The Four Most Romantic Gestures

Written by Staci Stallings


Ask what’s missing in most marriages today, andrepparttar women in them will tell you, “the romance.” Forrepparttar 130596 un-romantic among us,repparttar 130597 “romance” that these women are talking about has nothing to do with clothes dropping next to hot bodies. What’s been neglected isrepparttar 130598 real romance that people who are newly in love do automatically but fall away from oncerepparttar 130599 “realities” of marriage and relationship maintenance take over.

In writing inspirational romances, it wasn’t long until I ran intorepparttar 130600 question ofrepparttar 130601 anticipated bedroom scene. Being Christian myself and having seenrepparttar 130602 consequences of traveling down bothrepparttar 130603 paths of chastity and promiscuity, I knew I didn’t want to promote anything that would degraderepparttar 130604 spirits of either my characters or my readers.

Thus I knew that any pre-wedding bedroom scenes were not an option for me. So, what was left? That wasrepparttar 130605 big question, and it forced me to look at what feels romantic to me—sansrepparttar 130606 bedroom scene. That’s when I realized how importantrepparttar 130607 four most romantic gestures are to women. It is through these gestures that we feel acknowledged, heard, and ultimately loved.

The first of these is simply holding hands. This gesture tells a woman that she has an ally in this world—that she’s not in this alone. It isrepparttar 130608 precursor to a warm body lying next to hers at night, and for a married woman, it can literally be a precursor to a warm body next to hers at night. This act exudes safety, and therefore is romantic in-and-of itself. I witnessedrepparttar 130609 awesome message of this simple gesture at my own wedding when my parents, 28-years-married, walked up to light their side ofrepparttar 130610 unity candle hand-in-hand. It wasn’t planned. It was just their natural way of communicating they were there for each other no matter what.

A second truly romantic gesture is that of hugging or holding each other. I’m sure you’ve seen them—those people who are newly in love. They are in each other’s arms at every opportunity. Their hugs are often not intense, “I want you right now” types. More often they are simply, “I’m really glad you’re here and I want to be close to you” gestures. The feeling of being protected while simultaneously protecting is as primal asrepparttar 130611 need for food and shelter.

Notice, for example, what happens when a father hugs a child’s mother. Instantlyrepparttar 130612 child runs to them and burrows between them. It is not an effort to separaterepparttar 130613 hug, it is an effort to become a part ofrepparttar 130614 hug, to be fully accepted by another person that you love.

Why Do We Gain Weight?

Written by Debbie de Leng


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By Debbie De Leng © July 17, 2004

There are many factors that cause us to increase body weight, yet three stand out fromrepparttar 130595 rest.

Our genetic make: Every cell in our body has a central control panel, that is a nucleus that contains our genes and chromosomes. This isrepparttar 130596 instruction manual for your body and this is inherited from your parents. It is this instruction manual that is largely responsible for how your body, and even your mind, behaves.

The environment in which we live: Our personal environment may also contribute or cue you to adopt poor eating or exercise habits. This is especially true in today's society, which is dominated by speed and convenience. For example, escalators, elevators and remote-control appliances make us less physically active. Also, greater availability andrepparttar 130597 constant marketing of foods that are high in calories, fat and added sugars, and larger portion sizes promote unhealthy eating behaviors.

There may also be personal reasons why you are consuming too many kilojoules from food and drinks, or not being physically active enough. For example, when feeling down or bored you may eat more than you need, or if you are feeling depressed it is more difficult to get active.

Knowingrepparttar 130598 reason why you may be consuming excess kilojoules or not participating in physical activity, is an important first step in changing your lifestyle habits to help you reach a healthy weight.

Our lifestyle: What we eat and drink and how active we are. This isrepparttar 130599 gradual gain in weight as a result of eating food and not exercising enough.

The extent to which we can affect our genetic make up and our environment are limited. However, lifestyle isrepparttar 130600 area in which we can significantly manage and if need be, improve our body weight to ensure we maintain a healthy weight for our height, age and gender. This is why learning a healthy nutritious eating pattern and adopting it for life, that is, lifestyle changes has a significant impact on our ability to reach and maintain a healthy weight.

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