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Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.  ~Henry Van Dyke

Are we not like two volumes of one book?  ~Marceline Desbordes-Valmore

A bell is no bell 'til you ring it,
A song is no song 'til you sing it,
And love in your heart
Wasn’t put there to stay -
Love isn’t love
'Til you give it away.
~Oscar Hammerstein, Sound of Music, "You Are Sixteen (Reprise)"

I've fallen in love many times... always with you.  ~Author Unknown

Desktop Wallpaper is More Than Something Pretty To Look At

After getting a new computer, it's natural to customize it so it reflects your preferences instead of looking like something straight from the factory. Visual appeal is one advantage, but you can also use a computer's desktop wallpaper to help you work toward achieving goals.

Altering Your Mindset

Often, lives can change in an instant, especially in terms of relationships with others. If you're in the process of separating from a spouse, it's easy to find yourself in a downward spiral that seems to have no way out. Deciding who will be responsible for property and the care of any children involved, along with finding divorce lawyers, are all parts of this process.

However, you can remind yourself that although a divorce can cause many strong emotions, these feelings don't have to consume you. Use a desktop design that features a motivational phrase to stay positive, even when the situation seems negative.

Reminders of Special People and Pets

Internet access makes it simple to stay in touch with people around the globe. A computer desktop is a great way to keep someone you care about firmly present in your memory.

Many people consider their pets to be a part of the family, too. Whether you want to remember a dearly departed furry friend, or smile at the thought of an animal pal who's waiting for you when you come home from work, pay tribute to their loyalty by giving them a place of honor on your computer desktop.

If your pet was rescued from a shelter, you can even use a desktop to promote pet adoption. Nothing draws attention faster than the image of a lovable creature. Whenever someone stops to admire your desktop, gently suggest the idea of adopting instead of buying from a pet shop, especially if a person is already considering a new addition to the family.

Say It With Flowers: Top 10 Flowers Symbolizing Love

It's Love

The language of flowers lends nearly every species a special symbol and meaning. Many different flowers symbolize love, whether it is true love, adoration, first love or passionate love.

1.     Lilac – First Love

Lilac (Syringa) is a flowering woody plant consisting of about 20-25 species. Lilac symbolizes first love and is native to southeastern Europe and eastern Asia.

2.     Pansy – Loving Thoughts

Pansies come in a variety of colors and mean loving thoughts. Pansies are large-flowered plants, typically with blue and purple flower petals. Pansies come from the viola species referred to as Viola tricolor hortensis.

3.     Red Rose – Passionate Love

Roses are synonymous with love, especially red roses. So it should come as no surprise that the red rose symbolizes passionate love. Roses consist of more than 120 varieties, including other colors such as white, orange, coral, pink, blue and purple.

Don't be so hard of your self - Self-compassion improves happiness

The concept of “self-compassion” is getting much attention at present in the world of psychology. Self-compassion refers to adopting a kind, non-judgemental, accepting attitude toward oneself and one’s problems. In contrast, low self-compassion is associated with self-criticism and rumination (the tendency to get stuck in cycles of over-analysis and worry). These are two primary contributors to anxiety and depression, and other mental health issues.

In fact, the research shows that self-compassion can buffer against anxiety and depression, increase our resilience to stress and even improve our feelings of happiness, optimism and conscientiousness. Hence, it’s imperative that if you want to lead a happier life, you must practice self-compassion. How can you learn to adopt a more compassionate attitude toward yourself? Below are five ideas.

1. Accept your weaknesses

Adopting greater self-compassion means being able to recognise your weakness and vulnerabilities, and feel compassionate toward those misgivings rather than berating yourself for having them. Got huge thighs? So what, at least you have a cute nose! Have a poor memory? OK, annoying at times but at least you have a big heart. After all, what does berating yourself really do anyway? It doesn’t change a weakness; in fact it just gives it more power. Instead, choose to feel compassion for yourself for your vulnerabilities.

10 Tips to make your Love Happy - Bloom your Relationship

By SC Chua for Yahoo! Southeast Asia

1. Go on date nights
"Couples should never stop courting," says Lou Paget, a sex educator and author of Hot Mamas. Going on dates with your significant other can help reignite the spark and bring back joy to the relationship.

Pick a time and a venue, and consider it a treat for the two of you. Bring back the lust by revisiting spots you went to on your earlier dates. Make sure you take the time and dress up for your date. Nothing like seeing you all spruced up to make him feel wanted and naturally attracted to you. Also, leave the mobile phones out of your date nights (or at least stop constantly checking it); everything else can wait! "The key is to pay attention to your mate," says Paget.

What is best - Saving or Investing? How to Earn More in this financial Tips

What if I told you I’m going to eat as much as I can now, so I won’t have to eat next year? Yeah, stupid, and a good analogy for saving to get rich. There’s a huge difference between “rich” and just “not poor”. Investing makes you rich; saving keeps you from bankruptcy. Good financial sense is a balancing act between the two: not letting your money stagnate with savings, and not blowing it on bad investments. In this article, we dispel some common myths about savings:

When it comes to finance, size matters.

What’s the Difference Between Saving and Investing?

Savings minimize risk, while investments maximize growth. It’s the difference between getting $2 for every $1, or just burying your money under a rock.

Savings preserve liquidity, making sure you have access to your money when you need it. Investing, on the other hand, requires commitment; investing temporarily removes your money (or your access to it) in the process of growing it. That’s why between the two, savings provides more psychological comfort. Our lizard brains are conditioned to hoard money, like dogs burying bones, or cats hiding food in the sofa.

Happy 4th of July - Independence Day of United States of America

Happy Independence Day - 4th of July, Wednesday 2012

Independence Day is the birthday of the United States of America and is celebrated on the Fourth of July each year. Independence Day is the anniversary of the day on which the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.

John Adams, one of the founders of our new nation, said, "I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward for evermore." Independence Day was first celebrated in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776.

In 1941, Congress declared July 4 a legal public holiday.