Pure Love...

I am lucky. I am loved, so deeply, so completely, and though there's ne'er been a word spoken that love is communicated so completely that I could never doubt it. I see it in the looks I get, I sense it in the very excitement to see me when we're apart, even though it's just a matter of hours, I feel it when that warm body snuggles up to mine, pressing to be as close as possible.

Sometimes I know I don't deserve such love, such adoration, for I can be moody, or get irritable, or short. Sometimes I'm neglectful, though not intentionally, but still... My love is imperfect, fragmented, sometimes selfish, certainly not the pure love I experience. I wish I could love like that, and indeed, I strive to, but the standard is so high. No matter how I act I am loved, I am forgiven, I am accepted. Never a complaint, never a reaction out of anger, just a constant acceptance of me for who I am.

So today I publicly acknowledge this love, and say "Thank-you" for allowing me to experience the depth of this love. Indeed, you are as close to me as anyone. you are my Friend and I appreciate you. Your heart is far bigger than your being, your capacity to love greater than the sum of your physicality. You are greater than your 3.5 lbs my Friend, and I love you too.

Too Busy...

As a society I think we've lost sight of what is important as we do this thing called life. It seems we tend to focus on things- on our home, our cars, our possessions, as we try to "better" our lot in life, but we forget the most important of elements, the one that brings us ultimate joy to our life, and that is our relationships.
Relationships, with our friends, loved ones, family, are often taken for granted. Too often we find ourselves too busy doing life to provide the proper care and nurturing our relationships require for proper growth. Indeed, all too often it seems that the stresses of life- the pursuit of things- creates an atmosphere of neglect that starves and ultimately kills relationships. We are in danger of waking up one day surrounded by all our "treasures", yet completely and utterly alone.
Man is a social creature and every one, no matter how reclusive, has some degree of need for social interaction, for community with others. Yet we are moving ever closer to isolationism, to aloneness, to ultimate loneliness, the absolute opposite of how we were created. Don't neglect your relationships. There's nothing worse than realizing that one of the most precious things in your life is gone and it was within your power to prevent it, but you were too busy to see (or care) until it was too late. Regrets always hurt. Food for thought...

Kiva!

I received an e-mail from my baby sister last week, inviting me to check out this site that she and her husband found, called Kiva (http://www.kiva.org/). After several days of putting it off I finally checked it out, and am I glad I did. It is an organization that helps 3rd world entreprenuers by matching them up with those who have the means to help. It's not just a donation society, rather loans are requested and monies raised with the full intent that these people will repay from the profits of their ventures. You can loan as little as $25 at a time, (or as much as you want).

The really cool thing is, you choose the entrepreneur you want to sponsor, the amount you want to sponsor, and then you can follow the progress in your portfolio. I was amazed at how many people sponsored those same entrepreneurs I did after I did, and from (literally) all over the world! I felt really good at the thought of making a specific personal impact in someone's life, but after seeing how many people join in I got really excited! This is a neat program, and if anyone wants a personal invite I'd be happy to send you an e-mail with an invite, just drop me a note to my e-mail, (found under my personal info). Sometimes we need something that gives us a warm fuzzy... Maybe this will do it for you like it did for me!