There are times when we are timid and shy about expressing the love we feel. Sometimes we even hesitate to say the actual words “I love you.“ So we try to communicate the idea in other words.

We say ‘take care’ or ‘don’t drive too fast’ or ‘be good.‘ But really, these are just other ways of saying ‘I love you,‘ ‘you are important to me,‘ ‘I care what happens to you.‘

We are sometimes very strange people. The only thing we want to say, and the one thing that we should say, is the one thing we don’t say.

And yet, because the feeling is so real, and the need to say it is so strong, we are driven to use other words and signs to say what we really mean. And many times the meaning never gets communicated at all and the other person is left feeling unloved and unwanted.

Therefore, we have to listen for love in the words that people are saying to us. Sometimes the explicit words are necessary, but more often, the manner of saying things is even more important. A joyous insult carries more affection and love within the sentiments which are expressed insincerely.

An impulsive hug says I love you even though the words might be saying a very different thing.

Any expression of a person’s concern for another says I love you. Sometimes the expression is clumsy, sometimes even cruel. Sometimes we must look and listen very intently for the love that contains. But it is often there, beneath the surface.

From http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art3051.asp

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So, the homily last Sunday on V-Day was about Lent.  The priest talked about the history and was informative about it’s origin.  Lent really meant… “spring” though it had a different name in Latin as the term quadragesima, or fortieth day.  40 is indeed a significant number in the Bible. 

Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday.  Though it’s not a holiday of obligation, it feels like one as we see people in the subway, work, school, and so forth with ash crosses on their forehead. It feels like everyone is a Catholic on this day.

The priest says, “from dust you came and to dust you shall return…“ Serves as a reminder that we are all mortals.  The priest continues about Lent and our tradition of letting go of something for this occasion.  Of course, we can’t eat meat tomorrow and every Friday til the end of Lent.  yay salad and fish! .. SUSHI!!!!  I guess I’ll see my Catholic friends for Sushi?

Anyways, for Lent the priest says that we should give up something easy. Not too easy, and not too hard either.  Something in-between.  If it’s too hard, you’ll fail.  If it’s insignificant, it doesn’t matter.  The priest says, “If you don’t like broccoli, that wouldn’t count.“ haha.  It has to be something you like and doable.  In times when you forget, don’t give up.  It’s better to say, “I ruined my Lent 5x!“ than say, “I was doing so well, until the nth day when I ruined it..yada yada yada.“  In times when you have the urge to give up lent or fail, he continues by saying that we should put something in its place. That’s where prayer comes along.  Whatever you give up, replace it with prayer. That’s about it.. just wanted to share and serve as a reminder.

Nonetheless, have a great Easter everyone and see you for sushi! =D

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I’m just wondering whether the Earth’s angle of rotation has changed.  A minute change can be affecting all of this weather and shifting the location of the Earth’s poles.  It’s just interesting to think that if we look back during the years of the dinosaurs, New York was a dense tropical area.  Could it be that the north and south poles were different back then? This is a food for thought!

This hypothesis is already thought of… read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cataclysmic_pole_shift_hypothesis

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Woah! Time sure flies when you are having fun!  New Years are nice as you think of starting N E W….a fresh start this year! 

It wouldn’t hurt to reflect back in 2009 on the lessons learned, things accomplished, and blessing that we have received.  I’m just glad to be healthy and still kickin’  despite the economic crisis and global warming.  Nonetheless for 2010! Looking forward to it…

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