24th April 2012 Thinking Of Love ...

Thinking ... and remembering. My mother used to say, when I had been naughtier than normal, behaving badly or did something for me was fun but to her was terrible: 'I punish you severely only because I love you very much'. That too to her was reasonable and real, because I remember once, when I was absent from home overnight without asking or telling her first, she spanked me so hard while river of tears ran down her face, and sobbing.

Being young, innocent (I thought), ignorant (I later learned) I used to think, and pray: 'If only Mama loved me a little less ...! How much more fun my life would be'. I never imagine I could be so very miserable when she couldn't love me any more. Nor could I understand why, so many years later, I still think of that one single episode when I made her so angry and frustrated, to punish me so hard that it obviously hurt her far more than me; she cried then while doing so, I didn't when receiving it. What I felt at the time was anger too, now not sure whether it's at her or at myself; a bit of both I guess. I never forgot that. And I had never done the same thing since, not while she was still alive.

 

That very mixed up feeling occurs to me not just today, but often, and with nothing in particular that's remotely connected with that part of the past, and almost always with deep regret. I loved her dearly then, more so now, yet I could hurt her so without any pain on my part at the time. Don't they say people often hurt those they love most?

Don't ever use that as an excuse. You would hurt yourself real bad later, even decades later. At least I did, and am still hurting. 

 

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24th April 2012 Golder Rules For Eating Chocolate

The Golden Rules ~

• Put 'eat chocolate' at the top of your list of things to do each day. That way, at least you'll get one thing done.
• If you've got melted chocolate all over your hands, you're eating it too slowly.
• Chocolate covered raisins, cherries, orange slices and strawberries all count as fruit, so eat as many as you want.
• The problem: How to get two pounds of chocolate home from the store in a hot car. The solution: Eat it in the parking lot.
• Diet tip: Eat a chocolate bar before each meal. It'll take the edge off your appetite, and you'll eat less.
• If you can't eat all your chocolate, it will keep in the freezer. But if you can't eat all your chocolate, what's wrong with you?
• If I eat equal amounts of dark chocolate and white chocolate, is that a balanced diet? Don't they actually counteract each other?
• Money talks. Chocolate sings. Beautifully.
• Chocolate has many preservatives. Preservatives make you look younger. Therefore, you need to eat more chocolate.
• A nice box of chocolates can provide your total daily intake of calories in one place. Now, isn't that handy? 
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If you are still not convinced of the merits of chocolate, below is the report of the scientific research results of chocolate ~

 

• Eating chocolate is more stimulating to the heart and the head than kissing, according to new research conducted in 2010.
• The study found that at the point the chocolate melted in the mouth, all regions of the brain received a boost far more intense and longer lasting than the mental excitement from kissing.
• Chocolate also set the heart pounding, with heart rates for some of the 12 volunteers rising from a resting rate of about 60 beats per minute to as high as 140.
• Dr David Lewis, a psychologist formerly of the University of Sussex who led the study, said, 'These results really surprised and intrigued us.'
• Dr Lewis, who now runs a private research company called The Mind Lab, added, 'There is no doubt that chocolate beats kissing hands down when it comes to providing a long-lasting body and brain buzz.'
• Worth remembering on St Valentine's Day, a box of chocolates for a loved one could be as good as several kisses!
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I love chocolate, but no way would I forego not even just one loving kiss for any amount of chocolate!

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