❤| Because life itself is a gift

With my computer still on my lap, I sit back on the sofa and let myself relax.

I close my eyes and let my lips curve into a smile, it was a long day but I chose this moment to just stop for a second and fully enjoy the moment. I had turned on some calm piano music just before and I just let the music consume me, erasing all signs of stress or worry. The fact that I stopped for a second, closed my laptop that I had been working on earlier, made all the difference in my mood.

I kept my eyes closed for a while and simply reflected over my day while eliminating myself of all stress and worry.

After that I opened my eyes and continued working, feeling a million gazillion times more happy all because of that short moment.

∞| A heart on my hand

Every morning, right before I walk out the door, I like to take a black pen out of my pencil case and draw a small heart on the base of my left ring finger.

A small heart.

The heart could represent many things, but for me it is a reminder.

A reminder to do all things out of love, to be more loving. It is a reminder to strive to be patient, kind, non-envious, non-boastful, and basically the definition of love in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

The thing is, I always desire to be loved by other people and often forget to make others feel loved. Whenever I see the heart on my finger, I am reminded of my decision as a Christian to do all things out of love for others.

A heart can represent many things but to me, in this stage of my life, it is a reminder to do all things out of love for other people and be as much a loving person as possible.