“The problem with needing someone is that when you need someone and then no longer need them, you are out the door.  But when you want someone, the chances of you leaving are slim.  However, as you know, wants can expire.” — Penna

We are all longing to be loved, cared for, supported and understood.  But, when we are longing only out of need, we are actually experiencing a lack.  When we long because we truly and…

“I was born to give to you my heart, my help, my hope, my health. I was born to give to you my truest me.” — Penna

We always ask what we were born to get. But, do we ever ask “what was I born to give?”

In life, we lean towards self-centered selfish tendencies, and we never take the time to check on someone else. We never take the time to care for others because of…

I know people that are so selfish and stingy. They sit in their homes thinking that somehow you and the world owes them. So they become smug and overly self-righteous, and can never say, “I’m sorry” or “thank you” – because they are above being wrong.

Besides, they are perfect just as they are! They adopt charities with the hopes that God and other people will see their “good deeds” and they can then have an entryway…

“The best way to experience true nurturing is to give true nurturing.” –Dr. Caroline Myss

It is in giving that we receive. A lot of us go into relationships looking for the other half to provide us with all of the comfort that we seek. Not fully realizing that sharing works both ways.

Sometimes it becomes just a “me-only” relationship. We love to be consoled and supported every time we are feeling down, but when the nurturing…