Rants Questions Of A Hopelessly Delusional Person 8:00 AM I love mankind ... it's people I can't stand! - Charles M. Schulz Questions Of A Hopelessly Delusional Person If caring too much about the world is a disorder and hoping it will get better soon is a delusion, then I must be hopelessly delusional. Can you help me and answer these questions running through my head constantly? Is it too much to ask for a gossip-free world? Where people don't talk about other people like their experts about their lives and just celebrate one another instead? So, where can we talk about ideas for improving our lives and making the world a better place to live in? Can we not stop trolling around and keep our filthy mouths shut if we've got nothing nice to say? Can we not be kinder since we've all been through the bad times and know how hard it is to deal with? Can we stop projecting our frustrations and insecurities toward others by criticizing them, facing monsters, and conquering our own mountains instead? Can we not be more brilliant and choose our battle? Walk away from people and fights that are not worth our time and effort? Can we not meddle in or, better yet, start unnecessary and irrelevant dramas? Should we not wisely use the limited and precious 24 hours given to us in a day? Is it not better, holier, wiser, and more self-fulfilling to focus and grow on our own faith instead of criticizing and looking for other people's shortcomings and loopholes in what they believe in? Will it make us look more right or righteous if we point out their faults? Don't we point to our insecurities and flaws when we do that? Will it make us feel superior if we rub their wrongs on their faces? How does highlighting and revealing another person's weaknesses and mistakes improve you? Will it put us on a pedestal if we keep stepping on other people's toes? Condescending does not make you a better person. It only makes you look pathetic. If we accept their flaws and correct them lovingly instead of judging and looking down on someone, wouldn't we be doing the world a big favor? How does making another person's life miserable make yours better? How sick are we? These questions have been bugging me since I started going out in the "real" world. Am I too idealistic or simply delusional to think we can still change? That there is hope for mankind? That we can still make the world a better place for everyone? My heart goes out to the world. I'm desperate to know.
Single Life This One's For You: Letter For The Single 5:32 AM I know that you're tired of waiting. And you may have to wait a little while more, but she's on her way. And she's getting here as fast as she can. -How I Met Your Mother If you've been hurting, wondering, and wandering...this one's for you: Letter For The Single Sometimes, your days are longer, your nights colder, and your battles a bit tougher than you let on. And that's alright. Some days, it's hard to get up, a struggle to get out the door, and a challenge to look and act normal when you're crumbling inside. No one sees your tears. No one feels your pain. No one else knows your story except for a selected few you trust. There are times when you feel like nothing good will ever happen as you lay in bed and dread to face another harsh day when you have to receive yet again words of discouragement and mockery from those who know nothing of your battle when you have to again strive to find and hold on to battered hope. Another day drags on as you wait for your prayers to be answered. The world can be cruel to someone different---someone like you. I know there are days when you want to give up the fight. When you consider changing plans, when you want so much to abandon the path less traveled and walk with the rest of the crowd despite knowing what is right. At least, you think, "I'll be one of them, I won't be alone, I won't be talked about or laughed at." "Maybe," you tell yourself, "it's less lonely if I walk with them." You don't know that the world is actually more lost than you are. Yet here you are, still standing, stronger than you thought. Yes, you may have stumbled. Yes, your knees may buckle from time to time. Yes, you may be wounded and bruised. But here you are. I couldn't be prouder. Hang on tighter. Hold your head higher. You are not alone. You have been chosen to do a difficult task because you have shown exemplary strength and courage. Because you're set apart. Because you're one of the best. This road to the unknown could be rather fun and exciting if you just shut your ears from the cruel world and focus on the Voice of Truth, telling you how beautiful and loved you truly are. I know it's hard to believe this right now, but trust that there's something special, beautiful, and magnificent waiting for you if you just keep on keeping on. Something you have yet to read or see anywhere else. Something beyond your comprehension, exceeding your wildest imagination. Don't walk with your head bowed low in defeat. Look up and see the beauty around you. I tell you, that's nothing compared to what is waiting for you. In time, you'll see. If you still doubt yourself, this one's for you. I hope you believe it.
Life Lessons How To Feel Good When You're Having A Bad Day 6:35 AM How to feel good when you're having a bad day? Is that even possible? Well, you can't always have it all. Things won't always go your way. That's part of life. But that doesn't mean you're not going to be okay. Here are ten ways you can turn that frown around.1. Take a step back or walk away for a while.Seeing things correctly is easier when you step back and look at things from a third person's perspective. Try to detach yourself from the situation when you're having a bad day. It will help you think clearly and see the bigger picture. 2. Do something you enjoy or love. Go out. Take a walk. Read a good book. Watch a feel-good film. Eat your favorite food. Browse through cute dog photos. When you're having a bad day, do something that can take your mind off what's bothering you, even for just a few hours. 3. Talk to your support team. You must have people in your life whom you can always count on when things go wrong. People who always lift your spirit up. When you're having a bad day, you need a solid team behind you to make you feel good. Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow - Swedish Proverb 4. Dance! You may not love dancing, but when you dance with abandon, happy hormones start pumping up, and you feel better afterward. That's because dancing has fantastic health benefits. Some people do yoga or work out. But I think dancing is so much more enjoyable. When you're having a bad day, turn up the volume of your jam and dance like no one is watching. Or follow Taylor Swift's advice: shake it off. 5. Write down your feelings. This one does magic. Writing down how you feel lightens the burden you carry as you unload it through the power of pen and paper. Or in our digital world, when you type it away. Try it to see for yourself. 6. Remember the good times.When was the last time you laughed so hard your tummy hurt?Remember when...? Remind yourself of the good times. If you're a Harry Potter fan like me, you know how the wizards drive away Dementors. They think of one moment when they felt truly, genuinely happy. And from that memory, they conjure a Patronus. That's where they get the strength to fight off that evil creature that tries to suck out their happiness and fill them with dread and misery. Which represents depression. Not familiar with the Patronus charm? How about Peter Pan? Remember how they fly? A little pixie dust plus happy thoughts. 7. Accept it. No matter how optimistic you try to be, things will sometimes go wrong. You may never receive that apology. Forgive them anyway. The sooner you accept the fact that life is not always fair, the easier it will be to go through the tough times. Life isn't perfect, so stop sweating the small stuff. 8. Pray/Worship/Meditate. It's hard to give thanks, pray, or worship when things aren't how we want them to. It's hard to focus and find your center. But "In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you" (1 Thessalonians 5:18). Your heart changes when you pray. You humble yourself. You free yourself from those impossible to handle and allow the Miracle Worker to work in your life. You focus on what is really essential in life. And when you do, you realize that whatever makes your day terrible is but a tiny speck in the universe. 9. Hug your pet. That is, of course, if your pet is huggable or not, uhm, wild. Studies show dogs are therapeutic. Why not try getting yourself a furry friend? Their loyalty is beyond compare, too. 10. Remember that it's not permanent. Seasons change. Today may be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day like Alexander's, but it's only temporary. Experiencing loss, rejection, betrayal, or failure is all part of the package. It sucks, I know, but we wouldn't know our strength and our potential when everything is always okay. We'll never know what a good day is if bad days don't happen. We will not appreciate abundance if we have not experienced emptiness. When you're having a bad day, remember it's just what it is: a lousy day. It's not a bad life. At least it's not unless you make it. You still have a choice: wallow in misery or turn it around. You can always choose to feel good even when you're having a bad day. Trust me. I've had a bad day today, but I still wrote this. 😉 How do you handle a bad day? Do share in the comments! Linked here. Gifs from Giphy
Lux Thinking Aloud Have Loved Deeply, Been Hurt, Loved Again 1:47 AM Love like you've never been hurt. -Satchel Paige Have Loved Deeply, Been Hurt, Loved Again If you have loved deeply, been hurt, and loved again, how beautiful you must be! For it takes a pair of beautiful eyes to still see the beauty in the ugly, a beautiful heart to love with such depth, and the ability to get hurt and love again. You are one brave soul.Because it takes a huge amount of courage to find the will to love again despite knowing the consequences and dangers of loving that much. If you have loved deeply, been hurt, and loved again, yours is a heart of admirable strength. Whatever caused your pain may have slowed you down at one point, but it definitely did not stop you from continuing. It only propelled you to your place of glory. You are strong enough to mend your brokenness and start over. Not everyone can do that. If you have loved deeply, been hurt, and loved again...may you never tire of trying one more time and always one more time. May you never lose hope in waiting for the real thing. If you have loved deeply, been hurt, and loved again...May the hurting not turn your heart hard and cold. Instead, may you be more empathetic to those going through the same path you have had.May you be the star that will guide them in the darkness. If you have loved deeply, been hurt and loved again... May your experience open your eyes and mind more to life's lessons and possibilities. If you have loved deeply, been hurt and loved again... May you never forget to love and honor yourself wherever life takes you. The world needs more of your beautiful, brave, strong heart, tenacious spirit, and unshakable faith. And may you always remember that you are also loved and worth getting hurt for. Google images
Faith When Your Life Is On A Detour 7:03 PM When Your Life is on a Detour Have you ever encountered a detour in your life? The road towards success is not a straight line. Detours are blessings in disguise.God's rejection is God's redirection.They bring us to our bigger destiny. When detours happen, God is telling us that our desires are too small compared to His big plans for us. When it feels like nothing seems to be making sense...When we pray and our prayers seem to fall on deaf ears and our plans don’t go our way...We are experiencing what we call the Principle of Obliquity (according to John Kay, this is where our complex goals are best achieved indirectly).When our lives seem not to go our way and the road we chose is leading us nowhere, we feel lost and hopeless. We are tempted to question God and to give up altogether.But as the cliche goes, everything happens for a reason. Joseph could have given up when his brothers sold him when he became a slave and was imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. But he kept his faith until God fulfilled his destiny.Sometimes people don't recognize a blessing or an opportunity because it comes with responsibility, and people either hate or are scared of responsibilities. We miss the blessing not because it's not there, but because it doesn't appear to us the way we expect or want it to.We hear stories of people who went through so many obstacles before they reach their goals.Even Steve Jobs said getting fired by Apple was the best thing that ever happened to him.He wouldn't have done what he had accomplished, he wouldn't have been a better person and Apple would never have been as big as it is today if not for that one fateful day when he took a detour that changed him...and eventually changed the world.Is your life in a detour right now?Relax. You're being redirected towards your destination. Your story is not over yet.From Talk: Bounce! at The FeastThis post contains affiliate links so I'd get a commission if you purchase through my links at no additional cost to you. This helps me maintain my site. Thanks in advance!
Lux Thinking Aloud What Would You Say? (Famous Last Words) 12:53 AM To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. -J.K. Rowling What do you think would you say? What would your famous last words be? We might not know as it might come in the least expected way or time (knock on wood, I hope it won't). I was reading Looking for Alaska and the lead character has a fascination for historical people's famous last words. He's memorized most of them from the most profound to the most ridiculous. It got me thinking. What would I say if my time comes given that it's not sudden? What will my famous last words be? I want to be faithful and say things like: (a) Father, into your hands I commit my spirit. (Jesus' last words, Luke 23:46) (b) Thank you God for the gift of life. I'm offering it back to you. (c) Lord, take me home. I'm ready. (d) Jesus, I am Yours in life. I am Yours in death. I want to be romantic and promise: (a) I will wait for you in life after death. (b) I'll love you beyond forever. (c) Our love will never perish. (d) I'm yours up to my last breath. Even after then. Or maybe just ask forgiveness from the people I've hurt and assure those who have hurt me that I've forgiven them. Or tell my loved ones that I really love them with a love as imperfect but as real as mine. Would I be really able to say these? Would I be even able to say a proper goodbye. I might just say, "Look out!" or curse for all I know. I remember my friend who passed away last year. Our last conversation was me asking her about her Facebook post and her telling me "I'll tell you when we see each other next time you come home." Well, that never happened as she succumbed to cancer before I could even book a ticket home. In case I got you thinking (like that book got me writing this), here are some famous last words from historical/famous people I gathered. Famous Last Words Nothing, but death. -Jane Austen when asked by her sister, Cassandra, if there was anything she wanted. Is everybody happy? I want everybody to be happy. I know I'm happy. -Ethel Barrymore Friends applaud, the comedy is finished. -Ludwig van Beethoven I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis. -Humphrey Bogart Beautiful. -Elizabeth Barrett Browning in reply to her husband who had asked how she felt. I am still alive! -Roman Emperor Gaius Caligula, stabbed to death by his own guards. I am not the least afraid to die. -Charles Darwin I must go in, the fog is rising. -Emily Dickinson Come my little one, and give me your hand. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, spoken to his daughter, Ottilie. Turn up the lights, I don't want to go home in the dark. -O. Henry Put out the light. -Theodore Roosevelt Oh, do not cry - be good children and we will all meet in heaven. -Andrew Jackson, US President Is it the Fourth? -Thomas Jefferson, US President Why do you weep. Did you think I was immortal? -Louis XIV Get my swan costume ready. -ballerina Anna Pavlova Lord, help my poor soul. -Edgar Allan Poe I love you, Sarah. For all eternity, I love you. -James K. Polk, US President talking to his wife. They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist. . . . -General John Sedgwick, killed in battle during US Civil War. I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have. -Leonardo da Vinci (this got me saying, "Oh, come on!) Either that wallpaper goes, or I do. -Oscar Wilde Let me go to the house of the Father. -Pope John Paul II Curtain! Fast music! Light! Ready for the last finale! Great! The show looks good, the show looks good! -showman Florenz Ziegfeld I die hard but am not afraid to go. -George Washington Given the chance to bid a proper farewell, what would you say? Share your famous last words to me. Source: CorsinetPhotos: Google images Hey, did you find this post helpful or entertaining? Please go ahead and share. Share buttons on the left and at the bottom of the article. Big thanks! Subscribe to About Life And Love by Email
Faith Sunday Will Come! 12:11 AM Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning. -Psalm 30:5 Black Saturday has always been the longest and most silent day in the Holy Week (at least in this part of the planet). After an emotional contemplation of the Lord's suffering and death on Good Friday, and while waiting for Easter Sunday to come there is a solemn pause which is Black Saturday. I wonder how and what the disciples and the Holy Mother felt and thought during this long agonizing gap. They weren't aware of the coming Sunday. They were still grief-stricken from what they witnessed. How would you handle it? Imagine when the truth you believed in for so long was taken away from you. When the one you've always looked up to, revered, served and worship was humiliated, punished without sin, and tortured right before your eyes. When what you've always thought as indestructible, invincible, and miraculous was destroyed helplessly. And you couldn't do anything about it out of fear or whatever reason that held you from fighting for it. They must have been lost. Beyond comfort. Nothing or no one to assure them that there is still hope. There is still tomorrow. Everything shattered just like that. Then again we don't have to imagine it, do we? How many times have we experienced loss of a loved one? Or seen a friend or family member suffer emotional or physical pain in front of us? How many times have we lost hope? Felt rejected? Betrayed? Humiliated? Hurt? Abandoned? When everything we believed in and held on for so long was taken away from us. Just. Like. That. We all went through a Good Friday one way or another. Then there's this long, agonizing, dragging, empty, deafeningly silent, dark pause that seemed endless. It's torture. There was uncertainty, doubt, confusion, anger even. We're still trying to figure out what just happened and what will happen next seems out of logic. Incomprehensible. Unimaginable. It feels as though the world stood still and time stopped, and we don't have the strength to keep going anymore. We lost everything including hope and the reason to go on. "Will tomorrow ever come again?" we keep on asking ourselves. And we get nothing but a deafening silence as answer. But, Sunday will come. No matter how painful our Fridays were and how uncertain our Saturday is now, Sunday will surely come! No matter how hopeless and helpless we may feel after the storm we went through, Sunday will come. No matter how uncertain, weak and shattered we came out of Friday, Sunday will still come. And then we will be restored. Good as new. Maybe even better somehow. Ready or not, Sunday will come. Our Black Saturday is a gift. A break from the grief. A pause. A time to breathe. A time to heal. A preparation from the big surprise that is Easter Sunday. It is the calm before the storm of blessings. Black Saturday then is when we stay still and wait patiently for the promise of God to come to pass (For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. -Jeremiah 29:11). Black Saturday may be the darkest part of the night before the dawn breaks, but Easter Sunday will always follow. Sunday will come. It always has, and it always will. See also: I Am To Die For Hey, did you find this post helpful or entertaining? Please go ahead and share. Share buttons on the left and at the bottom of the article. Big thanks! Subscribe to About Life And Love by Email
Stories A Story In 25 Words: Unconditional Love 8:19 PM For God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son... -John 3:16 It's the Holy Week again. I think it's apt for me to share the 25-word story I wrote that showed God's unconditional love to His people. A Story In 25 Words: Unconditional Love Bruised, beaten, betrayed, and broken. Wounded, wronged. Woebegone. Crestfallen. Desperate, deserted, hanged, and left to die. Yet, He loved them until the end of time. Main photo: The Passion of the Christ
Faith How To Know Your Worth With 6 Important Questions 8:00 AM How To Know Your Worth With 6 Important Questions Every second you spend doubting your worth, every moment you use to criticize yourself, is a second of your life wasted, a moment of your life thrown away. -C. JoyBell C. What does knowing your worth mean?To know your worth is to realize your value, not according to what others think but how you see or measure yourself.How to know your worth?Here are 6 important questions you must ask yourself to know your worth. How do you want to be treated?How do you want to spend your time?How do you like to be reciprocated for what you give?What kind of relationship do you want to have?What kind of person do you want to become?What are your beliefs about yourself?1. How do you want to be treated?Knowing how you want to be treated is a step in realizing your worth.Do you want to be treated with respect and dignity in the workplace, by your circle of friends, or by your partner? Or do you want to feel rejected, unappreciated, or derided?If you say, "I deserve better," you know you're worth more than how you're treated.Giphy2. How do you want to spend your time?Where do you invest your time?Do you spend it chasing people who don't accept and appreciate you for who you are?Do you want to spend your day investing in your growth and improving the quality of your life?You know you want to spend time with people who lift you higher.Or on things that can help you improve and get you closer to your dream life.How you want to spend your time shows how much you value yourself.Tenor3. How do you like to be reciprocated for what you give?Know your worth by knowing how you want to be reciprocated.Respect begets respect. But some people feel entitled to receive respect-demands even-but has no intentions of giving it in return.Some partners want fidelity from their significant other but have no qualms about cheating.Be selfless in giving your love and service but know your limits.Know your worth in the relationship.Set up a boundary for yourself.Boundaries aren't there to build a wall between you and others. It's to protect yourself from abusers. It has self-respect.Tenor4. What kind of relationship do you want to have?Would you be happy to be in a parasitic relationship where only the other person(s) benefit(s)?Or would you be more content and at peace in a relationship where you and others involved (co-workers, family, life partner) gain and grow?Do you want to be with someone who will fight for you or who will give up easily?When you recognize your worth, you know exactly what relationship you want to be involved in.Tenor5. What kind of person do you want to become?Do you want to be striving or thriving?Do you want to be content and happy or perturbed and miserable?What you're allowing yourself to become shows how much you value yourself.Pinterest6. What are your beliefs about yourself?Your beliefs about yourself don't measure your self-worth.Newsflash: most of them aren't true!They're called limiting beliefs. Limiting beliefs are lies you tell yourself that restrict you from achieving your full potential.It's how you measure yourself influenced by how you were raised and what you've heard from others.Limiting beliefs tell you:You're not good enough.You don't have what it takes to qualify.You don't deserve to move forward.You're not worth it.GiphyYou will struggle to know your self-worth at first.Gauge yourself based on how your Creator sees you, not other people's opinions. He knows you best.Here are some Bible verses about knowing your worth:You are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14).Because you are precious in my eyes and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, people in exchange for your life (Isaiah 43:4).So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised (Hebrews 10:35–36).You can do everything through Christ, who strengthens you (Philippians 4:13).The Lord is your helper, so you don't have to be afraid (Hebrews 13:6).Do not let your adorning be external-the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry or the clothing you wear-but. Instead, let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious (1 Peter 3:3-4).Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows (Luke 12:7).TenorYou'll know when to leave a toxic relationship when you realize your worth.You'll know what, who, and when to quit.You'll never apologize for things you should not apologize for in the first place.You'll let go of things that aren't making you happy or money.What happens when you realize your worth?You will not shortchange yourself. You will not settle for less than what you deserve.You know who you indeed are and will not negotiate that with anyone.You will not waste another second on people or relationships bringing you down.Knowing your worth is not arrogance. It's embracing the truth about who you are. Having self-worth is having self-respect and self-esteem.It's treating yourself with a healthy amount of self-love.You're worth more than eight cows.Have you heard about the story of the eight-cow wife? There's a village where a man gives a cow as a dowry to a woman's family to ask her hand for marriage. The more beautiful or "qualified" a woman is to become a wife, the more cows are given. Needless to say, a woman's worth is measured by the number of cows she receives from her husband-to-be. In this village lives a woman named Sarita. To say that she is plain is a compliment. Sarita grew up being told that she was worth only one cow. Everybody in their village-including her own family-expected nothing more than a single cow when a good-looking and rich gentleman named Johnny Lingo asked her hand for marriage. To everybody's surprise and her father's indignation, Johnny Lingo disagreed with the arrangement.Sarita's father was insulted. Sarita was heartbroken. She's accepted that she is worth only one cow, and a man refuse to give her that. But Johnny Lingo made himself clear. He will not give Sarita one cow...because he believes she is worth more than that. He saw something in her that no one else did. Sarita, for Johnny, is not a one-cow woman. She is an eight-cow wife. After their marriage, Sarita somehow transformed physically. She now walks with grace. She presents herself with confidence. She stands tall and proud because she knows and believes she is an eight-cow wife.Everybody in their village knows that by now, too. The old Sarita's gone. No one looked at her the same way again. Her joy became evident when she glowed. She radiates. Sarita is now one of the most beautiful women in the village. Because one man showed her and everyone around her her true worth. One man believed that she was extraordinary. I love this story so much. It's a good reminder that we are unique. We are more than the label others give us. Do you know how much you're worth? You're worth more than your number of followers and likes on social media. You're worth more than the price tag on your clothes and gadgets.You're worth more than your job or bank account.You're worth more than your grades in school.You're worth more than your relationship status.You're worth more than your social standing.You're worth more than what people say about you.Here's a beautiful reminder about knowing your worth by Jeremy Anderson: You are worth more than the throne.Think about this:God left His glorious throne to walk the dusty earth just to be with you...To feel how you feel and to understand your pain. You are worth the sacrifice. God did not just offer eight cows for you. He gave you His life. You are worth every single drop of blood...Every torn muscle...Every tormenting pain Jesus had to endure.You're worth every drop of tear and sweat from the body of no less than the Son of God.Imgflip Remember that the next time you forget your worth.(Most part of this reflection is from The Feast)
Listicle 5 Types Of People Not To Fall In Love With 11:05 PM As if on a conveyor belt, there will be a never ending supply of idiots and jerks that come and go in your life. Whether you stop the belt to dance with any one of them is up to you. -Dan Pearce How many times have we given our all and not get anything in return? How many times have we fallen in love with the wrong person? We know they're not good for us, but we can't avoid them. Or we choose not to listen to that inner voice and the concerned voices around us. Then we get hurt or wonder what we did wrong when we knew the answer all along: We fell in love with the wrong person. It's as simple as that. So the next time cupid comes along and aims his arrow at you, duck. Or at least delay it until you're sure. Until you're sure that he's not aiming for the 5 types of people not to fall in love with. 5 Types Of People Not To Fall In Love With Impatient person They will not wait for you. They will not tolerate the pressure that distance or time or a little difficulty along the way would bring. They won't wait for things to be okay. Don't fall in love with an impatient person. They won't stay. All-words-no-action type A dreamer who stays stuck in his dreams and illusions and never want to face reality. A person who lives in his world and forgets where he really is. Don't fall in love with a dreamer who doesn't act. You'll never be able to bring him out of his own world. Someone who doesn't listen Listening is the most basic sign and highest form of respect. If your opinion doesn't matter to him, so does all of you. You are relevant. What you think is important. If he can't see that, being with him is pointless. Too dependent on you It does not have to be financial. If he takes too much of your time, drains you, depends on you to make him feel better or guide him in every step he takes, don't let yourself fall. You'll end up empty. He'll suck you dry. Unbeliever He'll always doubt, he'll always have something to complain about. Don't fall in love with the unbeliever. He'll never see the light no matter how much you try to point it to him. And it's not true that he doesn't have a god. He is his own god. Don't just fall. I know the feeling is exhilarating, but is it really worth the pain and the mess you'll have to deal with afterwards? Gifs from Google images Hey, did you find this post helpful or entertaining? Please go ahead and share. Share buttons on the left and at the bottom of the article. Big thanks! Subscribe to About Life And Love by Email
Single Life I Am No Damsel In Distress 6:30 AM The only thing we single ladies need to be rescued from is the notion that we need to be rescued. -Mandy Hale Let me share the article I've written for Thought Catalog a year ago. I am no damsel in distress. After a guy friend read my previous post Good Men Still Exist, he pointed out one line which he said is the problem with women: "There are still knights in shining armor out there." Most women wait for their prince charming to come and rescue them from their miserable single life and offer them happily ever after. I repeat, most women. Not all. Only those (women or men) who are not happy with their lives need rescuing. The truth is, the only person who can bring you out of your misery is yourself. No fairy godmother or magic spell can transform your pumpkin into a golden carriage. I know that I hold the power and that I have the last say as to how my ending will be. As Mandy Hale often reminds the single, “Design a life so amazing that you don’t want to be rescued from it.” Tweet When you are enjoying life, finding happiness in all that you do and in all the places you visit, you invite people to join you in your journey. You don’t make them take pity on you and help you out of your misery. When you’re on top of the world, only those who are bold and courageous enough will make the effort to be with you. Only the secure and the mature will appreciate you. You become a challenge. You will discourage the complacent and the weak. You will make the insecure envious. Thus, expect a number of admirers and a few haters. You unknowingly repel toxic people. That’s a bonus! I don’t want to be that poor naive princess who sits around (or sleeps) in her castle all day, waiting for a prince to swing by and hopefully get a glimpse of her, and finally set her free from her “prison tower”. I’d rather be out there, fighting for my kingdom, resisting evil stepmothers or witches or whomever is trying to steal my happiness, protecting my people, seeing the world in all it’s majesty---getting a life. I am no damsel in distress. I am not impressed by your shining armor. I can fight my own battles. You don’t have to rescue me, sweetheart, but you’re welcome to join me in my kingdom anytime. First, show me your battle scars and tell me your war story. You might be just another frog who needs rescuing. In which case, you picked the wrong princess. Hey, did you find this post helpful or entertaining? Please go ahead and share. Share buttons on the left and at the bottom of the article. Big thanks! Subscribe to About Life And Love by Email
