I believe in the power of love.  The love that I am writing about is not the love between yourself and a partner, but the love of others around you. The importance of how you perceive those around you and how you react to issues that arise.  For me, this is continually a work in progress.  Just as I choose to give my worries to God.  I continually have to remind myself when negative thoughts start to pop into my head to redirect my thoughts to Jesus.  When issues arise or I feel I am treated unfairly, I give those…

Control is a very tricky thing.  I do my best to follow my intended path and respond to things where I believe I can be helpful.  Before responding to a situation, I pray that I will be given the words to say or the grace to say nothing!  I don’t make decisions based on what I want but rather on what I believe is my next step through prayer and being alert and available to opportunities that arise. Once I feel confident that I am going down my intended path I am driven to do everything possible to achieve…

Death is never easy for those who are left behind.  Selfishly we can all say that we were not ready, he/she was our life, was too young, too smart, too generous, too kind, too talented to be taken so soon.  All of those things may be true, but I believe that those are things that we here on earth are mourning.  If we think only in terms of the soul I believe that there is no more magnificent place to exist than in heaven.  My parents never made a big deal about death when I was young.  It is…

In a relationship, look for someone who makes you a better person and for whom you make a better person.  #1.  Contributing more than your share. Ideally, you are committed and giving 100% of yourself to the relationship.  However, let’s use percentages and think in terms of strengthening and evaluating your role. Giving more than your share or more than 50% is imperative.  Each partner must think that the other partner is making a positive contribution; ideally, more than 50%.  If you are not sure that you are contributing your 50% to the relationship/family.  Start to develop…