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Real Friendship: Golden Friends Don’t Glitter
Posted by: | Comments“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. ”
-J.R.R. Tolkien
One of the most frustrating things in life is Trusting and Trust per se, particularly “the act of” and “who to”, respectively. Many individuals who succumb to depression and bouts of panic attacks have trust issues, and who can blame them? It’s one thing to always consider the goodness in every man, and another thing to place unbiased trust on someone who could bite you as soon as you turn your back.
Friendship is a Trial and Error Process
Not everyone we call ‘friends’ will know that we treat them as such. At the same time, there are people who offer us true friendship, but we may never know how much they care until trouble hits.
The strangest thing in the world is how we are linked to some people, and how some people will NEVER really be worth our trust. It’s just the gut feeling that a person can keep your confidence, while another could be trusted only with the most trivial matters. Our relationships are defined not by niceness but by track record.
Break ups between friends are not unheard of, and these could sometimes be worse than breaking up with a lover. Luckily, if the friendship is real, no amount of strife can keep two friends from being linked together by a force called ‘mutual concern’. Soon, friends who have been kept apart by issues come back to each other because they realize how trivial it is to dwell on past issues and not their lasting friendship.
Real friends are those who love you, care for you and look out for you even if they don’t shout it out, shower you with gifts or remind you often.
These real friends are also “tough love” experts that could turn you off once in a while.
Recovering: Standing Up and Moving On
Posted by: | CommentsWe are to ourselves just what we think we are
-Phineas Parkhurst Quimby
Inventorizing is not just a term that we use in business. We use it also to build (or re-build) our self image. Those who are recovering from a loss, or a really bad blow in life must start reorganizing by taking note of what’s left.
It’s easy enough to say “I’ve lost everything” when all the things around you, including your feelings are in disarray. Start by realizing that you are still alive. The fact that you can still feel something means you can still feel relief. No matter how painful the hurt, if you are still hurting, it means you can also feel it subside.
Stand up, take a look around you and within you. Be a friend to yourself and be compassionate to what your heart is telling you. It hurts from all the torture. Your better qualities have not left you, you just became blind to them. Look at them in a new light as you stand up from a bad tumble.
Romance and Self Esteem
Posted by: | CommentsLove-Junkie? That’s me.
Romance is a feel-good thing we crave for, long for and dream about. It will never cease to be a factor in our daily lives as women. We need it to be inspired somewhat, and we know it. I feel sad when I hear stories about couples that find themselves lying next to a stranger after 30 or so years of marriage. One wonders what happened to the fairytale wedding that propelled the marriage. That they lasted that long means they have weathered most storms right?
Sadly, some unions lose the romance and become jaded. I never thought it’s be possible to get jaded together, but apparently it is. Apparently, it doesn’t happen overnight and it takes time to grow away from a partner. The couple’s relationship is at the center of the family’s life. There was husband and wife before there was mother and father.
A woman’s healthy self esteem sometimes stems from the fact that she knows she is loved, and wanted by her partner. Like the cliche goes, a woman ‘blooms’ inside a loving relationship, making her productive, able and all the more willing to pursue endeavors and businesses.
Kids will grow up and soon, it will be just you and your partner again. When the kids are able to take care of themselves, we can relax with our partners. Feeling the love and appreciation of our partners strengthens us and keeps us going. Romance and intimacy play a significant role in keeping us confident.
Sentimental Diva Accessories: Why a Diamond is Forever
Posted by: | CommentsEvery lady has a jewelry box. Even the poorest waif will have a little box of her beautiful baubles. It’s a woman’s tiny but significant pleasure to touch, wear and see her treasures every once in a while. My grandmother, the original diva blogger (though she ‘blogged’ through us), gave me some of hers. I asked her how she could part with her jewels, and why she was giving them to me then.
She told me that a piece of jewelry is a gift from people who value a lady’s smile enough to give it. It is a remembrance of a special event or a significant time in her life. By passing the heirlooms to her grandchildren, she ensured that those memories will live on, even when she’s gone. Wordlessly, I accepted her gifts, together with a prayer that she will live long enough to see me pass them on to my offspring. When she died, the heirlooms that she gave me became more valuable as I consider them full of her memories of her mother, and now, full of my memories of her as well.
Passing by a jewelry site is always exciting, but a wee bit nostalgic for me. For all I know, someone might be buying these beautifully intricate diamond stud earrings at this very moment, with an image in his mind of the diva he will give it to. Will she realize just how lovingly he chose those for her among all the carefully showcased beauties?
Some of the diamonds showcased in this site are small enough for younger goddesses to wear. I remember going to a clinic and smiling at the yelling baby girls having their first piercing. Bless you, little diva, was all I can say in my mind. It’s like a diva christening of sorts, a small step to the young one’s womanhood.
I particularly marvel at the December birthstone, blue topaz. Set in white gold, these blue topaz jewelry so aptly reflect the world’s condition during the birth month of the winter-born. Like a clear blue, frozen lake set in winter’s quiet chill.
Here’s a sliver of luck for those in the US who will visit the site. MyJewelryBox.com is raffling off a diamond flower pendant. Lots of diva-kissed luck to you!
Sentimental Quotes From the Bible: Friendship
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Friends are the people we share our thoughts with. They are our anchor. They are the ones who weigh us down when we fly too high for our own good, and the ones who lift us up when we need to soar higher.
Being quite sentimental about friends, I plan to send out a friendship quote to each one during this day. I invite you to do the same.
Here is a collection of some quotes from the Bible, about friendship, camaraderie and basically loving the people around us.
Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him: a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Friends always show their love. What are brothers for if not to share troubles? Proverbs 17:17
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
An honest answer is the sign of true friendship. Proverbs 24:26
The greatest love a person can have for his friends is to give his life for them. John 15:13
A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter; he who finds one finds a treasure. Sirach 6:14
We have only a few years to live, and within those years we meet people. Isn’t it wonderful that we get to share a portion of the life we live with them?
