LOVE AND LOVE Reflections

It is a true saying that “absence makes the heart grow fonder”, but I also have the conviction that “distance makes the heart grow stronger.” Having and maintaining a long distance relationship can be both a challenging and a rewarding experience. Most long distance relationships fail not because it is not possible, but because one or both of the parties involved do not have the required desire to make it work. If both parties show love, patience and commitment, and plan very well, they will enjoy a very exciting, happy and successful long distance relationship. Some tips to help you enjoy a long distance relationship: 1.       Be Committed: It is important for both of you to be equally committed, with the view of working to develop and maintain the relationship. Let your partner know you are committed to the relationship. Both of you should be on the same page in terms of investing your time, energy and resources into it. 2.    ...

A greater percentage of your happiness in life is going to come from your relationships with other people. How well you get along with them, and they with you, largely determines the quality of everything that happens to you. Someone said, “You can’t live any better than you can love and be loved.” Everybody Needs Somebody God had a concern for mutual human support and companionship. The first negative assessment by God of an otherwise excellent and perfect creation (Genesis 1:31) was aloneness as indicated in His statement “It is not good for the man to be alone… (Gen. 2:18). Aristotle said, “Human beings are social creatures.” I’ve been saying that “the cruelest punishment you can mete out to a person is to isolate him from other people; bring him closer to them and that will be the happiest thing you have done for him.” Principles for Building Lovely Human Relationships Dealing with people is probably the biggest and most difficult challenge you can face, but able to liv...