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True Love

True love should never be hard, it is the selfishness in ourselves that make it seem like work. Yes, relationships take effort, but real love itself if simply a gift you give with no expectations, no limits, no conditions. It is not based on a person's actions, what they can or have done for you, nor who you are when you are with them. So love freely, beautifully, without abandon.

The Resolutions of New Year's Past

To start, my New Year’s resolutions for 2013 read much like ones in the past...to lose weight, get in better shape, be more “others oriented” and less self-centered and become more productive. How many of us make resolutions like this every year only to have our determination wane within the first few months of the New Year? Reading these my list, I knew before 2013 even started I would probably lose focus by January 31 st . Now it’s not that I specifically think of myself as lazy or unmotivated, in fact I believe I am a pretty dedicated person. So why did these goals seem so unattainable? In part, because they require a giant leap from one place in life across a chasm to the other side of a white picket fence and partly because they are actually very negatively skewed, focusing on my character flaws or personal deficiencies. But honestly, the main reason is because they just don’t sound that exciting. Frankly, exercise is not all that fun, and giving more of oneself can seem lik

Let you...

Let you replace my vision With your eyes See the world not as it is But as it can be Let you empty my mouth Of my own words Pouring your message Through my lips Let your thoughts Fully overtake my mind Feeding truth in life Clarifying the confusion Let my fickle feelings Be washed away By just emotion Of pure righteousness Let you change my actions From self indulgence To gracious giving Bringing greater reward Let my heart of stone Be softened tenderly Soaked to overflowing By your abundant love