New Life and Love

This is the New Life and Love blog post courtesy of the Perfectly Captured Beauty Photography blog post.

 

Perfectly Captured Beauty's first Maternity/ Family photo shoot was more than special for more reasons than it being my first.
1. The family is dear to my heart .
2. It took place in my favourite American State, with that being Florida.

 

 

November Love Quotes

Love is Loving someone despite how they feel about you. Loving someone based on their Love for you isnt real Love.

By @LifeDictionary Pierre Alex Jeanty

 

Love doesnt walk away, people do.

By Stevie B

Life is like a disco, no matter how the music changes, you just keep on dancing.

By Mabel in the film Jumping the broom

Dont let bad thoughts, ideas, moments or energy linger, erase them with Love they dont have to belong to you, they dont have to rule you.

By Chrisette Michelle

Don't rush into any kind of relationship. Work on yourself. Feel yourself, experience yourself and Love yourself. Do this first and you will soon attract that special Loving other.

By Pastor Marvin Sapp

 

Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.

By Rev Run

 

 

God is love :)

Star Of The Month

That’s what I Am!

Singer/Songwriter

For some time now I have wanted to dedicate a monthly post to some of the people that I believe have put all they have into their passion, no matter what the outcome is/was. I really admire when people have a heart for something and work towards becoming the best they can be to make what they do come to light.

This month I bring to your attention a singer/songwriter by the name of Manny ‘Emanuel’ DeAnda.  I chose Manny because I love his drive and passion for his craft. While working hard on making himself known for what he does best, he has stayed true to himself and to the people around him.

He continued to keep God first in pursuing a career in this crazy music industry.

Not only is Emanuel a great, hard working man but he also has an amazing voice and tone that you just get lost in it.

Emanuel ‘Manny’ DeAnda was born and raised in the city of Pittsburgh P.A.

Manny attended Westing House High School where he became a part of the high school choir and went on to meet new people.

Manny teamed up with two friends to form the group ‘Crave’ which gave him his first taste of the music industry. With dedication, hard work and passion Crave went on to achieving 3 successful number 1 singles at their local radio station, they also predicated in charity work with The Creative Corner, American Red Cross and a Hurricane Katrina benefit which went on to earning them a ‘Key to the City’ & declared ‘Crave Day’ in June 2007.

Staying focused on their passion for music, the group made progress and began touring with Bluestar Entertainment recording group Pretty Ricky.

All of which was a learning experience for Manny that allowed him to go further in pursuing his goals, of becoming a successful musical artist.

In the summer of 2008 Emanuel signed with Pretty Ricky and Bluestar Entertainment where he performed under the moniker “Lingerie”. During this time, Emanuel made 6 appearances on BET's 106 & Park; as well as appearing on the Monique Show. He has performed in shows from the south, west and the east coast, Canada and abroad. 
With all his hard work going into his passion, Manny and the other Pretty Ricky members teamed up with two of R&B's legends H Town and Jodeci to bring their fans ‘Knocking Your Heels Off’ which went on to receive more than 22million views. Emanuel has also done songs with other big names in the industry; a fan of diverse artists such as Michael Jackson, Donnie Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, Guy, Jodeci, Musiq Soulchild and R. Kelly. 
2012 has been a year of new things for Emanuel, an accomplished singer, songwriter and self taught pianist. He is now pursuing a solo career, which will allow him to share with his audience the sultry soul-tinged songs he's made to have you boom with all who hear them through his incredible voice. 

I believe 2013 is going to be an amazing year for Manny ‘Emanuel’ DeAnda, as he continues to use the gift that God has bestowed upon him to inspire others in a true and positive way. The light within him will keep on shining. 

www.reverbnation.com/mannyemanueldeanda 

www.facebook.com/EmanuelDeAnda

https://twitter.com/EmanuelDMG

 

Emanuel Performing Live at Shadow Lounge

 

Achieving Your Dream

I'm a big believer of achieving your dreams, and no matter your age you always have a chance to make those dreams come true.
The past year has been one that I will never forget, as September 2011 was the month I took my first step in achieving my dream. I enrolled into college to study Art and Design (Fashion), it was a new and different environment for me as all the girls in my class were just coming out of high school or under 19 years old apart from one lady that started sometime after. 

At first my goal was to keep my head down and get the work done in order to achieve the grades to pass, but as the weeks and months went by it became more than just keeping my head down and trying to focus (although I did that) I found myself becoming friends with a group of girls that sat at a table near me. Each girl had their own personality and was different in every way. They all had a different work ethic and mentality, to which now I see that we all want different things out of life. We may take the same classes but we all think in a different ways and look for different outcomes.
There were times when I found the need to help some of the girls in my class with things they didn't understand, as I wanted everyone to achieve the best that they could but at the same time I didn't want to fall behind with my work.
Each work Unit that I had to complete was all new to me, having completed High School in 2002 thing had changed big time...lol... I got frustrated and would sit and just look at my work wondering if this would give me a good grade?? Knowing that I had to be in my zone so that I could get my best pieces out. I never gave up; even though I wasn't good at art but the Fashion design was my goal and being able to draw was apart of what I wanted to do. The Art was a big part of creating a Fashion piece because you use it all as inspiration. 

The year was coming to an end and I was working on my final major project which I had to design, make and wear at the end of year fashion show which doubled up as graduation. 

The year went by so fast, but I can truly say that I really learnt what it takes to be a Fashion Designer, from designing to making the pattern and the producing of the garment. With each garment I made I learnt something new and I cant wait to start making for my own line.

Going to college was the first step towards my future and is one of my biggest achievements to date as I passed my Art and Design (Fashion) course with a *Distinction*. When I received my grade, I gave the biggest praise to my Lord, Saviour and Heavenly Father as I know that I would not have been able to have gotten through the year without Him. As much as I wish it was all me, it wasn't because I was given this talent by God for a reason and without His blessing I  would not be here with the grades I achieved.
 

So all the Glory and praise goes to God for the first step of achievement and I look forward to working with You/ God on the next step.
 

It's funny that we always tell others that ''you can do, just go for it'' but when it comes to ourselves it's a whole different story. We have to learn how to encourage ourselves to achieve the goals that are waiting to move us up in life. Know there maybe some obstacles on the way, but there are ways of getting over them and learning from them.

So go for your Goal/Dreams and be a believer of yourself :) 

#from1heart2another God Is Love 

Kima

Red Pencil Skirt with Godet and Black waist band and embelishment.
I Love Me tank top
By Kima Thomas
Model: Kam Thomas



Orange and  Blue A-Line dress with a sweetheart neck line
 princess seam and mesh cut out.
By Kima Thomas
Model: Kima Thomas

Orange and  Blue A-Line dress with a sweetheart neck line
 princess seam and mesh cut out.
By Kima Thomas
Model: Kima Thomas

Pink Poncho with pink and white woven ribbon embelishment
and tarten lining .
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Model: Kam Thomas







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August 'Love' Quotes

Don't find Love, let Love find you. Thats why it's called falling in Love because you don't force yourself to fall, you just fall."
By Emanuel 'Manny' DeAnda

"When life throws you a curve, hold on tight to the people you love."
By Anonymous

"If you wish to be loved, all you must do is love"
By Kimora Lee Simmons

"The only way Love can last a lifetime is if its unconditional."
By Rocsi Diaz

In a world full of hate dear to be different, speak positivity into your life and let love into your heart. Hate kills those who carry it.
By Monica Brown (Singer)

You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.
By Emanuel 'Manny' DeAnda (Pretty Ricky singer)

Who Am I ?

The world didn't make you, so why let it change you?

For a while I've been thinking about what my next post was going to be. I went back and forth about what to write, not knowing that all along the points I wanted to make were the same.

Today I write the message that I have been eager to share all this time.

On Sunday at church, my Pastor spoke about knowing who you are, knowing your passion and having wisdom for the passion you hold. It made me think about the post that I had been wanting to write and inspired me to complete it.

As I witnessed a certain persons actions over the past 7 months, all that my Pastor had been speaking about and the question he posed: Who Am I? brought it all into perspective.

The first thing that would come to mind when responding is... I am me and you follow that by giving a description of what you do; only to find out that, that is not who you are.

We as people have put ourselves in boxes and yearn to be accepted by the world, whilst forgetting who we really are. (Children of God)

In the past 7 months I have seen a young girl transform herself into the likeness of someone she calls a friend. Each week there's a change, either her hair, clothes or they way she talks and the answers she gives. To me it's sad to watch this young girl lose herself in order to fit in with someone that doesn't fully know who she is either.

The world we live in has taken control over the way we think about ourselves, and this has led to us believing that we are something that we are not. We were all made as individuals, created by the hand of God in his likeness but at the same time with differences, so we could go forth in the world and stand as we are without having to change to be accepted by others.

As individuals we should be able to love ourselves for who we are and love others for who they are. We may have the same likes and dislikes as the person next to us, but that doesn't mean we're the same. We may shop in the same store and pick up the same t-shirt and jeans, but we won't wear them the same as we both have individual shapes and styles .You have to embrace who you are, appreciate your traits and love how you look, for there will never be quite another like you that walks this earth.

You are you and you must love who you are no matter what. You were made to look the way you look, to feel the things you feel,  to express the things you express and to go forth in providing positivity and love to those that don't have.

Remember, LOVE Who you are and don't let the world change what it didn't spend time creating. God is love and creator of all.

#from1heart2another

By Kima

Love is?

Love is...
Love is awesome!
Love is wonderful!
Love is sacrificial!
Love is getting close and enjoying them for who they truly are.
Love is not letting distance, time or any one tear you apart.
Love is trying hard to work things out so disagreements don't break you up.
Love is seeing the personality that makes the person beautiful to you.
Love is getting butterflies in your stomach out of the blue.
Love is the feeling that makes you smile for no reason at all.
Love is saying I love you and not being embarrassed.
Love is togetherness!
Love is comfortable!
Love is unique!
Love is joy, peace, happiness and the list can go on because love exists.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Written by Kaykay with lots of love

#LoveAlways with #AllLove @Loveyourselves

Don't let your fear block your success

Kay and I have embarked on new paths in our lives. We have both gone back to college to study our passion.
Kay is learning more about photography, ''PerfectlyCapturedBeauty''
twitter:@PCBphotography
Behind the camera lens
I serve by capturing beauty, sharing perfection, creating memories and smiling joyfully with a passion as I grow as a Photographer.
http://www.perfectlycapturedbeauty.blogspot.com
And I am doing something that brings so much joy to my life, I'm studying Fashion and deeply loving it
www.hugs2kisses.webs.com
Being out of education for so long made it feel a bit surreal when I got back in a class with people much younger than me, but the first day went better than I imagined and I am now 6 weeks into it and I am so proud of myself. As people, we constantly underestimate ourselves on our life journey and that means we can never fulfil our life goals and dreams.
When you have a passion for something you should never tell yourself you can't do it because you are the one missing out on achieving your dream and therefore unable to use it to benefit others. Remember ''Don't let your FEAR block your SUCCESS''
Working on the blessing and talent God has given me, means that I am able to pass my blessing on to someone else. Through learning, I'm able to teach, knowing that one persons talent is another persons blessings.
Love, embrace and enjoy your gift

Kima

Periods of love

Periods of Love

When you think of Love, you don’t think about putting a time title to it. You think more about the people you Love and the way Love makes you feel, not how long it will last, although you do hope forever when it’s right. For now, let me challenge you to think about the periods of Love. Anniversaries, gifts associated with the periods of Love and the celebrations that come with time.

When two individuals get into a relationship, the first things on their minds are probably getting to know each other, hoping there will be chemistry, a spark, a real connection on many levels and then they take it from there. Young people/ young Lovers have something that may seem trivial to some, but they celebrate 2 week anniversaries, 1 month anniversaries so on and cheer “We’ve been together for ...!” In actual fact, there is nothing wrong with those little celebrations; their act shines light on their small steps towards years and years of fantastic, blessed Love. Big and small anniversaries are a way to commend themselves and be merry about the duration of the relationship they’re in that brings nothing but great joy to their lives.

Friends celebrate the length of their friendship. They celebrate the fact that they’ve been friends for 5 or 10 years and that is something great when you think about it. 5 and 10 years is actually a long time. People change, circumstances arise but the friendship is cherished, grows and gets stronger with time.

Going back to intimate relationships, anniversaries tend to be seen as more important, special and respected when the couple is married. The commitment between the two is held in higher regard, so from the wedding day the count up begins.

The wedding day is such a big occasion because the ceremony unites the couple as a whole, it binds them together with lasting Love for each other and creates the commitment and promise they must fulfil to one another forever more. Initial gifts to the married couple can come in many shapes, sizes and values but normally help the husband and wife as they come together in their marital home. After their first year, there are traditional anniversary gifts that are symbols for each year that come in different material types.

Examples of traditional, modern, pearl and flower anniversary gifts: (In that order)

Year 1 – Paper, Clock, Fresh water pearl, Pansies

Year 2 – Cotton, China, Rose Quartz, Cosmos

Year 5 – Wood, Silverware, Sapphire, Daises

Year 10 – Tin, Diamond, Black Oynx, Daffodils

Year 15 – Crystals, Watches, Roses

Year 20 – China, Platinum, Day Lily

Year 25 – Silver, Silver, Sterling Silver, Iris

Year 30 – Pearls, Diamond, Sweet Pea

Year 35 – Coral, Jade

Year 40 – Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Nasturtium

Year 50 – Gold, Gold jewellery, Violets  
Gifts for the years in between are things such as Leather and Glass for year 3, Fruits and Flowers for year 4, Sugar and Iron for year 6, Steel and Fashion accessories for year 11, Silk and Linen for year 12 and travel break for year 43. For those who supersede expectations, for women who respect and support their husbands and for men who know their blessed to have a woman by their side after 55 years, they gift Emerald. It’s such a loving achievement, worthy of a great gift and celebration.
   
Some of the materials are repeated for example Platinum and Diamonds for year 70, but after 70 years of a successful marriage the most important gift is still Love. 

After reading that, isn’t it clear to see that everlasting Love is achievable. We must Love people year after year and be consistent with Love regardless of our circumstances. Love should grow instead of stopping in its tracks. The gifts we are given year after year are just symbols of the time gone by but what matters the most is the Love that each other has, the responsibility you take on to make the other happy, healthy and uplifted no matter what.
  
Love Always

From Special K

love from around the world

LOVE OF THE WORLD
With 195 countries and a estimated 6.93 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in commen. We all use the word LOVE, we may say it different sound different but they all mean the same thing.
Which is your LOVE tongue?
Afrikaans: Liefde
Arabic : noun: حب   verb:عشق
Armenian: noun: սեր   verb: սիրել
Azerbaijani: noun: sevgi   verb: sevmək   adjective: aşiqanə
 Basque: maitasuna
Belarusian: каханне
Bengali: Bhālabāsā
Bulgarian: noun:любов  verb: обичам  adjective: любовен
Catalan: amor
Chinese: 热爱 
Croatian: noun: ljubav  verb: ljubiti  adjective: ljubavni
Czech: noun: láska  verb: milovat
Danish: kærlighed
Dutch: noun: liefde  verb: liefhebben 
English: Love
Estonian: noun: armastus   verb: armastama  adjective: armas
Filipino: noun: pag-ibig  verb: mahalin 
Finnish: noun: rakkaus   verb: rakastaa
French: noun: l'amour   verb: aimer
Georgian: მიყვარს
German: noun: Liebe  verb: lieben
Greek: noun:  αγάπη    verb: αγαπώ
Gugarati: પ્રેમ
Haitian Creole: renmen
Hebrew:  noun:  אהבה   verb: לאֱהוב
Hindi: noun: प्यार   verb: प्रेम करना   adjective: चित्त आकर्षण करनेवाला
Hungarian: noun: szerelem   verb: szeret 
Icelandic: ást
Indonesian: noun: cinta  verb: mencintai
Irish: grá
Italian: noun: amore  verb: amare
Japanese: noun: 好き  verb: 愛する
Kannada: ಪ್ರೀತಿ
Korean: noun: 사랑  verb: 사랑하다
Latin: noun:amor   verb: DILIGO
Latvian: noun: mīlestība   verb: mīlēt
Lithuanian:  noun: meilė  verb: mylėti
Macedonian: љубов
Malay: cinta
Maltese: imħabba 
Norwegian: kjærlighet
Persian: nooun: عشق   verb: دوست داشتن
Polish: noun: miłość   verb: kochać  adjective: miłosny
Portuguese: noun: amor   verb: amar
Romanian: dragoste
Russian: noun: любовь   verb: любить  adjective: любовный
Serbian: noun: љубав   verb: волети  adjective: љубавни
Slovak:  noun: láska   verb: milovať   adjective: ľúbostný
Slovenian: ljubezen
Spanish: noun: amor   verb: amar
Swahili: upendo
Swedish: kärlek
Tamil: நேசிக்கிறது
Telugu: ప్రేమ
Thai:  noun: ความรัก  verb: ชื่นชอบ
Turkish: noun: aşk  verb: sevmek
Ukrainnian: noun: любов   verb: любити
Urdu: محبت کرتا ہوں
Viethamese:  tình yêu noun: yêu   verb: thương
Welsh:  cariad
Yiddish: noun: ליבע 

Whats your mother tongue of LOVE ?
BY Kima

Love for Alice and her Bucket List

Fifteen year old Alice Pyne is a jolly young girl who is sadly suffering from a very severe case of a fatal type of cancer. Hodgkin’s Lymphoma – is the cancer of the white blood cells and is seriously spreading throughout her body. Although Alice has adapted the mind set of being in her last days of life, she is constantly smiling and spends some of her time writing a blog. Her blog called “Alice’s Bucket List - http://alicepyne.blogspot.com/” consists of daily updates in order for her to happily record what may be her last days doing all the things she wishes to do before she passes away. The concept of Alice’s Bucket List has become a viral thing over the past couple of days and its awareness is increasing rapidly. People internationally are attempting to make her bucket list a reality instead of just dreams written down. Big names such as Samsung, Justin Bieber, Channing Tatum, Ryan Seacrest, Katy Perry, This Morning and small name individuals have tweeted her hash tag #AlicesBucketList, mentioned her in statuses and passed her name on to others.
After only hearing about Alice’s sad case yesterday, June 10th 2011, I am so pleased to find out that many of the things she added to her list will certainly come true. Things such as meeting the well known English group Take That, owning a purple iPad and people signing up to be bone marrow donors will come to pass.

Although time is ticking for Alice who has a lot of things she wants to do, she remains positive and is surely an inspiration to the world. Her wishes are not at all large so we hope she is able to stay in a caravan, have a cinema room to herself, take professional photos with her friends and family, visit Cadbury's and keep the joy in her heart.
It is more than satisfying to see people come together, for the world to unite in love towards one person, for the world to seem smaller and much closer through assistance and care and I have to say it but it is more than a shame that things like this only happen through circumstances such as Alice’s.
The Loving Ourselves team is so glad that Alice is getting to live out her dreams, we are ecstatic about the increase of Love around the world and we hope that Love can continue to spread so virally throughout the world. Love is what we need so let’s continue to help Alice make her dreams a reality, tweet @Alice_Pyne and email her touching, uplifting messages of hope and last but not least keep Love in our hearts.


Love always
Special K

Live life to the fullest

Many people like to predict the future; May 21st 2011, was the day the world was supposed to come to an end according to a pastor as it was January 1st 2000.
People always say life live to the fullest, but what does that mean to you?
What you may think is the fullest is only for a moment.
Life is a journey of Love, lessons, growth and an understanding.
Example of many peoples life at its fullest:
•Clubbing every night.
•Shopping like you got the money
•Going on holiday every chance you get
•Drinking alcohol till you don't remember what you did.
•Doing what ever seems fun at the time.
But is it really?
There is way more to life than hanging out and hitting the clubs. People tend to go through life doing fun things that only last a moment and has no impact or real meaning to or on anyones lives. You feel the joy of life more when you do something positive and it has an outstanding effect on someone that you may not know. Life is about reaching and teaching one another in all aspects of life. But we can all start by sharing the one gift that we all have LOVE.
Know that life is more lived and enjoyed when we love one another and when we love ourselves.
When you look back at the past few years of what you've done does it bring joy to you.?
The past 5 1/2 years of my life was a crazy one. At the age of 18-19 I became a business owner and I looked after children from 8.00am-6.00pm 5 days a week, and the joys of seeing the children go from 7months to 3years of age was something you will have to experience for yourselves. But nurturing them for those years was part of me living my life to the fullest because no child is the same and each child had their own effect on me. I loved them all differently. All the children I looked after became more than just a job, they became my family. From spending 10hrs a day 5 days a week 10months a year our bond developed .
So how are you living your life to the fullest?  If you have goals or a vision go for it with Love and hard work otherwise you life is meaningless.
 
''Allow Love to be your leader in life. Love whatever you have to do, thus you will always be able to do what you love and love what you do.''

By Kima

21st century Romeo and Juliet

The story of two missing teens, Jackson Powell and Nicole Dones in the state of Florida USA has sparked great interest, as their story resembles that of the famous Romeo and Juliet play by William Shakespeare. The teens who were caught between two worlds (Love and Family opinions) are being looked for as it believed that they ran away together through the fear that they would not be able to be together following the disapproval of their relationship by both individuals parents. Nicole is a mere 17 years old and her boyfriend Jackson is 18. They do things just like their peers, such as attending their senior prom but two days after which was April 18th 2011 they disappeared.



At the moment the police department in Miami FL do not believe they are in any danger, but it is still urgent that the love struck teenagers be found.

The parents of Miss Dones have said “We never forbid our daughter from seeing Jackson. We just didn't want her to lose focus on school.” And the same goes for Mr Powell’s parents “We had urged our son to back off a little bit from his relationship with Dones and focus on college.”

Regardless of the disapproval on both sides of the teens families they were so determined to be together and couldn’t fight the intense connection they had, that they took it upon themselves and ran away so they couldn’t be stopped.

This little love story shows just how strong love really is, no matter how people feel and what they may say you're going to love them anyway and although it can make you do crazy things at times, when you are in love you don’t want anything to get in the way of it especially when he/she is the last piece of the puzzle that makes you complete.

From this story you can also see the Love of  both individuals parents. They cared for their children so much that they suggested a slight seperation. Parents Love their children so much that they have no choice but to guide and advise them even if its not exactly what the child may agree with.

The Loving Ourselves team doesn’t condone putting your health and safety at risk for love; so be wise and mature at all times.

In the popular words of William Shakespeare -
“Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo? Deny thy father, and refuse thy name”
“Love give me strength, and strength will help me through. Goodbye, dear father.”
“For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.”



Love Always


Special K

Friendships vs Relationships

What does friendship mean to you?

When I was in High School I was part of a group of girls that hung out all the time, we did everything together in School and out of School but once we had finished High School and we all moved on to college and other paths in our lives, the friendships we had no longer existed. Out of the group of 11 girls I stayed friends with 2 of the girls and one of them became my best friend (BFF) or so I thought. From the age of 11-21 we did everything together from playing on the school Netball team, Rounders team to being in the same dance group. We even helped each other out when it came to our exams, we played a big role in each others life to the point that we were no longer like best friends, we were family. Our families are alike in so many ways that we fitted in at each others family events. Little did I know that we were coming to a part in our lives where the friendship we had for 10 years was coming to a screeching end. To me we where the definition of a friendship but what we had wasn't  the definition of BFF's.

The definition of friendship:
Friendship is a form of interpersonal relationship generally considered to be closer than association, although there is a range of degrees of intimacy in both friendships and associations. Friendship and association can be thought of as spanning across the same continuum. The value that is found in friendships is often the result of a friend demonstrating the following on a consistent basis:
The tendency to desire what is best for the other. Sympathy and empathy. Honesty, perhaps in situations where it may be difficult for others to speak the truth, especially in terms of pointing out the perceived faults of one's counterpart. Mutual understanding and compassion. Trust in one another (able to express feelings - including in relation to the other's actions - without the fear of being judged); able to go to each other for emotional support. Positive reciprocity - a relationship is based on equal giving and taking between the two parties.
Acquaintance: a friend, but sharing of emotional ties isn't present. An example would be a coworker with whom you enjoy eating lunch or having coffee, but would not look to for emotional support. Many "friends" that appear on social networking sites are generally acquaintances in real life.
Best friend (or the closest friend): A person with whom someone shares extremely strong interpersonal ties with as a friend. 
BFF ("best friend forever"): Slang used primarily by teenagers and young adult women to describe a girl friend or close best friend who will be around forever NO MATTER WHAT.
A good friendships enhance an individual's sense of happiness and overall well-being.   When two people share a strong bond of mutual understanding, respect and Love it lays the stone strong foundation for an everlasting friendship. This bond gets stronger with time, the trust between the two people grows and so does the attachment. This is the beauty of the relationship and is the essential meaning of friendship. Being friends means being there for each other at all times, whether it's good or bad. A friend needs to be very understanding and give each other the benefit of the doubt. Ideally the meaning of friendship is sharing unconditional Love for each other. 
Love: Love is closely related to friendship in that it involves strong interpersonal ties between two or more people. Being in a relationship with someone usually means you are very close and you can confide in each other.
In terms of interpersonal relationships, there are two distinct types of Love:
Platonic Love: is a deep and non-romantic connection or friendship between two individuals. It is Love where the sexual element does not enter.
Romantic Love: is considered similar to Platonic Love, but involves sexual elements. Can you define the status of your friendship and make it a BFF that lasts forever? A friendship is a beautiful thing, it becomes more than two people just hanging out. It develops into an emotional connection of Love, happiness, encouragement and hope that you will always have someone to share your life with on a different level that only they will understand.

By Kima

What makes you Love the people in your life ?

In other words why do you Love them?



Is it because:- You need them in your life for it to be the same? Their always by your side and make you not afraid to try anything? Their there when you need them and are always willing to help and support you? They have the same or very similar goals as you? God designed them to fit perfectly in your life? They are beautiful inside and out? When you think about him/ her Love comes over you? You compliment each other physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially? Without them you are not the same you? They complete your life and fill the void no one else can? They give you the time and attention you crave? He/ she listens to you and fully respects what you have to say i.e your decisions? You think/ relate and connect on a spectrum like no one else you know? They have a relationship with God that you admire and you can study the word of God together? There is no one else in your life that accepts all of you the way they do? They stick with you through thick and thin (don’t walk/run at the first sign of trouble)? Their Love for you doesn’t even come close to the Love anyone else has for you and the same goes for you with them? You can be completely, utterly and only you when you are with them? Everything you could ever want in a person/ soul mate is found right inside of them? They are not selfish and consider you/ it’s not just about them all the time? They find you and your silly jokes funny even when no one else is laughing? They are an asset to your life in a manner that’s not possible for anyone else to achieve? You are able to enjoy talking to each other for hours and hold the greatest conversations you can’t even compare and wouldn’t trade for anything else? The feeling is oh so mutual and you want to be with him/her as much as he/she wants to be with you? You can have disagreements but you don’t tear each other apart and can resolve the issue before it goes too far?
If all or many of these things makes you Love the people in your life or that special someone then you have real Love and you should be smiling and cherishing it at every chance you get.
Show the people or person you were thinking about all the way through reading this just how much you Love them. Love is precious so don’t take advantage of it, continue to build up the person you Love; because Love should only grow and feel greater with time.

If I missed a reason why you Love someone, leave a comment and let me know. Thank you!



Love Always

Special K

Who am I ?

Who am I?

I am a child of GOD a daughter, grand-daughter, niece, sister, cousin and an aunty.
I'm 5'7, has brown eyes and brown hair, 143lb with a big heart. But most of all I'm me - Kima
Who are you?
Are you, you or are you who other people want you to be?
Over the years it has become a trend that we lose who we are and what we stand for as individuals, which forces us to become what we see on TV and in the magazines.
We as people try to change to be accepted by our peers not knowing the we are kissing our self worth goodbye and down grading ourselves to fit into something that we well and truly are not.
Breaking ourselves to be something/someone that we were never made to be is wrong. This is something that happens throughout our lives, from School to Work until it becomes normal for us.
But this is were Loving ourselves needs to come into play. We need to start looking deeper into ourselves in order to find out who we really are so we can stand strong and be proud of who we are as a person and what we have to give to others. The Love we have for ourselves will allow others to truly know the real you and Love the real you.
Never fall or put yourself into a catorgary as we are all one of a kind and too valueable to change.
"You do you so perfectly"





By Kima

Young Love

When the phrase "Young Love" gets dropped into a conversation most people either turn their noses up at it or they react with an "Awwwww!" Everyone's opinion varies, but there is depth to Young Love.

Young Love can start with toddlers and work all the way up to adolescents. Toddlers are 1, 2, 3 year olds who are initially unable to walk, talk or feed themselves but Love can still float in the air. Adolescents are 12 - 17 year olds whose bodies are changing, are receiving pressure from their friends, arguing with their parents and overloaded with school work and exams but Love is still bliss. Love exists firmly in human life regardless of age making Young Love just as significant as adult Love.



There's certain thrills you get with Young Love, having a super big crush that lasts for years sending hormones raging every time you see your crush, getting the chance to play together and always be with each other, holding hands sends chills up their spine, the first sneaky little kiss while no ones watching brings the butterflies out in full effect, the thought of it being just me and you and no one else matters is emotional. But Young Love is so perfect, everything about each other is great in their eyes, the feeling is magical, they feel like soul-mates, get along really nicely, count the months they've been together and go on little anniversary dates. They share their food and drink, don't care who sees them together, say I Love you at every chance and that's what adult/ old Love should be like.

People think of age and say "A young individual can't understand the concept of Love, their naïve and immature." but if that's the case when does Love become a concept that young people should understand?

Putting age on Love is a terrible restriction, but saying that young people don't need to advance too fast and turn their Love into sexual intimacy too soon is correct. Young Lovers being eager to take next steps brings unwanted consequences for a lifetime. In order to prevent that parents need to play a firm part in giving the rules and regulations as to how far they can go and keep an eye on their relationship otherwise they will think they have matured, take big steps and end up pregnant. The most important thing is Young Love shouldn't be cancelled out. Its a way for young people to understand their emotions, Love people, comprehend other peoples feelings and constantly take them into consideration. Without Young Love they won't be prepared for relationships as they grow up because adulthood is just around the corner.

All Young Lovers need is each other and the sensational emotional feelings they experience every time they are together:- for toddlers its playing, children watching cartoons and adolescents going to the movies, going for walks and talking but that time is special and craved. You never know Young Love could even lead to marriage.

Age is just a number; so Young Love is really just Love!



Love always

Special K

Love vs Lust

Love.vs.Lust

How do you know if it's Lust or Love??
Don't the two emotions have the same symptoms??

Love is a very complicated feeling as well as misunderstood. People tend to make the mistake of claiming Love when it could just be Lust. But is Love what you make it?
If you find someone that makes you feel complete, you can be yourself around them, no holding back, you don't have to hide anything from them (there's a spiritual connection) or just a connection that takes you to another level. Having more than a physical attraction, someone that will always be around no matter what happens or what people say, someone you can do almost anything with, tell everything to. Then I think that is love.  Can you turn Lust into Love?? Lust is an emotional force that is directly associated with the thinking or fantasizing about one's desire, usually in a sexual way. I've come to the conclusion that Lust is like a "one night stand". Lust is something that has an effect that doesn't last very long, it has all the symptoms of Love but with out the conncetion and the longevity as Love.
So Is it Lust or Love??

LUST:( Love requires a deeper understanding of the other person and that takes time and effort. You can feel an immediate attraction to another person and the intensity can feel a lot like Love.
LOVE   Love! Your feelings are deep, true and firmly routed in reality but best of all they are returned. Hold on to these happy feelings and enjoy being in Love, it's one of the best feelings there is!


 By Kima

Love is so technology!

What does that statement really mean?
Let me answer your question.

Love was at its finest much before the 21st century. Love, relationships and happiness was a key/priority factor in many lives. It was the main focus because there was nothing that popped up, attracted you or distracted your valuable attention from your Loved ones until people started getting creative with inventions. (Hense the reason many families had thirteen or more children.)

For example before the year 1906 watching the television wasn't centre of everyone's attention, sitting at a computer wasn't the 'it' thing before the 1960's, talking on a high class mobile phone wasn't desired prior to 1973, playing Pong on a game console wasn't the greatest pass time before 1975, tapping away on the internet/ world wide web wasn't engrossing people internationally before the late 1980's and finally sending text messages and emails was not everyone's addiction earlier than 1985.



Now that all these methods of communication, technology and electrical appliances have taken a firm place in the life of the majority of human beings on Earth today, Love is not the same.

People don't have sentimental pillow talk late at night/ early morning, don't make regular check ups throughout the day, don't hear each others voice, see each others face and smile away from a computer screen or exchange loving words without involving buttons. In the good old days Love was solid, not diluted or terribly distorted with technology.

Texting, tweeting, iming, emailing, video calling and such things have taken over peoples Love life, created a rift between two people that should be close and instead built a relationship on the basis of using technology. Late nights are spent texting, days are spent skyping and Love is no longer presented personally, boldly and artistically.

Some people may like the idea of having a technical Love life, others may need it if long distance is keeping them apart and technology is all they have to communicate but if that's not what you want, tell your Loved ones that you would prefer to spend lunch times, dinners or late nights together. Encourage the Loving communication you desire, do it yourself as an example and hope they follow. Create good experiences with each other outside of technology and let them sense that you're happy with the change. Tone of voice, choice of words, smile, hug, body language and facial expressions create bonds, understanding and develop relationships.

Take a break from technical Love and watch real Love grow.



Love always

Special K

Limits of love

Does Love really have a limit? Or do we just limit the amount of Love we show others?

Love is the only emotion that is universal; you can Love anyone from anywhere, but why is it that we limit Love? And it's not just to friends and Loved ones it's also in "Loving" relationships. It's come to a point where my Love is time and if you want/need more Love from me you have to pay for it.

Examples: I will gladly give a friend:-

My time (as long as I?m not too busy), My money (as long as it?s not too much),

My attention (if I?m not preoccupied)

My kindness and care (if I'll get it back when I need it).

Our Love has so many limits. Try and find your Love limits and make them unlimited. Put a smile on someones face as wells as our own. :-)

 

By Kima

How do you show people you love them?

Expressing Love can be so simple, it should be done all throughout every day to show the people around that you truly Love and care about them. The only thing is some people want to take it to extreme extents and are not able to or do and go over the top when it’s not always necessary. When you think about how to display Love, you can do it using many different concepts.

Physically - Hug the people you Love warmly and passionately; it depends on the kind of relationship you have with the individual, but it will be easy to differentiate what kind of hug and kiss you give. Hold their hands, give massages and be close. Sex is normally the first thing many people think about when the topic of showing Love physically is brought up, but it’s not always about having sex. Yes, sex does bring two people closer and sends the message of Love as you become one physically, but just looking deep into someone’s eyes, laying so close you hear their heart beat and smiling can show Love.

Intellectually – Have meaningful conversations, listen attentively, broaden each other’s understanding of certain topics, as you share the knowledge you have. Read books together and contribute your thoughts as they may differ from your Loved ones. Help them with big and small projects they are undertaking and suggest ideas that you have to guarantee success. Great minds coming together do a whole lot of lovely things.



Emotionally – Say I love you. It doesn’t have to be said night and day, but when you do say it; really mean it. Consider the feelings of your Loved ones and share verbally just how much they mean to you. Give them compliments and surprise them with texts and phone calls, that will express your Love for them out of the blue and show that you were thinking about them. Respect each other greatly, provide support and give encouragement daily. You too will benefit from these tokens of Love as those around you receive them.

Socially – Spend comfortable time at home with those you Love, doing regular things like watching television or a film and talking, taking inexpensive trips because it's not about spending money, going for a walk or bike ride, playing cards or board games, shopping, watching the sunset, admiring the stars, taking pictures and just being in each other’s presence. Not much people realise how priceless one on one time is. The best thing is; no matter what you are doing you get to create special moments that will be valuable memories that last forever. Be thankful for the time you spend together and show them how much you appreciate it.

Spiritually – Be a healthy spiritual example by allowing your character, mind and heart to positively influence your Loved ones and show them the correct spiritual path to follow. Worship and praise together, share your beliefs and help to further each other’s spiritual growth.

Last but not least, with no category is the act of doing small things for those you Love. It could be as small as fixing a broken appliance or changing a blown light bulb, but it matters. People don’t think small things matter, but to the people you Love it will be like giving them the moon. You can buy small gifts or write notes that illustrate that they were on your mind. This is not buying their Love because you are showing them that you Love them, but that item will mean so much that they will cherish it.



Life is tough when you don’t have Loved ones by your side; so show them that you Love them and they will be with you as you rise.

Love always

Special K