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who knew the longkang looked so interesting? @HCC, Even Land the previous two nights were rather bothersome at the beginning. Yes, I'm talking bout' my sleep. I just couldn't sleep, especially Thursday night, in which I didn't really sleep at all.  Yesterday, praise be to God, I could sleep after an hour or two and was given the luxury to sleep in this morning. I suppose what I'm trying to say, is the reason behind the tossing and turning. I have been thinking so much about things. Thinking to the point that those thoughts run like they're on tape recorder even if I'm trying to sleep. Closing my eyes don't help, they make images more vivid. But last night, indeed I felt so much better after praying for other people. As I prayed for the peace of others, I guess I felt the peace too :) *** Christchurch;NZ On a different note, today was really the time for me to practice what I learned in the devotion from previous days. Today I ser

{pictures courtesy of Flickr} "Love is handing your heart to someone and taking the risk that they will hand it back because they don't want it. That's why it's such a crushing ache on the inside. We gave away a part of ourselves and it wasn't wanted. Love is a giving away of power. When we love, we give the other person the power in the relationship. They can do what they choose. They can do what they like with our love. They can reject it, they can accept it, they can step toward us in gratitude and appreciation. Love is a giving away. When we love, we put ourselves out there, we expose ourselves, we allow ourselves to be vulnerable. Love is giving up control. It's surrendering the desire to control the other person.The two -love and controlling power over the other person-are mutually exclusive. If we are serious about loving someone, we have to surrender all of the desires within us to manipulate the relationship. " -Rob Bell Loving is a