Life is about sharing , an unshared life is an unlived life ..

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Permalink Reply by Ruth B on July 28, 2009 at 11:09pm

Hello all - sounds like a wide topic; we have friends, partners, parents, children and many relatives. As well, we have neighbours and work associates. Every once in a while a quiet day with time to organize can be enjoyable. We share through visits and communications. Like would be boring and unrewarding without sharing with many others. - Ruth B

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Permalink Reply by ilana klein on July 30, 2009 at 7:37pm

I agree Ruth , thanks for your reply . I was referring more to sharing life with a close partner like in husband /wife vs being on your own ,
Cheers , Ilana

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Permalink Reply by Ruth B on August 1, 2009 at 7:23pm

Hi Ilana - In September I celebrate my 65 birthday; 45 Wedding Anniversary. My husband and I are friends but we are two very different people. Instead of accumulating more feelings and ideas in common, we seem to share more varied views than ever before. ( I am not totally happy with this opinion but we do share our children and grandchildren in common. My observation, In our relationship, I am sorry to report that growth in similar directions have not happened. It is very important to have strong common bonds at the beginning of a relationship and would very much recomment this as part of a selection process for younger singles)

Maybe this is the reason for my response to you - Ruth B.

When I meet women or men that easily share common values, I hope to keep these finds as friends - Ruth

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Permalink Reply by Maxine Coulter on August 3, 2009 at 10:03pm

I love to share life. It is not necessary to me to have everyone share the same ideas as I do. I believe it is more important to have different ideas because when problems arise he may have better ideas than mine, however, it is important that he be willing to listen to me and discuss things so that we can both make better decisions. I believe this can more easily happen when he is a Christian lead by the Holy Spirit and not one lead by strict rules.Of course we both need to be under the command of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ is Love. And that is what real love is. There are many people who have had successful marriages because they had learned from their families of origin the importance of working things out for everyone's benefit which is great for them. Then there are many who stuck in loveless marriages out of fear of being alone and because they feel that they are not worthwhile people and that nobody wants them anyway. This is very sad and lives wasted. I know there are people who will not agree with me. That happens and it does not bother me. I never had a successful relationship because I never knew these things until it was too late. But better things are coming. Thank you all for letting me rant. God Bless you all.

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Permalink Reply by Maxine Coulter on August 3, 2009 at 10:09pm

By the way I have many many friends and we are all different and have different ideas, yet, we all get along just fine. The word of God says, "do not take offense." which really helps everyone take a minute before replying. Of course there are lots of us who don't at times but somehow we are forgiven as we forgive others and it almost always works out. But then again this is my experience. I hope everyone has similar experiences. Good night. Maxine

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Permalink Reply by MOIRA CLEMENTS on August 6, 2009 at 12:41am

hello before my accident i had many friends which i thought were true friends , but they all seem to have dissapeard but their is few i have left , they are their for support always their in need also my grandchildren and my sons and family we have a gett together twice a year to catch up with each other , they have been great support for me and it is making me feel very important that i have a family that cares ,i am hoping to make friend"s through the 50 club .

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Permalink Reply by Robert Taylor on September 14, 2009 at 9:12pm

Hi Ilana.

Well my wife and I have been together now for 52 years, and our shared life has certainly been a joy to me, and I hope to her. Granted lives change, sometimes for the better other times not, but we still get fun from the same things, have similar ideas most of the time. Certainly I have never met anyone that I would rather have spent my life with.

Bob T

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Permalink Reply by MarleneMaile on September 17, 2009 at 9:43pm

Life is Love the more you give the more you have. I am not referring to a material love but rather a spiritual love which you can share with everyone. Material love can have a tendency to like you one moment and dislike the next. Please do not feel that I am putting this down. because all of us express this .until we know the difference. Everyone comes to this in their own way and finds many changes for the better in their experience. It is wonderful to know that you are free to love everyone weather they know it or not. The reason for this is when you express true love it comes back to you double fold and enriches you love that nothing else can. So I pass this on to all of you. Because freely you give freely you receive.

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Permalink Reply by Lowell Brandon on February 14, 2010 at 10:56pm

At this point in my life, I am living alone (by circumstance, not by choice). If a miracle happens, and God drops a woman into my lap, I will be a very happy man. If not, I'll just have to be content with my single life, and keep on looking.

ilana klein said:

I agree Ruth , thanks for your reply . I was referring more to sharing life with a close partner like in husband /wife vs being on your own ,
Cheers , Ilana

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Permalink Reply by Frank Moffatt on February 24, 2010 at 10:20am

I believe as human beings we are selfish by nature. Whatever we do we must consider ourselves first. That being said the only happiness we ever receive is when we give something away. In Gary Chapman's book "Love as a Way of Life" he states there are seven actions that equate to love: kindness, patience, forgiveness, courtesy, humility, generosity and honesty. When we give these away (share) we are acting in love.

To expand I agree that love is an action, not a feeling, not an emotion – the feelings of lust, desire, craving, needing, wanting and sex are all sadly confused with love. Love is an internal state of being that we attain when we take action in one of these seven ways that benefit others as well as ourselves. The Buddha said we can only ever love one person in our life – that being our own self. The belief is that you can only give away something you have and the only way to get it is to give it – so once you truly love yourself you can give love away – and to get this love you must give unconditionally of the 7 acts above.

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Permalink Reply by ilana klein on February 27, 2010 at 5:27pm

Thank you Frank , this sounds true & whether it is right or wrong , good or bad I do derive great enjoyment from giving .Cheers , Ilana

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Permalink Reply by ilana klein on February 27, 2010 at 5:33pm

Lowell Brandon said:

At this point in my life, I am living alone (by circumstance, not by choice). If a miracle happens, and God drops a woman into my lap, I will be a very happy man. If not, I'll just have to be content with my single life, and keep on looking.

ilana klein said:

I agree Ruth , thanks for your reply . I was referring more to sharing life with a close partner like in husband /wife vs being on your own ,
Cheers , Ilana

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