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Falling and Staying in Love Love is a common word we hear every day. Love is equated to so many things. As you may have heard the famous cliché, we sometimes look for love in all the wrong places. What is love? What should I love? Is too much love a dangerous thing? Merriam-Webster defines love as a strong assurance of affection. I can say I love you, but if you’re not strongly affected in any way, love cannot be perceived from such words. Hugs, kisses, random talk, and spending time with someone all falls under the meaning of love.

In today’s society, it’s very easy to fall in love, but staying in love is where the game begins. Some fall in love at first sight while others fall in love as time progresses and they learn new things about the person or thing they admire. Love comes in categories. The four categories of love are Storge, Philia, Eros, and Agape. In order to reach an area in your life where you remain in love, you have to reach the agape level. Think about your favorite food or dessert for a moment. When I was young, I enjoyed candy apples. I would help my mother bake them and glaze them in the wee parts of the afternoon. Putting on the peanuts was my favorite part. It took a while for me to love candy apples. Once I gained an agape love for them, I began doing anything I could to obtain one or a few. I hope this blog post achieves the very same thing you are seeking for.

To begin, one must understand that “love” and “hurt” cannot mix just like light and darkness cannot. They are separate entities. Many times, people can accept hurt as a form of love. In my childhood years, they called it tough love; the child that got kicked out of his parent’s house and forced to live on his/her own. True love is not tough and it shouldn’t hurt. True love requires sacrifice, not hurt. If someone tells you about your actions and how you are hurting them, you’ll change or make progress to change if you love them. If not, you’ll continue hurting them. Love is sacrifice and will be discussed when I talk about agape love.

Secondly, you must love yourself. You cannot love anything or any person until you love yourself. Love what God created you to be from the inside out. Many times, we focus on the physical appearance and if we don’t look the part or fit in with the crowd, we feel we’re rejected and not loved. Loving you starts on the inside. Take a moment to sit down and write down all the things you like about yourself; your gifts, your smile, your skills, and so forth. There’s always something you can love about yourself if you try really hard to think about it; even if it’s small.

Falling and Staying in Love Thirdly, find a reason to love. When you find the reason to love, find out if it’s healthy or detrimental to your emotional health. Your joy and self-esteem interprets your view and mindset on the things around you. Ask yourself – why do I love this? How does loving this benefit me? Love is give and take. The giving is the sacrifice and the taking is the benefit you receive from loving. It’s a two-way street and if both parties aren’t making “love” work, it won’t be successful.

In closing, make the sacrifice to achieve love! Sometimes, you’ll be placed into circumstances where you have to agree to disagree and give up the right for the wrong. A mother’s birth is the best example. Though she didn’t agree with the pain and procedure to bring you into the world, she loved you so much that she was willing to sacrifice. What are you willing to give up today to show your love? Would you give up money and time? Would you give up some selfish ways and become selfless to others? Once you make the sacrifice to love, love yourself, and find a reason for loving, you can fall and remain in love with anybody and anything. It’s a process, but it’s worthwhile in the end!

Boating Accidents Spoil Summer Fun Warm weather recreation enables sports enthusiasts to participate in a wide range of outdoor activities, including fishing, skiing and other sports centered on boating. Speed, across the water, brings exhilaration, but it opens the door to accidents and injuries too. Summer boating contributes to accident claims related to inexperience and unpreparedness.

Learn the Ways of the Water

Certainly, boats share features with automobiles, and operating them is done in a similar manner. Both have motors, and while some boats are steered from the stern, others have steering wheels reminiscent of automobiles. And even some of the safety tenets – speed kills, and so on, are shared between cars and boats.

Just because they bear similarities, however, does not make the two vessels equivalent. And in no way does proficiency operating an automobile automatically assume the same level of abilities, when it comes to boating. Proper water safety, and minimizing accidents, relies on fundamental understanding of essential boating skills and safety measures.

Boating instruction supports proper boat licensing, and imparts valuable boat safety protocols, and statutory boating requirements. Handbooks and courses are available online, and hands-on learning is conducted at lakes and marinas, outfitted with boats for live training.

Stay out of Harm’s Way

Participating in water activities is safe, provided it is done within the tolerances of the vessels and conditions at hand. Excessive speed contributes to accidents on land, and the same remains true over open water. Not all boats are designed for high-speed handling, especially in the hands of amateur enthusiasts lacking experience with high-speed boating. Single boat accidents usually involve operator error, typically drivers asking their boats to perform beyond their means.

Pulling skiers and inner tube riders amplifies the level of danger, creating the potential for personal injury. Persons are especially at risk on crowded waterways, where lots of people are competing to use limited water space. When conditions are crowded or unsafe, the first step toward accident avoidance is to prevent problems from arising, at all. Steer clear of lakes and rivers that are overcrowded, utilizing them during off-times instead.

Boating Accidents Spoil Summer Fun Proper safety gear, including helmets for high-speed water skiers, and floatation devices, should be employed at all times when vessels are waterborne. Statutory recommendations should be followed, concerning the numbers and construction materials of available floats. Wearable and at-the-ready versions are required for optimal assurance of floatation readiness.

Familiarity Fosters Waterway Safety

Water features vary significantly across lakes and other waterways, so the only way to be fully protected is to obtain detailed information about the water you traverse. Underwater structures and jutting stone feature are extremely menacing to boat hulls, which take on water when damaged.

Shallow areas damage boat props, and cause accidents related to clearance. Depth-finders return real-time assessment of water conditions, alerting boaters before issues arise. If you are not familiar with the expected water levels where you are, rely instead on depth finder readings and shoreline characteristics telling of water levels.

Problematic marine areas are well-illustrated with signs, buoys, and other safety measures introduced to keep boaters safe. Visual alerts support boating safety when posted speeds and other instructions are followed.

Lights are used to illuminate narrow marine passages, and to direct boaters away from hazardous shorelines. And just as visibility is enhanced ten-fold when structures are well-lit, it is essential for every boat to be outfitted with the requisite numbers of individual lights. Batteries and spare bulbs should be stowed before departure, so that boats are never left in the dark during periods of low visibility. Strict adherence to boat safety protocols limits accident claims and damage to personal property.