Love In The Air

Well, here we are in February and many people are celebrating St. Valentines. It is a good time to think about love and relationships to put a bit of warmth in our lives after a long winter. Today, I would like to look at what love is. The English language only has one word for love and it is used interchangeably for almost everything. We can say I love my husband and I love Chocolate. 

More than ever before, we're leaving our home towns and even our countries to seek out exciting and rewarding opportunities elsewhere. Fewer and fewer of us grow old in the place where we grew up. We move on to new jobs, new partners, new homes and new lives. We extend our social circle so that it becomes almost physically impossible to keep in touch with everyone we meet. Email helps us to maintain relationships, but there's still no real substitute for a good long chat on the phone - but the more we move, the more likely we are to change our numbers and lose our friends.

Consumer power is growing. That means that we're far more willing than we used to be to change our phone provider, our electricity supplier and our internet connection. Changing numbers and addresses on a regular basis often results in someone not being aware of your new number or your new email and bang! You've lost touch. Our lives are busy and it's easy to leave people behind. If you're the sort of person that religiously files new address cards so that you are up-to-date with your friends' movements, that's great. If you're not quite so organised, it can be easy to lose those new details and be stuck the next time you want to get in touch.

Please fall in love. Please experience the high of love, real passionate love. And please ask your intelligence few questions before deciding to spend life together. Are we suitable for each other? Are our habits similar? Will we give comfort to each other? Are our expectations real and will they get fulfilled? Are we fit to marry each other? Will our love last? Let intelligence play a role along with your love and then decide. You will never have to announce divorce. You will live happily together forever, because you have made a conscious decision after finding out everything.

Our relationship was based on character and friendship which later developed into love. You can say we met each other and we just clicked ;-) (pun intended So, the point is that erotic love is not a deep meaningful love but superficial and based on sexual attractiveness only

Bibles Along With Christian Books Will Enhance Your Faith Experience

With so much literature circulating in the world today, a lot of people overlook the most popular, best-selling books of all time: bibles. In modern times, so many of us look for fulfillment, direction, encouragement and motivation to live our lives as God would have us. Myself, included. Notwithstanding the importance of your daily devotion, or seeking out Christian books and Christian movies, we must return to our bibles for the most pure and original guidance.

When I was younger, I remember my mother's bible; it was worn with torn and highlighted pages. I can't remember a Sunday where she was without her bible while in church. I think back upon this memory and realize that she wore her bible out in search of God's truth and guidance. She taught me something extremely important by modeling this type of behavior. She taught me to look for the truth within my bible first, and then to broaden my understanding of this truth with supplemental Christian literature and other works (e.g., Christian books and Christian movies).

Now that I'm grown, I enjoy buying a lot of different types of Christian living gear, including clothing, audio bibles, music CDs, DVDs, home dcor and so much more. I especially enjoy purchasing daily devotionals for women that speak about all the women-focused, encouraging passages in the bible. I also purchase other items and accessories including leather bible covers and convenient bible carriers. And during Christmastime, I like buying gifts for all of my friends and loved ones.

Additionally, when it comes to Christian music and literature, I have many favorite authors and musicians. I have found online shopping easiest, as you can have your merchandise delivered straight to your home. It is so much easier to buy online because there are search-able industries and you can locate hard-to-find merchandise. And the icing on the cake: my online queries have also allowed me to find Christian communities in my area. I feel very blessed by this experience, and I have made some really good friends.

As you continue your search for God's truth, I encourage you to read your bibles and to supplement this truth with Christian living gear. By taking these simple actions, your daily life will be blessed beyond measure. May you follow God's strategic plan for your life without wavering.

 

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Do Not Conform To The Game Of Temptation

Temptations are everywhere. It takes various shapes and forms. Sometimes these temptations disguise themselves in the hearts of people. And they make use of these people to cheat the hearts of other people as well.

In the game of temptation, whoever fails to shield their minds and hearts against the things temptation provide will most certainly lose. It would give you all of what your heart desires. It will get inside the inner parts of your soul and find the thing you desire the most and will give it to you in return of something. And the trade will something of same worth with your want. Attached to it would be the thing we call sin.

Do not Conform: Live Outside Of Temptation

In temptation, there is certainly sin. The human's deadly sins have risen up from temptations. Pride, avarice, lust, gluttony, wrath, sloth, envy, these are form within the foundations of temptations. Because of the weak status of the human hearts, all of us commit these sins and thus our very own souls have been impure.

Only one man, as told in the holy book, had been free of sins. And that is Christ Himself. Do not misjudge Him. He was as well human and was also tempted by the creator of temptations, the devil. The devil offered Him food, worldly goods or riches but Christ was not shaken by such temptations. For He told the devil that humans not only feast in food or riches provided by this world, they need the food provided by the words of God.

Do not Conform To Evil

Mankind conform to anything surroundings we're surviving. But also as a result of our own capability to adapt to anything we are often misdirected by the things that we all do. We are misled. It is now up to us to keep track of what we are doing. Know what is right and what is wrong. Don't be deceived by savvy way of temptation. Strengthen your heart and mind. Seek the help of God. Always read His holy word and always pray for through all these we all could be free from those temptations.

   

Conception and The Pill

People who use contraception can usually be categorized into 2 different groups. There are the ones that are using because they do not want a baby right now for a a variety of reasons, and the ones that don't desire children at all. Permanent birth control options are available for the second group, but the former group has a seriously broader range of strategies to choose from. Among these methods would be the ever popular usage of the contraception pill, this technique can cause problems once you've got a desire to get pregnant.

Essentially, "the pill" works by altering hormone levels in the woman's body to make it believe that the woman is already pregnant. This has the consequences of interrupting the normal menstrual cycle and stopping the ovaries from releasing the egg cell, which in turn prevents conception. There are one or two side-effects that may be connected to these hormonal alterations, but in general, the feeling is they work fine. Most women are mindful of what "the pill" does and have some imprecise notion of how it works, but generally lack any concrete idea of what takes place when they stop taking it.

Whether or not a woman wants to have a baby and has stopped taking the pill, there are still a few things that have to be checked and remembered. Most importantly, using contraceptive pills truly changes a woman's hormonal make-up. These hormone changes delay the completion of the woman's ovulation cycle. Each pill taken increases the duration of the delay. The body is basically forced to adjust by the results of manmade hormones the pills trigger, putting off the risk of pregnancy by fooling the body into believing it already is pregnant. If a woman stops taking the pill, the body will need some time to adjust to this new situation and, fundamentally, pick the ovulation cycle up where it left off. After pregnancy, hormone levels drop off and the body returns to normalcy. The same principle applies when a woman stops using contraception.

Generally, it takes 3 full months for the body to get back to its natural rhythm and fully get over the pills. Nonetheless there are some cases where this does not occur and the body remains, for lack of a better word, sterile. Some companies have developed hormonal treatments to fix this, which are designed to kick start the process of ovulation that contraceptive pills have stalled. In this situation, it really comes down to little more than hormone levels and knowing which hormones to modify (and how much) to achieve the desired effect in the body. It should be noted, though, that these hormone medicines don't always work.

In cases where it has taken more than 3 months for the body to get back to normal hormone production, it may be cautious to consult a physician. While considered unlikely, it is feasible that long-term use of birth control pills can interrupt the natural hormone-production process for women, even after the drug is no longer used. As mentioned there are hormonal pharmaceuticals that can help the body start correcting that problem, but these should be taken if advised by a doctor.

 

 

How to Make a Long Distance Relationship Work

If you are willing to work it out, here's how to give it every chance to survive and thrive.
Remember that it can work out, statistics show that an estimated 2.9% of US marriages were considered long distance, with 1 in 10 marriages reported to have included a period at long distance within the first 3 years.

Steps

1.  Ask the important questions at the onset, to make sure you are both clear on the parameters of the relationship. Setting parameters such as naming your relationship (dating, seeing each other, boyfriend-girlfriend, engaged) as well as defining exclusive (limited to one person,) or non-exclusive. These can be difficult and awkward questions to ask, but will save you great heartache and misunderstanding down the line. Example: "Are you open to the possibility of relocating if the relationship should become more serious?" or "What are you looking to get out of the relationship?" Stating your end goal or ideas will allow each person to maintain what they need.
   
   
2. Consider using Skype video chat calls every day, text messaging, phone calls and email every day. It is important to maintain contact and to be in each other's daily lives as much as possible.
    
3. Do things together. Defy the distance. As a long distance couple, it's important to do other things together besides the usual phone call. In a long distance relationship, interaction over the phone can become dull in the long run. Incorporating other forms of interaction are important. Just think... People in short-distance relationships do not spend the majority of their time talking, but rather doing things with each other. Try to replicate this by finding things to do together such as watching a TV show or movie simultaneously.
    
4. Communicate in some way every day, more than once if possible. Since you won't be seeing each other, it's important to establish and maintain an emotional connection. These don't always have to be long, in-depth conversations. Tell each other about your little triumphs and tragedies. Ask on for advice. Use an instant messenger program or VoIP for real-time chat, or web cams for that visual connection. E-mail is great so make sure you use it, especially if long-distance phone calls put a strain on your budget. Ensure the e-mails are substantive and detailed, it will show that you care enough to put in the time and effort. Write love letters. Send small gifts, cards, or send flowers for no reason. In this case, quantity is as important as quality. You may discover an advantage over others whose partner is close at hand—you don't take communication for granted!
   • You can set up reminders, including automatically-recurring reminders, for this purpose in calendaring software on your computer or online. This is especially important when you don't have much contact with the other's friends to remember important events such as birthdays.
    
5.  Take advantage of the benefits a long distance relationship offers: more time with friends and/or family, no arguments over toothpaste caps, the pleasure of seeing your sweetheart again after a long absence, time to mull your options (rather than snapping at your partner impulsively) before you respond to that email s/he wrote that seemed so rude the first time you read it, not being dragged into a bunch of chick flicks, etc. Most important, being far apart gives you a chance to maintain your individuality—something that can get lost in the shuffle when couples spend all their free time together. Here are additional benefits of long distance relationships.
 
6. Pursue common interests, even if it means pursuing them apart. If there's a movie you're both interested in seeing, watch it individually and then call each other afterward and talk about it. Read a certain book at the same time. Stargaze while you're on the phone. Set your watches to go off at the same time every day, and synchronize your alarm with that of your partner. Make it a point to think of each other when your watch goes off, and revel in the fact that he or she is thinking about you, too. Find creative ways to bond.
 
7. Avoid the temptation to be controlling. People have free will and no one can or should control another person. As long as you are both interested in being in the relationship, you will stick with it and distance will not make a difference. As soon as one of you decides the other is not a good match—or someone else is a better match—your relationship ends, whether you live 3000 miles apart, two streets over, or share the same bed with your wedding picture on the wall. You are going to have to trust each other completely if this relationship is going to work.
 
8. Try challenging each other. This is not the same as being controlling. You may find that you can do things for each other that you couldn't quite find the motivation to do on your own. Perhaps you could motivate yourselves to get some exercise or to cook better or more often. It will give you something to do while you wait to see your partner again, and it will give you both something to strive for and talk about until then.
 
9.  Talk about your future together. Assuming that ultimately you'd want to live together, discussing how you're going to get to that point will help you prove to each other that the relationship is going somewhere and that your efforts and frustrations are not in vain.
 
10. Remember: Things will get better with time, and even the relationship will become better. Have hope.
 
11. Visit often. Try to make the time to visit each other as often as possible or as often as your budget permits you to. A relationship cannot thrive if the only thing you have is the phone call. You need to see each other up close and personal every chance you get. The key here is to set up some "rules" about frequency of communication and visits and stick to them. Consistency can help a long-distance relationship survive.
 
12. Avoid jealousy and be trusting. One of the easiest ways to destroy a perfectly healthy relationship is to poison it with jealousy and drama. When you start a long distance relationship, you must be realistic of the difficulties ahead. It always helps if you go in a relationship with the idea that everyone is innocent and worthy of trust until proven otherwise. Don't fall in the trap of interrogating your partner every time he/she decides to go out for a drink with people you haven't met or he/she didn't get back to you right away when you called and left a message. Just because you are in a long-distance relationship doesn't mean your lives will pause. Your partner will naturally have a social life where he/she lives and so should you. Sure, it helps to have your eyes open and not be totally naive, but being overly suspicious is unhealthy for you and your relationship too. You should both maintain your social activity and be happy with yourselves.
 
13. Be positive. Staying positive and not focusing on the negative aspects of a long-distance relationship is essential to keeping your relationship blooming and your partner content. Being away from your sweetie is not all bad news. Use the opportunity of personal time to pursue your interests and hobbies as well as your career objectives. Another positive point is that long distance dating pushes both of you to be more creative, to communicate better since you don't have "face-to-face" time and to test (and express) your feelings. As long as you see the long-distance relationship as a temporary state, you will keep your chin up and transmit that feeling of security and happiness to your partner too. 
 
14. Give them a personal object of yours so in a time of need, when they miss you, they are able to hold on to something that once belonged to you. This will provide comfort, happiness, and the thought of being with you.
 
15. Work towards a balanced relationship between partners. A relationship must be built on strong foundations of trust, understanding and determination to make it work. The key is to ensure that an equal amount of effort is made by both parties. The two partners should be reasonable about their expectations and willing to cooperate so that the relationship can lead to a happy ending. If these parameters are taken care of, you have nothing to worry about. But don't forget to ask some questions because if you don't, your partner may start to think that you're losing interest.
 
16. Create your own set of relationship standards that both of you have mutually agreed upon. That creates a common goal for you to work towards, developing a strong relationship whether you are together or apart. For example, agree to disagree, accept each other as you are, practice trust and honesty, strive towards compromise and self-sacrifice, seek spiritual unity, and maintain open communication.
 
17. Remember that you're still in a relationship. You HAVE to be there for your partner. If your partner is ever in trouble, or hurt, or whatever, you have to be there for them.Make sure you are available to them so that they can reach you if they need you. If they end up dealing with everything alone, they will eventually not need you. And sometimes, distance permitting of course, that means being actually, physically there for them.
 
18. Because time together is rare, when you do see each other, take as much advantage as possible of your ability to get intimate with each other. “Make sure your roommates or friends know your partner is going to be in town and keep the ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign up!” Lorraine suggests. During those stretches when you can’t be with each other physically, she advises utilizing technology to send sexy text messages to each other sporadically during the week or, if you’re feeling daring, sending intimate pictures through your email or camera phones. “Try cyber sex or phone sex,” she suggests. “At first it may be a little awkward, but I assure you—you will get used to it and will begin to genuinely enjoy the added passion it brings to your relationship. You’ve got to keep those feelings of excitement and attraction alive or they will wane in time.” An added bonus: all that build-up will make the “real thing” all the more exciting when you see each other next