Of Love Since I sent the Hug page to about a hundred "online friends" march 27th, I have had alot a responses from all over the world. people have asked me and visited my site so much that I can't keep up on my own. So I have come to the point where love becomes overwelming. However, one musn't think that it's too much. On the contrary, please keep on sending this love to all of your friends and the people you love. Even to those you don't love, and show them how just one hug can make someone feel good about themselves. And isn't it what love is all about? I have read in my mail and my boardroom many wonderful things about love and will try to keep you updated with this in my poetry page. It is wonderful to see how one can feel good and make another person feel the same. This is what I have learned so far and I will post here something someone sent me recently, and I just re-touched it a little.

I have learned. {Written by Merwyn Revisited by Giorgio} I have learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them. I have learned that when I think people don't care; somebody will proove me wrong. I've learned that it can take a while to build up trust, or it can take only seconds. I have learned that it's not what you have in your life, but whom you have in your life, and the way you feel in your heart that counts. I have learned that you can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you better know something. I have learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do, but to the best you can do. I have learned that it's not what happens to people that is important, it's what they do about it. I have learned that it has taking me less than I thought, to become the person I wanted to be. I have learned that it's a lot better to respond, than react. I have learned that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It feels much better when you walk away. I have learned that you can still keep going, even after you think you want to give up on life. I have learned that we are responsible for what we do and what we think, no matter how we feel. I have learned that either you master your attitude or it will control you. I have learned that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences. I have learned that learning to forgive takes practice. I have learned there are people who love you dearly, but just don't know how to show it. I have learned that money is a strange way of keeping score. I have learned that with my friends and love ones, I can always have the best of time, even with nothing to do. I have learned that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up. I have learned that sometimes when I am angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel I have learned that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distances. The same goes for true love. I have learned that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have. I have learned that maturity has more to do with what type of experiences you have and what you learn from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated. I have learned that you should never tell a child his/her dreams are unlikely to become true. It would be a tragedy if he/she believed it. I have learned that your family can't always be there for you. It may seem funny, but people you aren't related to can take care of you and love you and teach you to trust again. Families aren't biological. I have learned that no matter how good a friend someone is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that. I have learned that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself. I have learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken; somewhere sometime, something or someone will fix it again. I have learned that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we have become. I've learned that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. Just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do. I have learned that sometimes you have to put the individual ahead of their actions. I have learned that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change. I have learned that if you don't want to forget the wounds, then flush that thought down the toilet and flush it twice. I have learned that you should be cautious before you find out a secret. It could change your life forever. I have learned that sometimes the clothes I like best, are the ones with the most holes in them. I have learned that two people can look at the exact same thing and experience something totally different. I have learned that no matter how you try to protect your children, they will eventually get hurt and you will be there to ease the pain in the process. I have learned that there are many ways of falling and staying in love. However, rising is best. I have learned that no matter the consequences, those who are honest and humble within themselves, get farther in life. I have learned that many things can be powered by the mind, but in the end the mind has to be powered by your heart. I have learned that no matter how many friends you have, if you are their pillar, you can feel lonely and lost at times you need them most. I have learned that people who don't even know you. can change your life in a matter of moments. I have learned that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will still find something more to offer as your true nature has no limits. I have learned that the paradigms we live in are far from being all that is offered to us. I have learned that credentials on the wall do not make you a knowledgeable or decent human being. I have learned that although the word "love" can have many different meaning, it has one true value when it is said with sincerity. I have learned that sometimes you must draw the line between being nice and not hurting people's feelings and stand up for what you believe is right. I have learned that guilt is a product of our education, and that it is better to learn from mistakes and move on. I have learned that I can love a perfect stranger once, having a stronger bound than trying to find the perfect relationship. Click here ladies, you might wanna send this page to your man!

And of course, since we all have a definition of love, it makes it that much more interesting to interact between us. But it doesn't have to be complicated. To me love is like common sense, it has a tendency to happen, or we are only pushing it to the edge of hate. Then we come to the old pattern..."Love to hate you, and hate to love you". well if you have experienced that, it is either time to reconsider your defintion, or pack your suitcase and walk away with style. Why allowing things to get hugly, unless you are a masochist, but then your partner may not be a sadist...ahhh!? So respect each other ideal and experiences, and if you see that it might just be a little challenge for you to understand something, then make sure that's what you decide to do...Open your eyes and ears, because in that moment, YOU become the student. And for those who believe they are in the teacher's position, think again...You may be the next one to cook on the hot seat of your partner's love. What goes around comes around. Unless you already have mastered the law of karma...yes it's possible. But unlikely true. >>>A LITTLE OASIS OF LOVE<<< SEND A "CYBER SMOOCH"