny boys say. "I want you" is harsh, said through clenched teeth, said with wild eyes. "I want you" is a physical sentence, the amalgamation of skin against a number of factors: skin on skin, fingernail on skin, teeth on skin. It is violent and rapid, a whirlwind of emotion, an explosion of saliva and other bodily fluids. These are words that have no origin, they emerge from the basest of instincts, they are triggered by smell, by touch, by the look of rawness in another person's eyes. These are words that signal the coming of a storm, and like most storms, they wreak havoc and then depart, leaving behind ruin and wounds.

The three words that mean the most aren't "I need you", with its childish, clingy implications, its sad, pathetic grievances. "I need you" leaves you open, blinding you to yourself, eradicating all traces of self-respect. "I need you" is the dying breath of a failed relationship. It is the battle cry of an overpowered suitor. These words signal the clinging to memories that are either long gone, or never were. These words bypass true necessity to make fools out of the sayers. These are not words to be used by all; it takes the strongest persons to relay this message correctly. Otherwise all is naught, you only reveal yourself as an empty shell craving for something, anything, to fill it. But then, the strongest persons never have the need to say these words. It's the irony of life. These words are like taking a knife to your throat and piercing your skin gently, leaving behind a trail of blood too thin for anyone to see, but painful enough for you to feel.

The three words that mean the most, I think, the ones that really hit the mark, and often in the most unexpected of ways, are "I miss you". This is the sentence that sends the message right home. Because what other message is there? Nothing else, except exactly just that, "I miss you", and everything else is pulled along into it, like a chain reaction. Unlike "I love you" and the lies that go along with it, "I miss you" is honest and sincere, you only say it when you mean it, and you don't have to mean it in a big way to really mean it. Unlike "I want you" and its expectations, "I miss you" offers all it has, and waits for nothing in return. Unlike "I need you" and its desperate whines, "I miss you" stands on its own, a whole entity in just three words, devoid of arms that cling to you for life.

"I miss you" means everything and nothing, it is unflinching and honest. It is upbeat and simple, with wisps of longing and clouds of hope. You miss people you used to love, people you used to want, people you used to need. But most of the time the missing is all that's left, and that's OK, there's nothing else you'd change. The missing implies a past that remains in its rightful place. Or it implies the reality and possibilities of the present. It is hope and love and lust and peace all at the same time. Some people say that when they met that person, it was akin to "coming home". And missing is this manifestation of home-sickness, the way people return to their homelands to die, the way all the comfort the world has to offer is nothing compared to the feeling of being in someone's arms.

And that's why I miss you, because you're not here, and because every time I think about you, that's all that I think. I miss you, I miss you, I miss you, and the world turns for both of us, and I can't wait until you come home.

Symphony of Sex

A fire-dance of uninhibited passions and indomitable emotions of lust and love
The footwork simplified to the fundamentals of grace
The stride curtailed to the vitals of style
The tempo held in reserve for the essentials of charm

The melody delicately enticing and cunningly tempting to the senses
The delicate finger-play effortlessly persuades the natural feelings concealed within
On the instruments of obsession, touch provokes a multiplicity of intended consequences
A playful performance of lights performed exquisitely like a kaleidoscope of sensual pleasure
A brilliant exhibit of scents that achieves a luxurious heightening of the blissful atmosphere
The melodious, tantalizing whispers reinforce the disposition of its listeners enhancing emotions

Intertwined in the physical actions and reactions of man’s carnal urges and basic nature
Melody, tempo and rhythm amalgamate to materialize fully the orchestration of lust and love
The stage grandiosely established amends to the will of the troupe
The song acted upon without restraint by the unwavering craving of players
The play employed as an instrument to synchronize passion and warfare
The fire-dance continues to its frenzied, impassioned, fiery conclusion
Sparks of smoldering essence appear as elements of the symphony reaches its majestic finale

As the melody unhurriedly recede into the silence of the night
When the recession undertakes its closing stride out into the darkness
Subtle, delicate communiqué of gratitude and pleasure course through the tension of the evening
Till we intently listen yet again and be absorbed into it’s request for an encore

The Truth in Me

When people look into my eyes, I speculate to what they see
A soul in chaos, engulfed in the damned flames of hell
A baby cuddled in the warmth and bliss of an nameless being
A man torn amid the facts of the mind and the truths of the heart

Beyond the façade of vivid masks and a charade of fictitious pretenses
Is there a reality to myself and not an ideology of my peers
I find solace among the silence of my heart and chattering of my thoughts
Where the extremes of my emotions are held in poise
Where the debates among ideas are at a momentary stand-still
Where the I meet with the reality of Me and Myself

Truth is only the absence of conflicting facts and an array of beliefs
A reality without questions and where simple acceptance is norm
It is a continuance of what was, what is, and what will be
Where is the truth in my life if questions lead to more questions
When the acknowledgment of the norm makes me skeptic to my ideas
When what was, is, and will be fall short to remedy why

There are just times that I just want to die. With all the humdrum of everyday life that we continuously and undoubtfully try to endure and pray to God almighty to just stop from happening, we still need to tolerate every little bit of suffering and pain that comes with waking up to another day. It’s not even worth waking up to. There are simply days that conspire to ruin you or will surely piss you off so much that all you can do is raise your voice to the sky, waste every inch of your breath and bawl “P-U-T-A-N-G-I-N-A!!!” And yet after that, you end up with the same shit that you stepped on awhile back, same problems that haunted you since yesterday, a hangover after drinking so much to forget the problems you thought about yesterday and now sore vocal cords.

Now if that type of morning that you will open your eyes to every morning that hysterically stir you out of the comfort and security under the blankets, why bother getting out of bed. I would rather enjoy a boring, non-productive life than be inconvenienced with the worldwide conspiracy to ruin another day of living. From the moment you slowly try to pry your lids open after being cemented to the floor the whole night, things will happen not because someone planned to have you slip on the wet bathroom floor and hit your head on the recent non-hygienically used toilet seat, but because even before you can habitually do your morning rituals, problems appear like they were oozing out of the woodwork. Its like being the pint-sized, sorry attempt to be hilarious Dagul and your trying to fight the metal-clad, 10 feet tall, bearer of ‘Precious’ Sauron. No contest, the only way for that dwarf to win is to let Sauron eat him whole and pray that he would choke to death. It’s inevitable, at one point we will simply lose.

Death sometimes becomes a welcome escape to the tribulations that simply continue to add up each and every passing day. As simple as it is to just end your life, which by the way doesn’t sit well with most people, trying to be optimistic about a life that leaves you with more problems, dilemmas and conundrums is, in a word, difficult. In death, you don’t need to wake up to days that are basically full of shit. The only problem there is if you are not included in Santa’s list of good boys and girls and if so get ready to work up a permanent tan. Death puts the finality in any problem with a big exclamation point.

Why is it that the topic of "natures call #2" such a taboo subject matter for any conversation especially around the dinning table? Why even call it "natures call" if we cannot even freely discuss about it particularly during the time that we jam kilos of man-made produce into the God given oral aperture which indisputably, unquestionably will find its conclusion between the plump cheeks of our bottoms? By hook or by crook, the body will consume almost everything that is palatable to the individual’s taste and find a way to expel all that accumulated rubbish discretely and properly underneath or forcefully and untimely top-side. Shitting is a basic function of the human body for its own survival. its something that we just need to do.

Taking a dump comes naturally to every person like taking in that first breath of life giving oxygen when you were brought out into this world right beside your mother's anal canal. Your ass is so imprtant that it is the next thing that nurses check after a baby's breathing and heart. Nurse: "The heart is beating, breathing is ok, and it has a patent hole. The baby is fine." In medical institution, being born without an asshole is considered as a surgical emergency. The improtance of one's asshole is so under-rated that people neglect it. All it does is pass out shit but without it we would die of our own shit. In this world, everybody is simply full of shit that they really need some way of getting it out.

I am home

1994

We were just but friends
eachothers companion to the end
but now love is in my heart
lost, not knowing were to start

I had a heart and it was true
now I have none and you have two
because when i said i love you
it was not just out of the blue

You know the truth and its for real
that unlimited love is what i feel
some say love is a life's fable
if that is true, i now found my angel

Love is a game of chance
you don't know if its your last dance
a clock wouldn't tell you the time
the time left for you to shine

I took the chance and tried my best
it maybe hard or easy but no regrets
for I'll gladly put myself to the test
cause my love is a cut above the rest

The road of life is still long
but now I know where I belong
in your arms i find refuge
in your eyes i see love
I am home.

The Story of Love and Madness

A friend sent this to me, i liked it. so i hope you guys do.......

A long time ago, before the world was created and humans set foot on it for the first time, virtues and vices floated around and were bored, not knowing what to do. One day, all the vices and virtues were gathered together and were more bored than ever.

Suddenly, Ingenious came up with an idea: "Let's play hide and seek!" All of them liked the idea and immediately Madness shouted: "I want to count, I want to count!" And since nobody was crazy enough to want to seek Madness, all the others agreed. Madness leaned against a tree and started to count: "One, two, three..."

As Madness counted, the vices and virtues went hiding. Tenderness hung itself on the horn of the moon, Treason hid in a pile of garbage. Fondness curled up between the clouds and Passion went to the centre of the earth. Lie said that it would hide under a stone, but hid at the bottom of the lake, whilst Avarice entered a sack that he ended up breaking. And Madness continued to count: "...seventy nine, eighty, eighty one..."

By this time, all the vices and virtues were already hidden - except Love. For undecided as Love is, he could not decide where to hide. And this should not surprise us, because we all know how difficult it is to hide Love.

Madness: "...ninety five, ninety six, ninety seven..." Just when Madness got to one hundred, Love jumped into a rose bush where he hid. And Madness turned around and shouted: "I'm coming, I'm coming!"

As Madness turned around, Laziness was the first to be found, because Laziness had no energy to hide. Then he spotted Tenderness in the horn of the moon, Lie at the bottom of the lake and Passion at the centre of the earth. One by one, Madness found them all - except Love. Madness was getting desperate, unable to find Love.

Envious of Love, Envy whispered to Madness: "You only need to find Love, and Love is hiding in the rose bush."

Madness grabbed a wooden pitch fork and stabbed wildly at the rose bush. Madness stabbed and stabbed until a heartbreaking cry made him stop. Love appeared from the rose bush, covering his face with his hands. Between his fingers ran two trickles of blood from his eyes. Madness, so anxious to find Love, had stabbed out Love's eyes with a pitch fork. "What have I done! What have I done!" Madness shouted. "I have left you blind! How can I repair it?"

And Love answered: "You cannot repair my eyes. But if you want to do something for me, you can be my guide." And so it came about that from that day on, Love is blind and is always accompanied by Madness.

LOVE'S DEMISE

1. I AM IN PAIN, THAT IS MY OWN. YOU MAY HAVE FOUND A WAY TO DISPERSE THE PAIN. I, ON THE OTHER HAND, LIVE WITH IT. BATTLES ARE MEANT TO BE FOUGHT AND WON. I WILL DO IT ALONE OR DIE LONELY. THAT IS THE LONELY TRUTH THAT I FACE IN THIS WAR. A WAR THAT THERE COULD NEVER BE A VICTOR, ONLY VICTIMS.

2. THE MEMORIES THAT I HAVE SO CHERISHED WILL NEVER BE SEPARATED FROM ME. IT HAS BINDED WITH MY SOUL AND TO THE DEPTHS OF MY BEING. YOUR FACE WILL FOREVER BE FORGED INTO MY HEART AS A LASTING REMINDER OF A TIME WHEN I WAS HAPPY AND A HAUNTING TRUTH THAT I NOW LIVE.

3. TO UPLIFT LIFE TO THE BETTERMENT OF ONESELF IS THE GOAL OF EVERY PERSON. RATIONAL AND PRACTICAL GOALS HAVE TO BE REACHED AND ACCOMPLISHED. YOU HAVE MADE THE DECISIONS THAT WILL IMPROVE YOUR LIFE. THAT FOR YOU STARTED WHEN I WAS GONE. LIFE IS A LOT HAPPIER IF BARRIERS ARE FEW AND OBSTACLES ARE LITTLE. YOU GOT RID OF THE BIGGEST OF THEM.

4. THE JOURNEY TO SELF IS ONE THAT I CANNOT UNDERTAKE FOR I HAVE BEEN THERE ONCE. I CANNOT RECLAIM THAT WHICH WAS NEVER MEANT TO ME MINE NOR WHO I NEVER WAS. FROM THERE, THE ROAD LAID TO ME IS FAR MORE GLOOMIER AND TORTUROUS THAN THAT OF WHAT YOU TREK. I KNOW YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF AND FIND THE RIGHT PATH THAT YOU MUST TAKE. A PATH OPPOSITE OF THAT OF MINE.

5. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SURE OF MYSELF. NOW, I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT I LOST. RESPECT, HONOR, AND ABOVE ALL ELSE LOVE. I KNOW YOU WILL NEVER NEED TO LOOK FOR LOVE. I GIVE IT TO YOU FREELY AND UNCONDITIONALLY. BUT THAT IS NOT THE LOVE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO FIND IN YOUR HEART. NOTHING THAT WOULD CORRUPT YOU AND LAY WASTE ALL THAT SOUL SEARCHING EFFORTS. IF THE TIME COMES, AND I KNOW IT WILL COME SOON, THAT YOU FIND YOUR SELF, I WILL NEVER BE PART OF IT.

6. YOU SHOULD VENTURE OUT TOWARDS THOSE THAT YOU LIKE AND NOT TO THOSE THAT YOU HATE, ME.

7. HAPPINESS WILL ALWAYS BE A FUTILE EFFORT TO UPLIFT YOUR EMOTIONS IF THERE WILL BE NO ONE TO SHARE IT WITH. HAPPINESS OF ONE PREDISPOSITION WILL INCREASE YOUR CONFENDENCE IN YOURSELF BUT TO EXPERIENCE IT FOR YOUR HEARTS CONTENT IT HAS TO BE REFLECTED BACK. OPTION TO CHOOSE FROM WILL DETERMINE THE OUTCOME OF ONE'S HAPPINESS. THEY MAY LEAD OR MISDIRECT YOU. LIFE HAS SHOWN ME THOSE CHOICES BEFORE. SADLY, I MADE THE WRONG ONES.

8. YOU WILL BE OPEN FOR WHAT LIFE WILL OFFER YOU CONCERNING OTHERS BUT I AM SAD TO ACCEPT THAT LIFE HAS CLOSED THE CHAPTER ABOUT ME. THE POSSIBILITIES ARE BOUNDLESS IF IT ONLY CONCERN OTHERS AND NOT ME. MY ONLY POSSIBILITY FOR A LIFE, I MISSED.

9. YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB FIXING THE DAMAGE THAT I HAVE CAUSED YOU. THERE WAS A LOT TO SALVAGE BUT SAD TO SAY NONE WAS LEFT FOR ME.

10. I PRAY THAT I FIND THE COURAGE TO ACCEPT MY DEMISE, THE DETERMINATION TO FIND THAT WHICH I LOST, THE STRENGTH TO CONTINUE, THE VIRTUE OF NOT CAUSING OTHER PEOPLE'S PAIN AND THE WISDOM OF NEVER TO FALL IN LOVE AGAIN.

True Power

just something from me.......................

THE POWER OF THOUGHT
Love begins with our thoughts.
We become what we think about. Loving thoughts create loving experiences and loving relationships.
Affirmations can change our change our beliefs and thoughts about ourselves and others.
If we want to love someone, we must consider their needs and desires.
Thinking about your ideal partner will help you recognize him/her when you meet him/her.

THE POWER OF RESPECT
You cannot love anyone or anythings unless you first respect them. The first person you need to respect is yourself.
To begin to gain self-respect ask yourself, "What do I respect about myself?"
To gain respect for others, even those you may dislike, ask yourself "What do I respect about them?"

THE POWER OF GIVING
If you want to receive love, all you have to do is give it!
The more love you give, the more you receive.
To love is to give of yourself, freely and unconditionally. Practice random acts of kindness.
Before committing to a relationship ask not what the other person will be
able to give you, but what you can give to him or her.
The secret formula of a happy, lifelong, loving relationship is to
always focus on what you can give instead of what you can take.

THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP
To find a true love, you must first find a true friend.
Love does not consist of gazing into each other’s eyes, but rather
looking outward together in the same direction.
To love someone completely you must love them for who they are, not what they look like.
Friendship is the soil through which love’s seeds grow.
If you what to bring love into a relationship, you must first bring friendship.

THE POWER OF THOUCH
Touch is one of the most powerful expressions of love,
breaking down barriers and bonding relationships.
Touch changes our physical and emotional states and make us more receptive to love.
Touch can help heal the body and warm the heart.
When you open your arms, you open your heart.

THE POWER OF LETTING GO
If you love something, let it free. If it comes back to you it’s your, if it doesn’t it never was.
Even in a loving relationship, people need their own space.
If we want to learn to love, we must first learn to forgive and let go of past hurts and grievances.
Love means letting go of our fears, prejudices, egos and conditions.
"Today I let go of all my fears, the past has no power over me – today is the begging of a new life."

THE POWER OF COMMUNICATION
When we learn to communicate openly and honestly, life changes.
To love someone is to communicate with them.
Let the people you love know that you love them and appreciate them.
Never be afraid to say those three magic words: "I Love You".
Never let an opportunity pass to praise someone.
Always leave someone you love with a loving word –
it could be the last time hat you see them.
If you were about to die but could make phone calls to the people you loved,
who would you call,
what would you say and…
why are you waiting?

THE POWER OF COMMITMENT
If you want to have love in abundance, you must be committed to it,
and that commitment will be reflected in your thoughts and actions.
Commitment is the true test of love.
If you want to have loving relationships, you must be committed to loving relationships.
When you are committed to someone or something, quitting is never an option.
Commitment distinguishes fragile relationship from a strong one.

THE POWER OF PASSION
Passion ignites love and keeps it alive.
Lasting passion does not come from through physical attraction alone,
it comes from deep commitment, enthusiasm, interest and excitement.
Passion can be recreated by recreating past experiences when you felt passionate.
Spontaneity and surprises produce passion.
The essence of love and happiness are the same;
all we need to do is to live each day with passion.

THE POWER OF TRUST
Trust is essential in all loving relationships.
Without it on person becomes suspicious, anxious and fearful and the other person
feels trapped and emotionally suffocated.
You cannot love someone completely unless you trust them completely.
Act as if your relationship with the person you love will never end.
One of the ways you can tell whether a person is right for you is to ask yourself
"Do I trust them completely and unreservedly?"
if the answer is "no", think carefully before making a commitment.

I wonder

Have you ever wondered why things just happen to occur when you dont want them? When during a wonderful, perfectly blue, mid-summers day with the soft warm breeze plays around your face, when there ain't a care in the world that could ruin such a good day, when problems fly away with the gentle wind... then it happens, a pile of bird shit just happens to fall from that wonderful clear blue sky like a cruise missle laser-tagged onto your forehead. SPLAAAAAAAATTTTTT! Bullseye! Bird: "I got one. Ha! Ha! Ha!". Now you go home wipping all that dung off of your face and and suddenly transform from a mild-mannered Dr. Jeckel to a loud-mouth, curse-throwing Mr. Hyde. What happened to that wonderful, perfectly blue, mid-summers day? It simply got flushed.

Everything happens for a certain reason, well almost everything. Choices lead to decisions. Decisions lead to actions. Actions lead to results. Results lead to questions. Questions lead to more choices and so on and so on. Logic can simplify our lives to the point that what we are today to the end result of a constant play of cause and effect. You are this because you did this not because you did that or because of some divine intervention pushed you to take that road to who you are. You are the end result of years of saying "yes" to what should have been answered "no" and when "maybe" would have been a more straight answer.

"Fortune can bring you a fleeting windfall or a momentary setback. The way you choose to live, though, is what brings true, lasting success."

Single & Happy

All your life, you had specific dreams about what your family life would be like when you finally married. You were so intent on what you wanted, you even made a list of qualities and characteristics you were looking for in a spouse, in a home, in your job, in your children. But time passed, and that person you were so intent on didn't come along. All of your friends married, had children, had beautiful homes. And still you were single. You prayed and prayed and prayed for that person to come along, but nothing happened.

You had a good job. You served in your church. You spent daily time with the Lord in prayer and studying the Word. You dedicated your life to serving God in every way possible, but still nothing. So you decided to take matters into your own hands, and you began an active search for a mate. And within a short period, you met someone who almost fit the bill. Almost. Sure, there were a few things Missing, a few rusty spots in that person's character. But, after all, no one is perfect. Of course, your friends and your pastor tried to counsel you that you were making a poor choice and that you should wait for the Lord to send the right person.

But that couldn't be right. You had waited for a long time. Maybe your goals were too high. Maybe you'd been asking for the impossible. Maybe this was the person God wanted for you so you're character could grow through dealing with his or her failings. So you married. And your life went down hill from there. Even though it often seems that God is slow to answer prayers, no matter whether it's about a mate, or a job, or our children, or our finances, or anything else, we have to remember that God doesn't wear a watch. Nor does He look at our human calendars. He sees with eternal eyes. He operates on an eternal timetable, according to His plan and His schedule. If God seems to be running late, don't get impatient and run ahead of him. Wait for the Lord's timing in everything. To the single folks out there, this is for you.

Single means you have the time to grow and be the person you want to be. Single gives you space to grow. Sometimes, it is harder to grow when you are too close to someone. Trees are planted far apart so they can spread their branches and become strong as they mature. Single means learning to live by yourself. However, that is no more difficult than learning to live with somebody else. Single means freedom. You are free to spend a week's vacation on the beach, to take computer courses, to work late on an interesting project, to spend the day in bed with a good book or simply with a person who has read one. Single means learning not to need a man/woman to make your life meaningful but learning to live with a man/woman because you want to be with him/her. Single means that sometimes you will wonder why you will bite your lip and feel wistful and wonder if marriage is better. Ironically, yet quite happily, single is feeling good about being in control of your life. It is liking and respecting who you are and why you are. Single is realizing that being married is not necessarily better, it is merely different. Single means that there could be something wonderful around the corner and you can take advantage of it. Single means you are free to love again. There are times when we are afraid of telling the person, whom we love or like, what we feel deep inside because we might just lose them. That's a big risk...I know. But hey....everything is. The way I see it is why keep something inside and then end up regretting it in the near future? But as I've said... everything is a big risk. So whatever you decide to do with your feelings... whether you tell it to that person or not... you have to be ready with the consequences that come after it and accept it. Whatever decisions that you have made in your life is part of your growing experience... part of life. Whatever decisions that you have to make will influence or affect your future. So think hard before deciding on certain things...and PRAY TO GOD and HE will show you the way.

Venture out

When faced with a choice, choose the path that strengthens you. Choose to learn, choose to grow, choose to more fully become who you are.
Explore places where you have not been before. Look at ideas and concepts that you have not considered before.
If you stay hidden in the comfortable and familiar, your spirit can soon grow weary. Venture out and recharge the passion in your life.
Venture out there beyond what is comfortable, routine and expected. Venture out and discover the depth and the richness of who you are.
A life that is tested and challenged is a life that surely becomes filled with real purpose. The more briskly the wind blows against your face, the more fully alive you'll feel.
Venture out from where you've been, then from that new perspective venture out again. There's no end to what you can discover, and become.

Steps along the way

Progress is made in steps. Be willing to take enough steps, and you can get wherever you want.
Imagine walking to a destination that is one mile away. The first step doesn't seem to take you very far, though if you keep going you'll be there in half an hour.
When working toward a goal, the intermediate steps may seem tedious and unfulfilling. Yet in reality, they are the very essence of fulfillment.
That fulfillment will be realized when the steps are all taken. Keep going, and the achievement will be yours.
Whether the goal is modest or highly ambitious, taking sure and steady steps will get you there. When you're willing to take the necessary steps, there is no limit to where you can go.
Though the goal may seem distant, the pathway is not. The first step is right in front of you now.