How do you show your love to your loved ones?

"I love you" doesn't mean anything without doing something to complement that sentiment. There are so many kinds of love, that may strike us at different phases of our life, towards different people and situation, and at different levels or intensity. We are all familiar with the three types of love, namely, eros, filial and agape.

What about 'a different kind of love' ? How do one explains it? We each have our personal experience, and therefore interpretation for it.

Let's talk about LOVE for ONESELF.

It is not vanity to love oneself. We have to love ourselves in order to be able to love others. It is our 'gift' to our loved ones;  a self that is contented, fulfilled, happy, positive, enthusiastic, optimistic ~ because they need to see that in us. We are a role model. We should be a pillar of strength, hope, trust and joy to them.

Easier said than done. (to be cont)

Day 2

Journal: My Own

After so many years, I am reunited with significant people in my life. First, my own dear cousin Florence George Killoh. She was the second person after my mum who saw me soon after my birth and she took care of me for a week, given permission by Rev Fr. Michael Henselmans (May God Rest You in Peace, Fr. Thank you so much.) to take leave from her classes. She was in Form Three then. Mum had undergone a difficult labor, and finally had forceps delivery. Kak Lulin took care of both of us. No words of gratitude could ever suffice for her help. God bless you, Kak.


From her, I learned about the reality of the circumstances surrounding my birth. Mum underwent a tremendous difficult period. God bless you, Mum, for bringing me out into this world. God's Mercy is Eternal. In spite of everything, she survived, although she continues to undergo lots of challenging moments in her lifetime. May God reward you abundantly, not perhaps in this lifetime but in the next. I love you so much, mum. Thank you.