ONE HEART

"We were given: Two hands to hold. Two legs to walk. Two eyes to see. Two ears to listen. But why only one heart? Because the other was given to someone else. For us to find."

Again, ONE HEART TO GIVE TO SOMEONE! Some one, not some two or some three but some ONE. And there lay in the problem the moment people decides not to follow. Their life and the lives of others they embraced into the circle of chaos and confusion loses peace.

Just because they broke balance. Just because they broke equilibrium. Just because they got greedy with the addictive effects of loving and being loved.

REMEMBER: Anything in excess is not good!

NEXT TO ENGAGEMENT

It is all overwhelming, the friendship, then the relationship, then the engagement. You are blissfully happy and contented. But it does not end to that. It's not all courtship, sweetness and dating. Because after that it will be more than that. Much, much more than that. Because next to engagement will be marriage, commitment and responsibility. Next it will not just "you and me" but "you, me and them". The family. The children.

There will be a need to prepare yourself to let go of prioritizing yourself and your better half. You need to be prepared to forget yourself a little and focus on those tiny people that will solely depend on you. They will depend on you to take care of them. Provide them things they need and want. Those signature bags you buy for your collection and use will be changed to toddler backpack. And of course, you still wouldn't want less than the best. Not just anything, but these pretty ones that will be the envy of others. School will come and nap mats will be needed. Again, you kids have to be the best. Why have the least if you can have the best among the rest?

Still, we also have to consider that life is not that easy to live. You got to have better source than "just enough" because when you have a family to care for, you have to think one step ahead. Business like Embroidery Dallas to add to your monthly salary is ideal.

Again, It's not all courtship, sweetness and dating. Because after that will be marriage, commitment and responsibility.

SAME FAITH, SAME FATE

Is it possible that a couple have different views on faith?

Have you ever once met a couple who believes in different doctrine and survive a relationship? Some probably have tried working it out but it just never last, or if does, NOT in a fulfilled and contented way. They simply exist together but they do not live together. And it is not "loving" when you do not care enough to just let them be!!! Especially when in your belief, you know that you will not be together forever, due to the belief that he has.

Having mutual understanding and respect to the teachings equates to mutual way of living. The doctrines that serve as guide to living in the society and the path to salvation cannot be disregarded in how a relationship can work. Two individuals that love and care of each other starts to speak and act the same in just a few months. Some even comments that they start to look the same, probably due to the facial expressions one acquire from the other. In the same manner, the beliefs also molds to one. Either one accepts the belief of the other or vice versa.

Am I correct?

AFTER A SPLIT UP

You almost can't believe this happening. After years of being together, your other half is not yours to keep any more. Your everyday routine of waking up to a sweet text message of "take care on the way to work", the phone calls at work, the lunch time dates, the awaited time of finally seeing him after work...all just suddenly changed and you miss all of it. You miss him.

BUT no matter how you feel your world up side down, you have to let go. He is not meant for you. That no matter how you want him back, you know that when you go back to him it will just be as before. The fight will recur, the broken hearts, the broken spirit. It is best for the both of you to separate and be whole again while you still both can pick up the shattered pieces of you the relationship did shatter.

But there's so much reminder of him at home. The years of exchanging of gifts expressing love and care is everywhere. But you have to admit that you don't want to give it away. You truly want those things. The beanbag by your bed you cuddle in while you watch a movie, a cabinet full of hug-able toys, the clothes...everything. It's just that you need more time to adjust first. Where can you keep it out of site for a time being? There is a place like Storage Reading Cow Lane where you can put them in without fear of losing them. They have varying sizes depending on need. It can be long or short term. You have a key access anytime. They even offer free van hire to pick up and deliver your stuffs.

What a nice idea to keep those things for the time being...until you're ready to face it all again without breaking down.

FLAMES

Years have passed since you last have written FLAMES at the back of your notebook with your name parallel to the name of your crush. After picking out common letters between you two, you count each number of slashed letter for each of your names and add them together like you do in a math equation in school. The blush that comes up results from the corresponding letter you get as you do the counting in the word flames...F for friends, L for lovers, A for angry, M for marriage, E for enemy and S for sweetheart.

IF ONLY its as easy as the letters F, L, A, M, E, S!

In puppy love and teenage crush probably. But we are thousands of miles away from that kind of a relationship. We are now here in the stage of responsibility, commitment, and till death do us part. If there is something you are writing, its more of the signing of legal papers; and adding up of mortgages and bills payments are the common mathematical problems that is now being solved.

At times we tend to sigh and say, "How nice it would be to go back to a much simpler life."

DEEPER ROOT NEEDED

In a relationship it is vital that there is a deeper root that joins a couple. It's not just the idea of having someone to make the half of your heart be filled in. There has to be friendship. There has to be common ground connecting them for them to have innumerable topics to talk about...because in the latter years, that's almost all that's left for you to keep the love flowing - talking and sharing.