What is love? Everybody uses the word “love” in daily conversations. There are millions of movies and songs based on love, but do we really know what it is?
Here are some Greek definitions of love:
Eros: romantic love of passion, physical longing, deep intensity, and intimacy. Often initial love that attracts a couple. Attracted to what it finds desirable, or beautiful--often knowing no limits and searching without satisfaction through many objects of desire.
Philios: characterized by sharing, companionship and shared values, it exemplifies friendship-based and brotherly love. It is more comprehensive and less self-seeking than eros.
Storge: family love between parent/child or between two incredibly close people. It is instinctive, and does not need to be requited.
Agape: considered purest, most comprehensive and most mysterious form of love, which loves unconditionally. Agape dissolves our separateness from God, others, and ourselves, as instead of seeking the security and consolation of seeking to be loved, we are love. Agape is the love of altruism, of giving without asking anything in return.
A famous Bible verse in 1 Corinthians 13 states other qualities of love:
Love is patient; love is kind. Love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way: it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.
So how do we attract love into our lives? We get love by giving love, for as we give, so do we receive. Life is a mirror and will reflect back to us what we put out. Want more love in your life? Then I invite you to demonstrate to a friend or family member real AGAPE love. Call someone up for no other reason than to tell them you love them.
LOVE IS PATIENT: Imagine for a moment what patience could do in your life? What would your home be like if everyone had great patience? What would the world be like if all people had patience with each other? What is love? Love is Patience and it begins with each of us.
LOVE IS KIND.
Kindness is directly connected to patience. Patience endures injuries and insults and kindness pays them back with good deeds and kind actions. In Greek the word kindness means “useful.” Love is kind means we express God by being kind, by being useful and of benefit to others.
“Who is born of love is born of God for God is Love.”
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
Lesson from Dad
I remember many, many times my father said to me,
"You must learn to bend like a weeping willow in the wind or
eventually you'll break."
Have you ever tried to break a weeping willow branch?
You can't.
I am that weeping willow drinking from the stream of life.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Digital Inspiration - Technology Blog - 2 new articles
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paris
nächste woche geht's von freitag bis montag nach paris.
(vorfreude hoch 10!)
jetzt seid ihr gefragt, irgendwelche tipps abseits des mainstream?
shopping, essen, sehenswürdigkeiten, parks, plätze usw...
ich würde mich freuen :)
ansonsten häng ich hier schon den ganzen tag wie ein schluck wasser in der kurve... waren gestern ja schön feiern und der schlafmangel macht sich bemerkbar ;) war aber toll. erst lecker gegrillt und dann die nacht durchgetanzt!
ich wünsche euch ein wunderbares wochenende!
next week, i will go to paris form friday to monday and i need your help!
do you have any suggestions for me?
places to shop, to eat or just to visit?
i would love to hear them :)
love, hippiegirl ♥
Une pièce aux murs aseptisés, probablement une chambre d'hôpital, trois lits sont alignés contre le mur, je me trouve dans celui le plus proche de la porte. A ma gauche, plusieurs filles bavardent et font du bruit, certaines partagent le même lit, il me semble en connaître quelques unes, mais elles m'importent peu.
Le moment arrive, un étrange silence s'installe, l'excitation se mêle à la peur, et, dans l'attente j'appréhende cet instant fatidique.
Je me détache alors de mon corps physique, et mon âme, si légère, plane au dessus de lui, je ferme les yeux très fort comme pour me protéger. Je tourne lentement, régie par cette intense explosion, cette puissance forte et tangible, si présente, si vive, elle envahit l'espace, le monde, le temps s'est arrêté pour nous faire éprouver durant quelques secondes, cet instant si fragile. Je ne réfléchis plus qu'en termes de sensations, pures et profondes. Je sens vibrer en moi la douce émotion de la mort. Puis, petit à petit je redescends, retrouvant mon corps que, quelques instants avant, je quittais pour échapper au pire.
(Photo de mon père)
Le moment arrive, un étrange silence s'installe, l'excitation se mêle à la peur, et, dans l'attente j'appréhende cet instant fatidique.
Je me détache alors de mon corps physique, et mon âme, si légère, plane au dessus de lui, je ferme les yeux très fort comme pour me protéger. Je tourne lentement, régie par cette intense explosion, cette puissance forte et tangible, si présente, si vive, elle envahit l'espace, le monde, le temps s'est arrêté pour nous faire éprouver durant quelques secondes, cet instant si fragile. Je ne réfléchis plus qu'en termes de sensations, pures et profondes. Je sens vibrer en moi la douce émotion de la mort. Puis, petit à petit je redescends, retrouvant mon corps que, quelques instants avant, je quittais pour échapper au pire.
(Photo de mon père)
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Digital Inspiration - Technology Blog - 2 new articles
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If you don’t like a particular ad on your screen, just throw it in the bin but if you found it interesting or useful, why not share the ad with your other friends - this seems to be the new advertising formula for Digg and now Orkut.
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Devant moi, un bonhomme noir se colle à mon visage, les bras croisés, il respire fort comme s'il cherchait à m'intimider. D'un geste brusque, j'étends mes bras pour le pousser, mais mon corps traverse le sien. Je le regarde du coin des yeux, je n'ai pas peur.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
a bit of summer.
heute präsentiere ich euch meine neue jeansjacke.
flohmarktfund vom wochenende für den sensationellen preis von einem euro :)
ich freu mich!
top:vero moda.necklace,leggings:h&m.sunglasses:c&a.shoes:minnetonka (again)
jacket:fleamarket, necklace:asos. bracelet:present
die schule habe ich nun abgeschlossen. montag war meine letzte abiprüfung, die ich mit 11 punkten gut gemeistert habe.
ich verlasse die schule mit einem abi von 1,8 , worüber ich mich sehr freue. morgen wird dann kräftig gefeiert, ABI '09 :)
this is my new jeans jacket, which i bought at the fleamarket on saturday.
guess the price! it's 1 euro :) what a fantastic bargain, isn't it?
have a wonderful evening!
genießt den endlich mal wieder etwas sommerlichen abend,
peace, hippiegirl ♥
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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Before getting into the actual process, let’s look at a couple of real-world situations that explain why you may want to turn your home computer into a web...
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Monday, June 15, 2009
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