MAYA ANGELOU

'A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ
that a man should have to seek Him first to find her.'

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not shouting 'I'm clean livin''
I'm whispering 'I was lost, Now I'm found and forgiven.'

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak and need His strength to carry on.

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess.

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible but, God believes I am worth it.

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I still feel the sting of pain..
I have my share of heartaches, so I call upon His name.

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner Who received God's good grace, somehow!
-MAYA ANGELOU

...A 3-month arc...

...a three-month arc

“The first three months should be about two things, having fun and getting to know the other person. If at any time during those three months, you ask yourself, ‘Where is this going?’ stop and instead ask yourself, ‘Am I having fun, am I getting closer to this person?’ That will give you much more information, because in the first three months, you really don’t know where it’s going, nor should you. Don’t make any major decisions during those first three months.”

-Cooper Lawrence, a relationship expert and author of The Cult of Perfection: Make Peace With Your Inner Overachiever.

http://msn.match.com/msn/article.aspx?articleid=9124&TrackingID=516311&BannerID=544657&menuid=7&GT1=10787

43 Things: Abstain from Online Dating sites for (at least) 1 month (straight)

PERFECT EXPLAINATION...FOUND!

Ok, so, learning and growing blah blah but here’s the thing, I found it in black and white with my own two eyes I tell ya…MY..OWN…2..EYES!!.. http://boomers.msn.com/articleDP.aspx?cp-documentid=422362 (It’s an article written with the ‘boomers’ audience in mind but it really clarifies what I experienced with this guy (in his real early 30’s btw).

After reading that, I deleted his number out of my phone. It’s clear that I don’t need it anymore. I feel sorry for people like that. So hurt, claiming to have rised above it…living in the present…but the way he lives is still defined by his past. It’s so sad. It makes me grateful to have a HUGE heart that heals miracleously as if never bruised once.

I won’t get that phone call and IF I do, what there is there left to say? “I pray someday you meet someone you feel safe enough with to let your guard down”....is enough that I left him with.

As for me? The ‘hunt’ is over. I came to the realization a while ago that it’s unatural for females to chase and hunt and that why we are left with this empty “huh??” feeling when we do. Let the males do what is encoded in their gentics to do! And at the end of the day, when the hunt is successful, and the hunter catches his prey, think back to bibical times. Adam had it all, living in paradise with the woman made of him, for him and YET Eve was the one who was still left unsatisfied. Satisfy yourself first, by yourself and for yourself and then ladies paradise will truely be ours! With OR withOUT Adam!

_blessings

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