2: Love

Ok, it has been only the third day of my 365 project and I have already missed a day....Well, I'm going to make up for days I miss by double posting, triple posting and more if necessary...

Now onto today's positivity.

Love. Love gives me smiles, hugs, warmth, comfort, food (yes, really, food, I will explain) and so much more that I have left out. I believe love itself really only gives wonderful things. I am grateful for the existence of such concept and feeling. But sometimes, negative side effects happen. Anyhow, back to smiles and hugs. Love isn't just romantic love. It's also family love, friendship love, and much more. Love for a hobby, love for a place, love for a feeling, etc...

I am grateful for the love that my family gives me. I can feel my parents' love the most through their cooking. Because I can't and don't always feel their love by other means. And I think they have a hard time expressing their feelings. Food is the medium. I love the food that they make. They show me love by telling me to eat a lot. They are two of the best cooks I know. My mom cooks pots and pans of food every weekend since my sis and I go to college "far" from home. Love is not always perfect, but it sure does give worth to life. I am grateful for my sister who has been there all along through ups and downs. My ups and downs. And her ups and downs. The subtle presence is sometimes forgotten, but it's there. Despite her occasional grouchiness and un-talkativeness and self-absorption, to me, she is a strong, beautiful, courageous, and admirable person. I hope she meets a wonderful man who loves her for her and she loves him for him. 

Then there is my romantic love. As Shakespeare has said, "The course of true love never did run smooth". We had our ups and downs. We still have it. And I'm sure there's more to come. I would say that I'm not a believer of love at first sight or soul mates, but intuitively, I feel at peace with him and I feel that it's right to be with him. And most importantly to me and him, we can communicate. He spoils me in his own way. And I try to give it back as best as I could. I have a favorite quote, whose author I forgot at the moment, but it says something along the line, "If you press me to say why I love him, I can only say because he is he and I am I". Because sometimes, things, feelings, are not explainable. We are learning more every day. I still adore him after almost 10 months of officially going out, but I have known him for almost 3 years now.I honestly want to still feel that way until the end of time.