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Women speak two languages - one of which is verbal. ~saying about meaningful friendship by William Shakespeare I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. ~quote about Attitude by Albert Einstein Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work. ~quotes on Self Improvement by H. L. Hunt
Saint Valentine For more details on this topic, see Saint Valentine. Numerous early Christian martyrs were named Valentine.[4] Until 1969, the Catholic Church formally recognized eleven Valentine's Days.[citation needed] The Valentines honored on February 14 are Valentine of Rome (Valentinus presb. m. Romae) and Valentine of Terni (Valentinus ep. Interamnensis m. Romae).[5] Valentine of Rome[6] was a priest in Rome who suffered martyrdom about AD 269 and was buried on the Via Flaminia. His relics are at the Church of Saint Praxed in Rome.[7] and at Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin, Ireland. Valentine of Terni[8] became bishop of Interamna (modern Terni) about AD 197 and is said to have been killed during the persecution of Emperor Aurelian. He is also buried on the Via Flaminia, but in a different location than Valentine of Rome. His relics are at the Basilica of Saint Valentine in Terni (Basilica di San Valentino).[9] The Catholic Encyclopedia also speaks of a third saint named Valentine who was mentioned in early martyrologies under date of February 14. He was martyred in Africa with a number of companions, but nothing more is known about him.[10] No romantic elements are present in the original early medieval biographies of either of these martyrs. By the time a Saint Valentine became linked to romance in the fourteenth century, distinctions between Valentine of Rome and Valentine of Terni were utterly lost.[11] In the 1969 revision of the Roman Catholic Calendar of Saints, the feastday of Saint Valentine on February 14 was removed from the General Roman Calendar and relegated to particular (local or even national) calendars for the following reason: "Though the memorial of Saint Valentine is ancient, it is left to particular calendars, since, apart from his name, nothing is known of Saint Valentine except that he was buried on the Via Flaminia on February 14."[12] The feast day is still celebrated in Balzan (Malta) where relics of the saint are claimed to be found, and also throughout the world by Traditionalist Catholics who follow the older, pre-Vatican II calendar. The Early Medieval acta of either Saint Valentine were excerpted by Bede and briefly expounded in Legenda Aurea.[13] According to that version, St Valentine was persecuted as a Christian and interrogated by Roman Emperor Claudius II in person. Claudius was impressed by Valentine and had a discussion with him, attempting to get him to convert to Roman paganism in order to save his life. Valentine refused and tried to convert Claudius to Christianity instead. Because of this, he was executed. Before his execution, he is reported to have performed a miracle by healing the blind daughter of his jailer. Legenda Aurea still providing no connections whatsoever with sentimental love, appropriate lore has been embroidered in modern times to portray Valentine as a priest who refused an unattested law attributed to Roman Emperor Claudius II, allegedly ordering that young men remain single. The Emperor supposedly did this to grow his army, believing that married men did not make for good soldiers. The priest Valentine, however, secretly performed marriage ceremonies for young men. When Claudius found out about this, he had Valentine arrested and thrown in jail. In an embellishment to The Golden Legend, on the evening before Valentine was to be executed, he wrote the first "valentine" himself, addressed to a young girl variously identified as his beloved,[14] as the jailer's daughter whom he had befriended and healed,[15] or both. It was a note that read "From your Valentine."[14]
How necessary is it to remind A loving couple that they are in love? Perhaps a well-placed word might pierce the rind, Penetrating hearts that dormant prove. Years accumulate like fallen snow, Vast fields of understanding, thick and cold, As time surrenders even those who know, Leaving love a story long since told. Each year, therefore, occasion must be made, Name-day of love, that lovers all might speak, Taking a risk that else they might evade, In search of pleasure even angels seek. Need comes slowly, like a warm spring rain. Except one sing, the song must be in vain.
The Psychology of Conditional Love The whole world seems to be doing this wrong. As children grow up, we ask them to do certain things. If they do, we shower love on them. If they don't, we scold them. We deny them our love. The teacher does it. The boss is no different. And the partner is the same too.Rejection. Scorn. Could shoulders. That's what people get when they don't follow the carrot and stick policy. Do what I say. Do what I like. Any you'll be my best friend. You'll get my Love.But, conditional love works in the short term. Guess we can easily find the answer from our own experiences. Unconditional love to children, friends, partners and parents. That's the winning strategy. Try it and you won't regret. Smile - A sign of true love A smile is a sign of recognition and love. A smile is a curved line that sets things straight. The mother's love throbs when she sees the first smile on her new born. Smiles take away a lot of pressure and ill feeling. Smiles can conquer even a hard heart. A smile is enduring. A loving smile tells you that all's well with you.The American Heritage Dictionary defines a smile as, "A facial expression characterized by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth and indicating pleasure, amusement, or derision." A loving smile is enduring. Did you know that it takes more muscles to frown than to smile. Do what's easy. Smile. Cheers! Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing ~ Mother Teresa

Rain Is Liquid Sunshine

"The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible." Author Unknown “Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark.” ~ Native American Proverb “Our first teacher is our own heart.” ~ Native American Proverb Rain Is Liquid Sunshine by Thought Collector I awoke to a cloudy and cool morning, a reminder that nature is not yet through with our early spring like weather. We certainly need the rain and welcome its arrival. My dad says that rain is liquid sunshine. Tony and I were down by the creek yesterday and he commented it is the lowest he has seen it. It is very low there is no doubt. We are still in a very dry period and have not gotten the prolonged spring rains that we need to sustain a normal creek level. Hopefully the forecast is correct and we will see some rain in the coming days. I am reminded of a phone call I had recently with a friend in a neighboring state. It was raining that particular day and when I mentioned this her reply was, “Yes, it’s miserable here too.” I have always wondered why some people look at rainy or wet weather as miserable or bad. Rain is good, a giver of life, just as important as sunshine. Thought for Today ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do not pray when it is raining if you do not pray when the sun is shining. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Native American Proverb
The Tiger and the Fox by Massud Farzan A fox who lived in the deep forest of long ago had lost its front legs. No one knew how: perhaps escaping from a trap. A man who lived on the edge of the forest , seeing the fox from time to time, wondered how in the world it managed to get its food. One day when the fox was not far from him he had to hide himself quickly because a tiger was approaching. The tiger had fresh game in its claws. Lying down on the ground, it ate its fill, leaving the rest for the fox. Again the next day the great Provider of this world sent provisions to the fox by this same tiger. The man began to think: "If this fox is taken care of in this mysterious way, its food sent by some unseen Higher Power, why don't I just rest in a corner and have my daily meal provided for me?" Because he had a lot of faith, he let the days pass, waiting for food. Nothing happened. He just went on losing weight and strength until he was nearly a skeleton. Close to losing consciousness, he heard a Voice which said: "O you, who have mistaken the way, see now the Truth! You should have followed the example of that tiger instead of imitating the disabled fox."

The Soldier

A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco. "Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I've got a favor to ask. I have a friend I'd like to bring with me." "Sure," they replied, "we'd love to meet him." "There's something you should know," the son continued, "he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mine and lost an arm an leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us." "I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live." "No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us." "Son," said the father, "you don't know what you're asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live, and we can't let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He'll find a way to live on his own." At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building, they were told. The police believed it was suicide. The grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to identify the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn't know, their son had only one arm and one leg. The parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don't like people who inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable. We would rather stay away from people who aren't as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are. Thankfully, there's Someone who won't treat us that way. Someone who loves us with an unconditional love that welcomes us into the forever family, regardless of how messed up we are. Tonight, before you tuck yourself in for the night, say a little prayer that God will give you the strength you need to accept people as they are, and to help us all be more understanding of those who are different from us!!! Author Unknown

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i think i learned to be stronger since this hole thing happened to me now my sister is off her feet she had surgery to fix her back and it hurt to hear her on the phone this am but was reasured by her husband she is gonna be o.k. my brother is moving back this way and well hmmm not sure how this is gonna be he has no job and has no where to live and hoping he does find a job soon cause i don't know if i can support him and my mom and my own family and going nuts trying to get my self out of the ditch Johan and i hope to get our lives back to order and his new job is going great unlike the others have told us we finally started getting paid for his job and slowly getting back to where we were my mother is finally getting back on her feet slowly but doing better so i hope to keep being strong and hope to have a break soon to recharge my poor body before i am the next to be in the hospital just not a good month for me i guess but hope you all have had a better day and month.
ok thought i would come here and explain not that anyone cares to hear about it. on the 11th i went to go help my mother clean her house this is after she had started getting sick all the dr. did was up her lasix and she was getting worse so that morning when i showed up she was not responding to me no matter how i tried to wake her so i called 911 i got her to the er and none of the dr.'s were listining to me or answering any of my questions then we were sent to icu same thing the dr.'s got rude and tried telling me and my brother that my mom had tried to commit suicide this is not true cause my mom was happy she was helping me with my wedding arangements and we were talking about my daughter graduating middle school wich is a big thing to my mom then they came and told me and my brother that she had to many mental problems and this would cause a problem sorry thats not true either my mother has diabetes heart problems and emphasiema she is not mental and she was not suicidal the did not bother to tell us anything and never told us why four dr.s had to see her when asked about what was going on we were told it was none of our business and so on that my brother almost lost his cool on the dr.'s so i talked to my brother and we decided to send her to bellin there she was seen and we were told she was dying and so we prepaired our selves for this and well a few days later my mother came thru the dr.'s there explained everything to us told us it was our right to know what they were doing for her and why they were doing the things they were we also found out if we would have stayed longer at bay we would have lost my mother this is why i was wondering if the world is turning cruel or if there was still nice people we went thru a very ruff week and i am tired and sad that there are people out ther that have no heart i dont think i can trust the hospital by me anymore and hope that no one else has to face what we did my mom is doing better now that they changed most of her meds and she is happy about it to and she is slowly getting better and being very sassy i am very grateful for her to be better just sad there are jerks out in the world i understand being mean once in a while but letting my mother die and not tell us what was causeing it they need to get better bed side manners just wanted to know why people needed to be jerks. i learned to never leave any of my friends with out ssaying something nice from now on cause you never know that might be the last time you speak so remember that . i am thankfull for you all being my friend and i am thankfull for my family for the good and bad of it all
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