Love Is Patient. Love Is Kind.
Love understands the heart of a child.
Love takes time to listen and care.
Love goes the extra mile and takes an extra minute.
The grandchildren were here at the Lake House this week.
Lila, age 6, has had her “Brown Bear” since infancy.
She sleeps with him every night and he always comes on sleep overs.
When the family left with extra kids in the car, he was forgotten.
Oops!
Grandpa Robert took the time yesterday to take care of Brown Bear.
The picture story below was so Lila would know Brown Bear was being loved.
Can you imagine the joy of the child in having her heart be heard so well?
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I write these Loving Reminders just for you, to remind you to Love You!
Are you taking the time to listen to your own heart?
Are you trying to be tough when you just need to understand?
Are you tender and gentle with yourself and your needs and wants?
Do you really care enough to give yourself the attention you deserve?
Love isn’t about gifts and just saying “I love you.”
Love is really about feeling the Love you have in giving the gift.
Love is really felt when you mean the words you say.
Love is about caring enough to go the extra mile and take extra minutes.
When you love you, you will give yourself what you really need to feel loved.
When you love yourself well, you will treat all of yourself, Mind, body and Spirit with respect.
You will say ‘No” when you know something is not really good for you, but you won’t be unkind.
You will find ways to indulge yourself in time, attention, enjoyment, affection and affirmation.
And when you need quiet time, you will take the time.
When you need something special, you will indulge yourself in that special treat.
You will remember your own birthday and other “special” days to celebrate you.
You will take yourself to the places you want to go and give yourself time off to relax.
Treat yourself with the best as much as you dare.
Talk to yourself in ways that show you really care.
Be willing to learn new things that interest you.
Share your excitement only with those who will listen.
Do not devalue your accomplishments today, this year and this lifetime.
Make sure you give yourself credit for all the good that you do.
This life you are living is yours to enjoy so give yourself reward and kudos.
And when you want a special treat, make time to spoil yourself like a loving Grandparent!
No time like the present to begin really loving YOU.
I do.
Brown Bear wanted to let you know he is having a good time at the Lake House. I took some pictures of his day so you would know he is happy and doing well.
Love,
Grandpa
He really liked hanging out on the back porch. Great view of the backyard and the lake (and I think he liked being higher up than everything else.)
I think he’s working on his sun tan. Your bench is a great place to sit in the sun.
Here he is meditating with Buddha for a bit. It helps him relax and keeps him happy.
For some reason, he likes the garden. (I think he was sneaking some of the rosemary while I wasn’t looking. It’s very tasty.)
Later in the day, he went up to the gazebo (you know, the tent on the platform in the side yard.) It is very relaxing to just sit and swing.
By the end of the day, he was definitely ready to relax. Here he is sitting on the front porch waiting for me while I put some things away in the garage. He will be ready for a good night’s sleep.