Happy Easter
Here is your Monday STORY on: LOVE: Whilst LOVE is a beautiful component of life it also can be a hindrance. When a close friend passes away that immediate love is lost and a subsequent depression can set in if we allow it. The whole subject of death is a vast area for discussion, but today we look at one way we can overcome this feeling of depression. The simple answer is to love. We need to both love the memory of the person who has passed away and we need to offer the intensity of love we had to other people. This of course is easy to say but not so easy to do. Having taken the subject to an extreme we must also realise that any form of sadness or depression can be overcome with love. If we can focus onto another, the intensity of which we know we can do, then the sense and mood will change. You cannot remain sad for long when you are offering love. It would be true to say, following those two paragraphs, that to encourage happiness you must also encourage love. Today's story illustrates a family's need to see when love will bring another family out from sadness. THE BIG RED BOX February came and as usual, depression set in. With holidays behind her, she could no longer look forward to the parade of friends and relatives that helped her chase away the loneliness. The gloomy, grey mornings only made it worse. She hated Februarys. She remembered how much she used to cherish Valentine's Day, the way he began a week ahead of time, with a different gift each day, building to a huge bouquet of flowers and some special, intimate present that seemed so well thought-out. He always surprised her somehow. She loved that about him. After Jim passed away, her life force seemed to seep out of her like a huge balloon with a slow leak, a little more each day. Deflated, she struggled to get up, pull herself together and function with any sense of normalcy. "Maybe today will be better, " she tried to convince herself. The box shocked her. She knew she hadn't ordered anything because she couldn't afford it. When she first saw the UPS man at her door half hidden by an enormous cardboard thing, she thought for sure that he had made a mistake. "Sign here, " the man said. "Where would you like me to put this?" Flustered, she pointed to the chair in the hallway, the one where Jim always dropped his coat. She stood in the foyer staring at the box, afraid to touch it. No return address, no indication of where it came from. "Should I open it?" she questioned, uncertain and timid. "Why am I acting so ridiculous?" she fussed at herself. She walked to the kitchen, picked up a knife and returned, cut the tape that held the package together and lifted the flaps. Underneath the white Styrofoam peanuts, she could see a vivid red. "What's that?" she wondered and began to dig. Despite herself, she could feel her adrenalin surge. She let the peanuts fall to the ground. There, inside the box, sat another one, a bright cherry colour, with a pink bow that held a single silk rose. Her heartbeat quickened and her face flushed. She reached in and removed the mystery, set it on the neighbouring table. "Who sent this? What is it?" Suddenly, she chuckled. She saw her own smile in the mirror above the counter and barely recognized it. It had been so long. Her excitement took over. She ripped off the ribbon, kept the rose in one hand and pulled off the top. A purple boa wrapped around matching slippers rested on top of a satiny camisole of the same colour. "My favourite!" she squealed. She nestled the boa around her neck and picked up the card with a huge heart on the front. With much trepidation, she opened it and felt her eyes mist. She cried her way through the words. "Mom, I love you so much. Will you be my Valentine? Jim, Jnr." Who might you reach out to next Valentine's Day who might otherwise be alone? Could you find it within yourself to do it? Thanks for your heart. (Ridgely Goldsborough) QUOTE: "Love is a union with somebody, or something, outside oneself, under the condition of retaining the separateness and integrity of one's self. (Erich Fromm)
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Gospel music stars coming to Warren - Tribune Chronicle
4 Feb 2012 at 10:42pm Jeff and Sheri Easter know they've accomplished something special when ... "We've told our children that if they're not as happy as we are pursuing this lifestyle, then they should do something else. You have to know what God has called you to do with ...Read more...
Festival countdown - SkySports
2 Feb 2012 at 7:36am His trainer Willie Mullins hadn't been happy with the reigning champion until recently but ... conditions and will now be trained for the Powers Gold Cup at Fairyhouse at Easter. This win was a form boost for Tony Martin's Bog Warrior who beat this horse ...Read more...
Hibernian signs ex-Frankfurt defender Kujabi - Tribal Football
1 Feb 2012 at 7:01am Kujabi, who last played for Frankfurt in 2010, had other trials with the likes of Q PR, West Ham United and Portsmouth but was happy to make Easter Road his home. "I'm really happy to sign for Hibs. I have to thank the manager (Pat Fenlon ) for believing ...Read more...
Honduran midfielder Claros signs loan deal with Hibs - Tribal Football
1 Feb 2012 at 4:02am Claros, who had a successful trial at Rangers but could not secure a deal, was pleased to be staying at Easter Road. "I am happy to be here at Hibernian,? he told the club?s official website. "I have been treated very well since I arrived in Edinburgh.Read more...
Penalty master Scott happy to be put on spot - Glasgow Evening Times
30 Jan 2012 at 5:52am The Hoops captain came through the ranks at Easter Road with the likes of Kevin Thomson, Dean Shiels and Steven Whittaker and he believes that First Division Falkirk have a similar crop of talent. ?I do see similarities between the teams, ? he said.Read more...
Eugene Terre'Blanche trial to resume - Beeld
29 Jan 2012 at 1:02pm "We are still happy with the way proceedings are going so far ... the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging leader to death in his farmhouse in the North West on Easter Saturday, April 2010. He was 69. Both have pleaded not guilty to murder, housebreaking ...Read more...
Captain's decision to stay with St Mirren makes perfect sense to Mair - Heral...
27 Jan 2012 at 9:55pm The Easter Road outfit may be in the midst of a period of transition, but are seen as a bigger club. According to Mair, there are more important things to consider, not least camaraderie. "If you're happy at a club like St Mirren, then why would you want to leave?"Read more...
When?and How?Will Gossip Girl End? The Show's Boss Weighs In - Entertainment ...
23 Jan 2012 at 1:17pm If it were to continue, I'd be super happy as well." He adds ... Looking to the Past: Longtime fans of the show will be gifted with some Easter eggs in the show's epic 100th episode according to Safran. "I really wanted it to pay homage to the pilot ...Read more...
Hibs hold Soares talks - SkySports
23 Jan 2012 at 7:19am The 25-year-old has had spells out with Charlton and Sheffield Wednesday in the last few seasons and boss Tony Pulis is happy to loan him out again ... window and he is hoping to bring Soares to Easter Road. Fenlon is hoping to push through ...Read more...
Francisco Sandaza: Rangers think they can get me on the cheap just because I ...
23 Jan 2012 at 12:59am now he?s happy to finger Rangers for allegedly committing an act of contract larceny. The St Johnstone striker destroyed Hibs with the winning goal in a 3-2 weekend success at Easter Road before further undermining the reputation of Craig Whyte?s club ...Read more...
























