What, Is Love?Written by Jon C. Randall
Love, like human personality, or a diamond, has many facets. Each facet represents that one aspect shown to observers of that facet, in their own understanding. Yet each facet is only a part of sum total of whole, when viewed together, reveal or reflect hidden inner core in reality of truth of what it truly is. The essence, when extracted, gives rise to understanding and wisdom, as we view or perceive that facet in our walk called life. Our life is accumulation of many facets, or segments, that create who we are inside, and reveal depth of our soul and understanding.Love, is like fathomless depths of a woman’s heart, that no man could fully understand, nor measure. It is a deep revelation of magnitude of God’s love, for us. Love, is woman’s soul, that gives so abundantly, without measure, to those things that are a part of her world. She unselfishly gives of herself and of her time, in myriads of ways, to those demands placed upon her, without complaint. She gives, because she wants to, because she loves. Love, is woman’s mind, that sees beauty and colors, with intuitive perception, in a realm of softness and passion, without judgment. She nurtures, challenges, and provokes, to give rise to creation and enrichment, of all she comes in contact with. Love, is mans understanding, of surety of strength and compassion, to those who fall within his realm of responsibility of his power and perception. It is powerful movement of his soul, to do all that is within him, to provide in richness and in safety, to those who affect his soul, in majesty, and in strength.
| | THE MYSTERY OF PICKY EATERSWritten by Jason Katzenback
If you were to ask 100 parents why they think their children are picky eaters, chances are you would get 90 different answers. Although we know some children are picky eaters for no apparent reason, most are hard to please when it comes to food for two reasons – they are naturally fussy about tastes and textures or they have a learned behavior about food.If you have a picky eater in your house, you are NOT alone! In fact, this is a very common complaint among parents. In addition to being frustrating, parents also worry that their child is not getting appropriate nutrients needed for their growing bodies. With picky eaters, you typically see one of two things happening. First, you will find child who simply has no interest in trying anything unfamiliar and second, you have child who has no interest in trying foods he or she is familiar with, which is extremely challenging. The name given to children who refuse to try anything new to eat is “neophobic”. Interestingly, these children actually tend to have higher levels of anxiety than other children do. Although exact reason why these children do not like trying new foods is unknown, experts believe it has something to do with personality trait or perhaps just a part of that child’s normal childhood development. Now, picker eater is a little different from neophobic in that this child is not interested in eating foods that he or she is familiar with, which is caused more from life experiences. Sometimes, a child will refuse to eat foods as a way of maintaining some type of control over parent or situation. The fascinating aspect of this is that numerous studies show that generally, children who are picky eaters do not eat healthy foods and specifically lack vegetables in diet. The key to working with a picky eater is that parents should never assume they will simply “grow out of it.” While some kids do, not everyone does.
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