Families and Love

Love is a serious issue and special care is needed to cultivate it and to keep it growing

Category: Love

Grandparents and Love. Part 2

. Does A Grandparents Have the Right to Interfere With the Raising of a Grandchild? A grandparents love may be a very important part of a child's life, but it usually is not essential. My sons saw the mistakes I made as a parent and so did I, therefore, they have every right to do the parenting in their own way. If, however, my grandchildren were in an abusive situation, I would have the responsibility to speak up. And that is the only time I...

Grandparents and Love. Part1

Grandparents and Love. Most grandparents love their grandchildren, end of. I know I love mine, they are the most amazing gift the Universe can give. I'm pretty new at being a grandparent, I have 2 grandchildren, a boy and a girl, they are, of course the most beautiful of grandchildren. We see one another, however, I do as often as we can. They live in another part of the country so it gets costly to go too often. I have loved watching them grow...

Discipline Children, but Always with Love. Part 2

        We Must Discipline our Children, but Always with Love A discussion about the need to discipline younger children.   It is essential, we must discipline our children with love. There are no exceptions to the rule. I am sharing from my own experiences what I have learned along the way, and from observing how other people discipline. Our children do not come into this world with a user guide, and most of us are not...

Why Hugging is so Important

Hugs are special and we all need hugs now and again and we also need to give them. Hugs come in different styles, from the casual hello to the romantic embrace. Hugging makes us feel good and they are free.           ♥ Those special hugs. ♥ Why hug? ♥ The Messages Hugs Convey. ♥ Types of hugs. ♥ The rescuing hug. ♥ Ask permission from those you don't know very well.       Those Special Hugs. What...

Ego Behaves Like a Spoiled Child Part 2

      Ego Behaves Like a Spoiled Child and Says, "I Want" and "I Need".   "I want" and "I need" are typically the desires of spoiled children wanting their own way. This is a discussion about the intentions of the ego. It describes what happens when we put love and others above the ego. Ego is selfish, as a result, it wants and needs for itself. However, when we are free from ego, we want to do and be for others as well as...

Ego Behaves Like a Spoiled Child. Part 1

        Ego Cares for Self Self-Esteem vs Ego An Egoistic Personality Behaves Like a Spoiled Child The Altruistic Personality   Ego Cares For Self. Ego cares for self and says, "I want it and I want it now"!  I believe "ego" only plays a small role in getting us motivated to do things in life. I am not convinced that ego deserves much credit and think about the ego as a spoiled child. It is forever trying to put its...

Self-Love. Part 2

Self-Love is a sign to others what you expect from them. It teaches them how to love you. Self-Love Allows us to be Free. Self-love allows us to be free, therefore we no longer focus on what others or what society says about us. We are free to be who and what we are, and it allows us to develop a sense of self worth. We understand how that feels and we are more apt to love others and accept love in return. As we learn to love ourselves, we are...

Self-Love. Part 1

Self-Love is Essential Not Selfish. We should all know that self-love is essential, not selfish. It is indeed needed, if we hope to have the capacity to love others. The old cliché suggests we cannot love others until we love ourselves, however, I do not completely agree. I have to admit that I understand the concept of love much better, now that I love myself. It's no longer a need for others to love me like it used to be. If someone does not...

How to Recognize an Unhealthy Relationship

Focus on the Unhealthy Relationship     As I focus on the unhealthy relationship I realize there is so much more to this this topic. I want to focus a little bit more on those realities. So many families get hurt because they are so focused on "self". They cannot put their relationships in focus. I am not a counsellor but I can see when families are hurting. It is usually because people are not healthy enough, or in fact mature...

Love Defined as Deep Affection.

    Defining Love. Love is not only about deep affection but also about tenderness and respect. It also congers up many ideas and feelings. Just thinking about those I love, my sweetheart, children, grandchildren, family and friends, all make my heart beat a little faster. These thoughts all create wonderful pictures in my mind from the past. They also produce feelings of excitement when I know I will be spending time with my favorite...