WHAT IS LOVE?

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast,
It is not proud. It does not dishonor others,
It is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered,
It keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil
but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
Corinthians 13:4-8 (NIV)

Real love is not possessive or exclusive. When we love someone, we want everyone to love them - we want them to live in the glow of loving and being loved by everyone. If you find the previous sentence challenging, please remember that true love is not sex or lust, and focus on the vital importance of keeping those concepts separate.

True love is generous. It is strengthened, rather than weakened, by adversity. In times of trouble, real love shines and sustains both those who love and those who are loved.

True love is never conditional. One can never say, "I'll love you, if you love me." That would describe some desperate bargain, but nothing approaching real love could be a part of it. True love is not diminished by circumstances. Can you imagine loving someone less because they broke a leg? Got an infection? Lost their job? A love that depends upon the talents and capabilities of the other is conditional, and not real love.

What is Love?
What is the Nature of True Love?
- by Jonathan Lockwood Huie

What is Love? Love is a feeling of affection toward someone or something. We can love our comfortable old bathrobe, we can love God, we can love all of humanity, and we can love our Grandmother. All true love is wonderful, but let's focus here on the feeling of love by one specific person for another specific person. Even so, our love for our spouse is very different from our love for our child, our parent, our friend, or our love for the homeless person we pass a dollar bill to at the corner.

You know you love someone when you know you want them to be happy,
even if their happiness means that you are not a part of it.
- Anonymous

Real love is never a selfish emotion. If you want something from someone - especially if that something is sex - what you are feeling is not love. The wonderful quote above provides an infallible test for love. True love is about wanting happiness for the person you love - and not about seeking happiness for yourself. Fortunately, in most cases our own loving presence is the greatest gift we can give to a person we love. Nonetheless, the litmus test of love is knowing we would choose never to see that person again if we believed that distance would bring them greater happiness.

     

Sometimes you can find a helping hand where you least expect it.

Famous Friendship Quotes

"A friend is a person who knows all about you--and still likes you."
Elbert Hubbard 

 

"Never take friendship for granted, you never know what tomorrow holds."
Catherine Pulsifer 

 

"Take the time today to tell your friends the difference they have made in your life."
Catherine Pulsifer 

 

"Friendship is like a china cup, once broken can be mended, but the crack is always there."
Nozipho Buthelezi 

 

"A friend is better than a kin as he shares nothing but your pain and pleasure."
M. K. Soni

"Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one."
Robert E. Lee

        "Don't allow the grass to grow on the path of friendship."
        Native American Proverb

"Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty."
Sicilian Proverb

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.
Henry David Thoreau

"A friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out."

"My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life."
Lee Iacocca

"A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends."
Chinese Proverb

"Friends are the sunshine of life."
John Hay

"A true friend is someone who is there for you when they would rather be someplace else." 
Len Wein

"Friendship is like oxygen, we need it to live."
Author Unknown

“Animals are such agreeable friends— They ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.”

 

"We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts."


"Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece."


Do whatever you do with a will and a smile and it will be twice as worthwhile.


Tell me and I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'll understand.


For everything you miss, you gain something; And for everything you gain, you lose something. It is about your outlook towards life: You can either regret or rejoice.


Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching?

Focus on what you want...Just do it & be amaze to discover the hidden treasures you have inside your heart.

 

Famous Motivational Quotes

Inspirational sayings, and words of Wisdom

Famous Quote #1

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Abraham Lincoln
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Famous Quote #2

Everyone has problems, some are just better at hiding them.

Unknown
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Famous Quote #3

If we did all the things that we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.

Thomas Edison
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Famous Quotes #4

Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.

Dennis P. Kimbro
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Motivational Quotes #5

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Thich Nhat Hahn
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Famous Quote #6

Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways.

Stephen Vincent Benét
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Famous Quote #7

Only by going too far can one possibly find out how far one can go.

Jon dyer
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Famous Quote #8

People only see what they are prepared to see.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Famous Quote #9

Don't be afraid to fail because only through failure do you learn to succeed.

Unknown
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Famous Quote #10

It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.

Unknown

Inspirational Quotes #11

Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself   Unknown

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Famous Quote #12

The tongue weighs practically nothing, But so few people can hold it.

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Famous Quote #13

It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone- but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

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Famous Quote #14

Always put yourself in the others shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the person too.
 

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Inspirational Quotes #15

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

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Famous Quote #16

Many people will walk in and out or your life,
But only true friends will leave footprints in your heart

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Famous Quote #17

To handle yourself, use your head, To handle others, use your heart.

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Famous Quote #18

He who loses money, loses much; He who loses a friend, loses more; He who loses faith, loses all.

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Famous Quote #19

If someone betrays you once, it's his fault. If he betrays you twice, it's your fault.

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Famous Quotes #20

God Gives every bird it's food, But he does not throw it into it's nest.

My Favorite  Famous Inspirational Quotes

The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking. --

Robert Schuller

If you want to be successful, it's just this simple: Know what you're doing. Love what you're doing. And believe in what you're doing. -- Will Rogers 

 

"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve."— Napoleon Hill 

 

"Being broke is a temporary situation. Being poor is a mental state."  -- Mike Todd

The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself. -- Mark Caine 

When we can identify a problem and face the problem with confidence and enthusiasm, the solution is on the way.   -- Zig Zigler

--Unless You Change How You Are, You'll Always Have What You've Got-- Jim Rohn

If you don’t set goals for yourself, you are doomed to work to achieve the goals of someone else.  -- Brian Tracy

The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking. -- Robert Schuller

If you want to be successful, it's just this simple: Know what you're doing. Love what you're doing. And believe in what you're doing. -- Will Rogers

"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve."— Napoleon Hil

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The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself. -- Mark Caine 

Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness. — Napoleon Hill

For every minute you are angry with someone, you lose 60 seconds of happiness that you can never get back. — Napoleon Hill

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. -- Eleanor Roosevelt

 

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What is Stone Mountain Park?

Stone Mountain Park is a green oasis where families and friends can enjoy the outdoors together. Listed in Frommer’s 500 Places to Visit with Your Kids Before They Grow Up and cited by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as one of “35 Natural Wonders in Georgia You Must See Before You Die,” Stone Mountain Park is located just 16 miles east of downtown Atlanta. The five square mile park is Georgia’s most visited attraction. Home to the world’s largest piece of exposed granite, Stone Mountain Park offers a variety of attractions, entertainment and recreation.

Welcome to Stone Mountain Park, where it’s always one adventure — and one memory — after another.

http://www.stonemountainpark.com/

 

 

God Loves You!

1 God Loves You!

The Bible says, "God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life"
The problem is that . . .

2 All of us have done, said or thought things that are wrong. This is called sin, and our sins have separated us from God.

The Bible says “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” God is perfect and holy, and our sins separate us from God forever. The Bible says “The wages of sin is death.”
The good news is that, about 2,000 years ago,

3 God sent His only Son Jesus Christ to die for our sins.

Jesus is the Son of God. He lived a sinless life and then died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins. “God demonstrates His own love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.”
Jesus rose from the dead and now He lives in heaven with God His Father. He offers us the gift of eternal life -- of living forever with Him in heaven if we accept Him as our Lord and Savior. Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except by Me."
God reaches out in love to you and wants you to be His child. "As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe on His name." You can choose to ask Jesus Christ to forgive your sins and come in to your life as your Lord and Savior.

4 If you want to accept Christ as your Savior and turn from your sins, you can ask Him to be your Savior and Lord by praying a prayer like this:

"Lord Jesus, I believe you are the Son of God. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins.  Please forgive my sins and give me the gift of eternal life.  I ask you in to my life and heart to be my Lord and Savior. I want to serve you always."

About Jesus

† The Most Unique Person

Jesus Christ is often compared to other prophets and teachers, but He is the most unique person to ever live. Everything from His birth to after His death was miraculous and set Him apart from everyone else. Jesus was born by a virgin -- a natural impossibility. Before His mother Mary was married, she was told by an angel she would give birth to the Son of God. When she asked him how this could be, he answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God." Just as promised, the virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus Christ, the most incredible person to ever have lived.

† An Amazing Life

Jesus' life was just as amazing as His birth. At 30 years old, He went out into the cities of Israel and began teaching and healing people. The Bible records that He was different from other preachers, for "the people were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes." Likewise, there was no disease too great for His power. It says, "They brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments. and He healed them." Threatened by His fame and authority, the political and religious authorities conspired to kill Him.

† A Sudden Death

His death had been predicted over a thousand years before. The prophet Isaiah wrote of Jesus, "He was wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement for our peace was upon Him and by His stripes we are healed." Jesus would pay the penalty for our sins so that we could be forgiven and have eternal life. Just as had been predicted, Jesus was given the most brutal death sentence of that day for maintaining that He was the Son of God. While hanging on a wooden cross with spikes through His hands and feet, He prayed, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." Jesus had power to come down from the cross, but He chose to sacrifice His life for others.

† The Promise is for You

Just as promised, God raised His Son Jesus back to life -- eternal life -- on the third day after His burial. He was seen by His closest friends and over 500 of His followers before He went up into heaven before their very eyes. After His resurrection, his close friend Peter told a great crowd to repent from their sins and believe in Jesus Christ to be saved, "for the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call." This promise is for you! There are many religions and prophets, but no one but Jesus Christ offers complete forgiveness from your sins and eternal life with God. He has already died for your sins; now you must put your faith in Him. "For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." If you believe in Jesus, you can pray a prayer like this right now and receive the gift of eternal life.

† If you want to accept Christ as your Savior and turn from your sins, you can ask Him to be your Savior and Lord by praying a prayer like this:

"Lord Jesus, I believe you are the Son of God. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins.  Please forgive my sins and give me the gift of eternal life.  I ask you in to my life and heart to be my Lord and Savior. I want to serve you always."

My King of Kings The Resurrection Painting -- Absolutely beautiful.

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I'm proud to be American

I'm proud to be American not just on the holidays but everyday when I wake up and I KNOW I'm free :) Thanks to all the BRAVE men and woman who fight everyday for my freedom!!!! May GOD continue to bless each and everyone of you. It's sad to see so many take what you do for granted. KNOW THAT YOU ARE LOVED AND APPRECIATED BY SO MANY ♥ GOD BLESS AMERICA ♥

My late night dedication to myself,,,HA

"You may not always have all the answers when you need them. But, believe that they exist and KEEP SEARCHING."

Photoshop pictures,,,no one is what they seem!!! We live in a society that makes us think we are NEVER good enough .

REASONS TO BELIEVE

I believe although we may not understand why, everything happens for a reason

I believe everyone deserves a chance, a first and a second

I believe everyone has potential

I believe there is someone for everyone

I believe if we tried things we didn’t know we were capable of, we would astound ourselves

I believe today’s society is focused on flaws rather than individuality

I believe we strive for perfection because it’s one of the only things that is out of our reach

I believe in world peace, equality and social justice

I believe we judge others only because we are insecure with ourselves

I believe we take too much for granted

I believe it is important to not only be honest with others, but to be honest with yourself

I believe in the importance of family and friends

I believe it is important to dream

I believe it is more important to chase after those dreams

I believe we don’t tell our loved ones how we feel as often as we should

I believe fear holds us back from so many things, so go for the things you’re afraid of

I believe our background influences who we are, but we are responsible for who we become

I believe that in time all of life’s hardest questions can be answered

I believe in a place called Heaven

I believe we are stronger than we could ever imagine

I believe that without suffering there would be no compassion

I believe you don’t know what you have until it’s gone

I believe we should forgive, but never forget

I believe we are afraid to love, because we are afraid to lose

I believe in miracles

I believe that one person alone could change the world