WHAT IS LOVE?
WHAT IS LOVE?
February is regarded by some as the over commercialization of romantic love. Sell those cards, donate to the candy industry big time, pay double for the red roses and some restaurants double their prices that day, Yes, Valentine’s Day can have some pretty negative connotations. For some, that day is too painful. They’d rather not be reminded of lost relationships due to brokenness or death, or never having loved at all.
I see it a different way. The whole month reminds me of the importance of thinking about every kind of love, not just romantic, that we need so desperately to experience as individuals and as a nation.
Indeed, life can be pretty dry and boring without loving someone and hopefully many someones. Living without loving is like a car trying to function without oil, grinding away and getting overheated until it just burns out.
Oh yes! There is certainly a place for romantic love! Bring it on! How exciting it is! The first attraction! The great unknown. Where will it lead? The discovery that he is interested too! The pursuit. Should I be hard to get? Casual? Or fall into his arms right away? What do I want from this attraction? Am I ready? Is he? Is this just a lark or marriage material? Does he have the right qualities? Is it a match? Do we have enough in common? Could it last? The adventure careens down the bumpy road and either crashes and burns or takes off like a rocket ship lighting the night sky that lasts even sometimes into a 60 year marriage. But at the start, who knows? Ah, the wonder of it all. The books, the songs by the thousands attest to this great adventure.
Ok. Enough already. Hopefully these great romances expand over time to include other loved ones in their lives. If it’s a healthy love, it will have room for extended family, friends and community and not be isolated. For we all need to love not just ourselves but many people in order to have a fulfilling life. Some fear any kind of love due to some sort of damage. But to fear love is to fear life. And those who fear life are already dying. So, loving and the giving of it breed happiness not just to those who receive it, but to the one who gives it.
So, what is this thing called love? Here are a few famous quotations which attempt to define it. “Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” (R. Henslin).
“When I speak of love, I am speaking of that force which all the great religions have seen as the supreme unifying principle of life. Love is the key that unlocks the door which leads to ultimate reality.” (Martin L. King)
In my opinion, love is what you do. It is not always a warm fuzzy feeling and frequently does not start with that warm fuzzy feeling. Love is an act of reaching out to another to help, to befriend, to stand by, to listen to whether we feel like it or not. Where we see a need, fill it if we can or find someone else who can. Love is being a channel of help. After doing what we see needs to be done, the love feelings of joy will come along afterward. Good enough. But we are not to wait for the warm fuzzes first. “Love never claims, it ever gives.” (Gandhi). Therefore, love is giving whether there are exciting feelings or not. There is great power in love. The Bible gives some universal truths about love no matter what religion you are. “Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrong, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, and hopes all things.” (1 Corinthians 13 4-7)
Liking one another is not enough. Love is the glue that holds this world together. In these difficult days with maybe more to follow, it benefits each of us to see beyond a traditional Valentine’s Day and seize the opportunity to help a hurting world whether it be a next door neighbor, friend at school, co-worker or loved one. We can reach beyond ourselves. What an opportunity. If we look for the opportunity, and then do the right thing, the love feelings will follow. We can experience love in all its dimensions all year long. That will bring each of us all the contentment we could ever want. I challenge myself and you to be the one to reach out to others and not wait to be reached out to. Let’s enjoy the full range of all kinds of love. It will be a better world if we do.
Quote bottom of first page: “Love, the Answer to the Problem of Human Existence.” (E. Fromm)
DO YOU KNOW A SENIOR CITIZEN?
Will you be a senior citizen sooner than you think? Do you have a loved one who is a senior citizen? I have developed a particular interest in the life changes facing seniors as I have worked with more and more of them these 16 years. My first concern is how vulnerable they are and how they need to be protected. Some are scared as they face the complete changing of their lifestyle. They’ve been independent their entire adult life. They drive, shop, work, visit when they want to and have been in charge of their finances. As old age beckons them, some of the independence slips away. As I have met with widows, widowers and couples typically their biggest concern is that they want know what all their options are when they can no longer maintain their present home. Will they have to eventually go live with a relative even far away from their friends? And yet they are tired of maintaining a home and are lonely to boot. Well, I don’t want my seniors to ever feel trapped so I’ve started these last few years investigating options so that when I meet with one of them I can recommend ideas. If they want to sell, and move to a smaller place, most have quite a bit of equity to live on. Most want to remain in Huntington Beach where their friends are and some have bought darling one story condos in the lovely Huntington Landmark gated senior community. I’ve been there many times showing seniors the clubhouse, the many activities and available transportation to shopping, field trips and local churches. Often, they are lonely in their old house with neighbors at work all day while they sit home alone. If they don’t want to buy, there are rentals available there too. I have several clients who now live in Carmel Village, an assisted living facility across from Mile Square Park. Last month I visited 2 facilities on Florida Street in HB. One is a high rise independent living apartment building where rent is charged according to income. I liked that idea. The assisted living across the street is gorgeous. Last week I visited the beautiful 5 year new Sunrise Senior Living on Yorktown. One of my recent clients is moving there. Rates vary widely in all these places depending on size of room, and how much assistance is needed. It is well worth looking into all this way ahead so that your loved one or you never feel trapped. There are lots of options out there for seniors. Another option to consider before you are a senior is Long Term Care Insurance which can provide some help for seniors who may need care at home when the time comes. I believe the more options people have, the less fear of the future they will experience and the transition into that new phase of life will be easier and happier. God bless our seniors that they may enjoy those golden years.
HUMOR CORNER
One of life’s mysteries is how a 2 lb. box of chocolates can make a woman gain 5 lbs.
The best way to forget your troubles is to wear tight shoes.
A friend of mine confused her Valium with her birth control pills. She has 14 kids but doesn’t really care anymore.
Sometimes I think I understand everything, and then I regain consciousness.
I gave up jogging for my health when my thighs kept rubbing together and setting fire to my knickers.
Amazing! You hang something in your closet for awhile and it shrinks 2 sizes!
I read this article that said the typical symptoms of stress are eating too much, impulse buying and driving too fast. Are they kidding? That’s my idea of a perfect day!
Sign on refrigerator: The last time I cooked this almost no one got sick.
HOUSEHOLD TIPS (Thanks to Laurie Venn’s luncheon group)
To avoid odor when cooking fish, cabbage, onions, etc. place a small bowl of vinegar by the stove. It works. I tried it.
To remove onion odor from hands, rub hands on a stainless steel spoon.
There’s a wholesale flower shop on Brookhurst before McFadden on the right in a strip mall. Good discounts.
To form chocolate curls on top of a cake, use a potato peeler.
To avoid white flour marks on cupcakes or cake, use cocoa mix instead to powder the pan.
Saran Wrap boxes and foil boxes have a tab on each end that, when pressed, keeps the roll in place.
MARKET UPDATE
These are the lowest rates we may see in our lifetime. This is the kind of market I started in real estate in 1992. Oh, how we all wish we had bought up investment property then for our future retirement! There are lots of foreclosures and short sales available in desirable areas in both single family homes and condos. If you are interested in investigating investment property I have a special system I can put you on where you will receive regular updates to preview. I can do the homework for you to see if there is even more flexibility available. There can be great advantages for buyers at this time. But this won’t last forever. Don’t miss out. That rental home can be paying for itself until you retire. Call me today for more information.
SAVE THE PLANET AND SAVE A BUCK
1. Keep a mug in your office instead of using paper cups.
2. use sponges or rags instead of paper towels.
3. Make sure bottles and tins are clean before putting in the recycle bin.
4. Refill pens and pencils, don’t toss them.
5. Use razors with replaceable blades instead of disposable ones.
6. Put an end to the paper or plastic dilemma-bring a cloth shopping bag to the store.
7. Rent, borrow and share items used infrequently.
8. Turn off lights.
9. Change out your light bulbs to compact fluorescent.
10. Use a power strip to turn off office equipment.
11. Buy energy efficient appliances.
ADS
The same. Lake Pending, Alisa Pending
ATTENTION Park Huntington Homes
Did you know you can get a copy of your floor plan by visiting AnnieBaker.com and also search for property all over the county?
USE CAUTION AT BELLA TERRA MALL, HB
I received an email regarding a woman who said her car, a Tahoe, had the door lock popped out in broad daylight and her navigation system stolen in the parking lot at Bella Terra Mall. She said the police said it was a common occurrence. However, I could not verify the information anywhere so I only forwarded it to a few friends in the HB area with a suggestion that they be careful there. Another email said someone’s nephew had been mugged but, again, I could not verify it. Finally, Neta Short, who I’ve known for ten years, emailed me to say that over the winter break she dropped off her 15 year old with several friends to see a movie at Bella Terra. When the kids were going into the 6 o’clock movie they saw a gang fight in the arcade in the theatre. One boy was jumped by others, they said. Paramedics came and the kids saw a victim on a stretcher. When the movie was over the kids waited in the parking lot for another parent to pick them up and they saw another stretcher and police arresting some boys for a stabbing near the Juice Shop. Her drop offs have ceased. I was not a direct witness to any of this but I pass it along so that you, my readers, may be aware and will use caution at Bella Terra until further information. I have seen nothing in the paper yet so still cannot verify any of it except what I have heard from Neta, a reliable source.
WHAT IS LOVE?
February is regarded by some as the over commercialization of romantic love. Sell those cards, donate to the candy industry big time, pay double for the red roses and some restaurants double their prices that day, Yes, Valentine’s Day can have some pretty negative connotations. For some, that day is too painful. They’d rather not be reminded of lost relationships due to brokenness or death, or never having loved at all.
I see it a different way. The whole month reminds me of the importance of thinking about every kind of love, not just romantic, that we need so desperately to experience as individuals and as a nation.
Indeed, life can be pretty dry and boring without loving someone and hopefully many someones. Living without loving is like a car trying to function without oil, grinding away and getting overheated until it just burns out.
Oh yes! There is certainly a place for romantic love! Bring it on! How exciting it is! The first attraction! The great unknown. Where will it lead? The discovery that he is interested too! The pursuit. Should I be hard to get? Casual? Or fall into his arms right away? What do I want from this attraction? Am I ready? Is he? Is this just a lark or marriage material? Does he have the right qualities? Is it a match? Do we have enough in common? Could it last? The adventure careens down the bumpy road and either crashes and burns or takes off like a rocket ship lighting the night sky that lasts even sometimes into a 60 year marriage. But at the start, who knows? Ah, the wonder of it all. The books, the songs by the thousands attest to this great adventure.
Ok. Enough already. Hopefully these great romances expand over time to include other loved ones in their lives. If it’s a healthy love, it will have room for extended family, friends and community and not be isolated. For we all need to love not just ourselves but many people in order to have a fulfilling life. Some fear any kind of love due to some sort of damage. But to fear love is to fear life. And those who fear life are already dying. So, loving and the giving of it breed happiness not just to those who receive it, but to the one who gives it.
So, what is this thing called love? Here are a few famous quotations which attempt to define it. “Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” (R. Henslin).
“When I speak of love, I am speaking of that force which all the great religions have seen as the supreme unifying principle of life. Love is the key that unlocks the door which leads to ultimate reality.” (Martin L. King)
In my opinion, love is what you do. It is not always a warm fuzzy feeling and frequently does not start with that warm fuzzy feeling. Love is an act of reaching out to another to help, to befriend, to stand by, to listen to whether we feel like it or not. Where we see a need, fill it if we can or find someone else who can. Love is being a channel of help. After doing what we see needs to be done, the love feelings of joy will come along afterward. Good enough. But we are not to wait for the warm fuzzes first. “Love never claims, it ever gives.” (Gandhi). Therefore, love is giving whether there are exciting feelings or not. There is great power in love. The Bible gives some universal truths about love no matter what religion you are. “Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrong, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, and hopes all things.” (1 Corinthians 13 4-7)
Liking one another is not enough. Love is the glue that holds this world together. In these difficult days with maybe more to follow, it benefits each of us to see beyond a traditional Valentine’s Day and seize the opportunity to help a hurting world whether it be a next door neighbor, friend at school, co-worker or loved one. We can reach beyond ourselves. What an opportunity. If we look for the opportunity, and then do the right thing, the love feelings will follow. We can experience love in all its dimensions all year long. That will bring each of us all the contentment we could ever want. I challenge myself and you to be the one to reach out to others and not wait to be reached out to. Let’s enjoy the full range of all kinds of love. It will be a better world if we do.
Quote bottom of first page: “Love, the Answer to the Problem of Human Existence.” (E. Fromm)
DO YOU KNOW A SENIOR CITIZEN?
Will you be a senior citizen sooner than you think? Do you have a loved one who is a senior citizen? I have developed a particular interest in the life changes facing seniors as I have worked with more and more of them these 16 years. My first concern is how vulnerable they are and how they need to be protected. Some are scared as they face the complete changing of their lifestyle. They’ve been independent their entire adult life. They drive, shop, work, visit when they want to and have been in charge of their finances. As old age beckons them, some of the independence slips away. As I have met with widows, widowers and couples typically their biggest concern is that they want know what all their options are when they can no longer maintain their present home. Will they have to eventually go live with a relative even far away from their friends? And yet they are tired of maintaining a home and are lonely to boot. Well, I don’t want my seniors to ever feel trapped so I’ve started these last few years investigating options so that when I meet with one of them I can recommend ideas. If they want to sell, and move to a smaller place, most have quite a bit of equity to live on. Most want to remain in Huntington Beach where their friends are and some have bought darling one story condos in the lovely Huntington Landmark gated senior community. I’ve been there many times showing seniors the clubhouse, the many activities and available transportation to shopping, field trips and local churches. Often, they are lonely in their old house with neighbors at work all day while they sit home alone. If they don’t want to buy, there are rentals available there too. I have several clients who now live in Carmel Village, an assisted living facility across from Mile Square Park. Last month I visited 2 facilities on Florida Street in HB. One is a high rise independent living apartment building where rent is charged according to income. I liked that idea. The assisted living across the street is gorgeous. Last week I visited the beautiful 5 year new Sunrise Senior Living on Yorktown. One of my recent clients is moving there. Rates vary widely in all these places depending on size of room, and how much assistance is needed. It is well worth looking into all this way ahead so that your loved one or you never feel trapped. There are lots of options out there for seniors. Another option to consider before you are a senior is Long Term Care Insurance which can provide some help for seniors who may need care at home when the time comes. I believe the more options people have, the less fear of the future they will experience and the transition into that new phase of life will be easier and happier. God bless our seniors that they may enjoy those golden years.
HUMOR CORNER
One of life’s mysteries is how a 2 lb. box of chocolates can make a woman gain 5 lbs.
The best way to forget your troubles is to wear tight shoes.
A friend of mine confused her Valium with her birth control pills. She has 14 kids but doesn’t really care anymore.
Sometimes I think I understand everything, and then I regain consciousness.
I gave up jogging for my health when my thighs kept rubbing together and setting fire to my knickers.
Amazing! You hang something in your closet for awhile and it shrinks 2 sizes!
I read this article that said the typical symptoms of stress are eating too much, impulse buying and driving too fast. Are they kidding? That’s my idea of a perfect day!
Sign on refrigerator: The last time I cooked this almost no one got sick.
HOUSEHOLD TIPS (Thanks to Laurie Venn’s luncheon group)
To avoid odor when cooking fish, cabbage, onions, etc. place a small bowl of vinegar by the stove. It works. I tried it.
To remove onion odor from hands, rub hands on a stainless steel spoon.
There’s a wholesale flower shop on Brookhurst before McFadden on the right in a strip mall. Good discounts.
To form chocolate curls on top of a cake, use a potato peeler.
To avoid white flour marks on cupcakes or cake, use cocoa mix instead to powder the pan.
Saran Wrap boxes and foil boxes have a tab on each end that, when pressed, keeps the roll in place.
MARKET UPDATE
These are the lowest rates we may see in our lifetime. This is the kind of market I started in real estate in 1992. Oh, how we all wish we had bought up investment property then for our future retirement! There are lots of foreclosures and short sales available in desirable areas in both single family homes and condos. If you are interested in investigating investment property I have a special system I can put you on where you will receive regular updates to preview. I can do the homework for you to see if there is even more flexibility available. There can be great advantages for buyers at this time. But this won’t last forever. Don’t miss out. That rental home can be paying for itself until you retire. Call me today for more information.
SAVE THE PLANET AND SAVE A BUCK
1. Keep a mug in your office instead of using paper cups.
2. use sponges or rags instead of paper towels.
3. Make sure bottles and tins are clean before putting in the recycle bin.
4. Refill pens and pencils, don’t toss them.
5. Use razors with replaceable blades instead of disposable ones.
6. Put an end to the paper or plastic dilemma-bring a cloth shopping bag to the store.
7. Rent, borrow and share items used infrequently.
8. Turn off lights.
9. Change out your light bulbs to compact fluorescent.
10. Use a power strip to turn off office equipment.
11. Buy energy efficient appliances.
ADS
The same. Lake Pending, Alisa Pending
ATTENTION Park Huntington Homes
Did you know you can get a copy of your floor plan by visiting AnnieBaker.com and also search for property all over the county?
USE CAUTION AT BELLA TERRA MALL, HB
I received an email regarding a woman who said her car, a Tahoe, had the door lock popped out in broad daylight and her navigation system stolen in the parking lot at Bella Terra Mall. She said the police said it was a common occurrence. However, I could not verify the information anywhere so I only forwarded it to a few friends in the HB area with a suggestion that they be careful there. Another email said someone’s nephew had been mugged but, again, I could not verify it. Finally, Neta Short, who I’ve known for ten years, emailed me to say that over the winter break she dropped off her 15 year old with several friends to see a movie at Bella Terra. When the kids were going into the 6 o’clock movie they saw a gang fight in the arcade in the theatre. One boy was jumped by others, they said. Paramedics came and the kids saw a victim on a stretcher. When the movie was over the kids waited in the parking lot for another parent to pick them up and they saw another stretcher and police arresting some boys for a stabbing near the Juice Shop. Her drop offs have ceased. I was not a direct witness to any of this but I pass it along so that you, my readers, may be aware and will use caution at Bella Terra until further information. I have seen nothing in the paper yet so still cannot verify any of it except what I have heard from Neta, a reliable source.
February is regarded by some as the over commercialization of romantic love. Sell those cards, donate to the candy industry big time, pay double for the red roses and some restaurants double their prices that day, Yes, Valentine’s Day can have some pretty negative connotations. For some, that day is too painful. They’d rather not be reminded of lost relationships due to brokenness or death, or never having loved at all.
I see it a different way. The whole month reminds me of the importance of thinking about every kind of love, not just romantic, that we need so desperately to experience as individuals and as a nation.
Indeed, life can be pretty dry and boring without loving someone and hopefully many someones. Living without loving is like a car trying to function without oil, grinding away and getting overheated until it just burns out.
Oh yes! There is certainly a place for romantic love! Bring it on! How exciting it is! The first attraction! The great unknown. Where will it lead? The discovery that he is interested too! The pursuit. Should I be hard to get? Casual? Or fall into his arms right away? What do I want from this attraction? Am I ready? Is he? Is this just a lark or marriage material? Does he have the right qualities? Is it a match? Do we have enough in common? Could it last? The adventure careens down the bumpy road and either crashes and burns or takes off like a rocket ship lighting the night sky that lasts even sometimes into a 60 year marriage. But at the start, who knows? Ah, the wonder of it all. The books, the songs by the thousands attest to this great adventure.
Ok. Enough already. Hopefully these great romances expand over time to include other loved ones in their lives. If it’s a healthy love, it will have room for extended family, friends and community and not be isolated. For we all need to love not just ourselves but many people in order to have a fulfilling life. Some fear any kind of love due to some sort of damage. But to fear love is to fear life. And those who fear life are already dying. So, loving and the giving of it breed happiness not just to those who receive it, but to the one who gives it.
So, what is this thing called love? Here are a few famous quotations which attempt to define it. “Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” (R. Henslin).
“When I speak of love, I am speaking of that force which all the great religions have seen as the supreme unifying principle of life. Love is the key that unlocks the door which leads to ultimate reality.” (Martin L. King)
In my opinion, love is what you do. It is not always a warm fuzzy feeling and frequently does not start with that warm fuzzy feeling. Love is an act of reaching out to another to help, to befriend, to stand by, to listen to whether we feel like it or not. Where we see a need, fill it if we can or find someone else who can. Love is being a channel of help. After doing what we see needs to be done, the love feelings of joy will come along afterward. Good enough. But we are not to wait for the warm fuzzes first. “Love never claims, it ever gives.” (Gandhi). Therefore, love is giving whether there are exciting feelings or not. There is great power in love. The Bible gives some universal truths about love no matter what religion you are. “Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrong, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, and hopes all things.” (1 Corinthians 13 4-7)
Liking one another is not enough. Love is the glue that holds this world together. In these difficult days with maybe more to follow, it benefits each of us to see beyond a traditional Valentine’s Day and seize the opportunity to help a hurting world whether it be a next door neighbor, friend at school, co-worker or loved one. We can reach beyond ourselves. What an opportunity. If we look for the opportunity, and then do the right thing, the love feelings will follow. We can experience love in all its dimensions all year long. That will bring each of us all the contentment we could ever want. I challenge myself and you to be the one to reach out to others and not wait to be reached out to. Let’s enjoy the full range of all kinds of love. It will be a better world if we do.
Quote bottom of first page: “Love, the Answer to the Problem of Human Existence.” (E. Fromm)
DO YOU KNOW A SENIOR CITIZEN?
Will you be a senior citizen sooner than you think? Do you have a loved one who is a senior citizen? I have developed a particular interest in the life changes facing seniors as I have worked with more and more of them these 16 years. My first concern is how vulnerable they are and how they need to be protected. Some are scared as they face the complete changing of their lifestyle. They’ve been independent their entire adult life. They drive, shop, work, visit when they want to and have been in charge of their finances. As old age beckons them, some of the independence slips away. As I have met with widows, widowers and couples typically their biggest concern is that they want know what all their options are when they can no longer maintain their present home. Will they have to eventually go live with a relative even far away from their friends? And yet they are tired of maintaining a home and are lonely to boot. Well, I don’t want my seniors to ever feel trapped so I’ve started these last few years investigating options so that when I meet with one of them I can recommend ideas. If they want to sell, and move to a smaller place, most have quite a bit of equity to live on. Most want to remain in Huntington Beach where their friends are and some have bought darling one story condos in the lovely Huntington Landmark gated senior community. I’ve been there many times showing seniors the clubhouse, the many activities and available transportation to shopping, field trips and local churches. Often, they are lonely in their old house with neighbors at work all day while they sit home alone. If they don’t want to buy, there are rentals available there too. I have several clients who now live in Carmel Village, an assisted living facility across from Mile Square Park. Last month I visited 2 facilities on Florida Street in HB. One is a high rise independent living apartment building where rent is charged according to income. I liked that idea. The assisted living across the street is gorgeous. Last week I visited the beautiful 5 year new Sunrise Senior Living on Yorktown. One of my recent clients is moving there. Rates vary widely in all these places depending on size of room, and how much assistance is needed. It is well worth looking into all this way ahead so that your loved one or you never feel trapped. There are lots of options out there for seniors. Another option to consider before you are a senior is Long Term Care Insurance which can provide some help for seniors who may need care at home when the time comes. I believe the more options people have, the less fear of the future they will experience and the transition into that new phase of life will be easier and happier. God bless our seniors that they may enjoy those golden years.
HUMOR CORNER
One of life’s mysteries is how a 2 lb. box of chocolates can make a woman gain 5 lbs.
The best way to forget your troubles is to wear tight shoes.
A friend of mine confused her Valium with her birth control pills. She has 14 kids but doesn’t really care anymore.
Sometimes I think I understand everything, and then I regain consciousness.
I gave up jogging for my health when my thighs kept rubbing together and setting fire to my knickers.
Amazing! You hang something in your closet for awhile and it shrinks 2 sizes!
I read this article that said the typical symptoms of stress are eating too much, impulse buying and driving too fast. Are they kidding? That’s my idea of a perfect day!
Sign on refrigerator: The last time I cooked this almost no one got sick.
HOUSEHOLD TIPS (Thanks to Laurie Venn’s luncheon group)
To avoid odor when cooking fish, cabbage, onions, etc. place a small bowl of vinegar by the stove. It works. I tried it.
To remove onion odor from hands, rub hands on a stainless steel spoon.
There’s a wholesale flower shop on Brookhurst before McFadden on the right in a strip mall. Good discounts.
To form chocolate curls on top of a cake, use a potato peeler.
To avoid white flour marks on cupcakes or cake, use cocoa mix instead to powder the pan.
Saran Wrap boxes and foil boxes have a tab on each end that, when pressed, keeps the roll in place.
MARKET UPDATE
These are the lowest rates we may see in our lifetime. This is the kind of market I started in real estate in 1992. Oh, how we all wish we had bought up investment property then for our future retirement! There are lots of foreclosures and short sales available in desirable areas in both single family homes and condos. If you are interested in investigating investment property I have a special system I can put you on where you will receive regular updates to preview. I can do the homework for you to see if there is even more flexibility available. There can be great advantages for buyers at this time. But this won’t last forever. Don’t miss out. That rental home can be paying for itself until you retire. Call me today for more information.
SAVE THE PLANET AND SAVE A BUCK
1. Keep a mug in your office instead of using paper cups.
2. use sponges or rags instead of paper towels.
3. Make sure bottles and tins are clean before putting in the recycle bin.
4. Refill pens and pencils, don’t toss them.
5. Use razors with replaceable blades instead of disposable ones.
6. Put an end to the paper or plastic dilemma-bring a cloth shopping bag to the store.
7. Rent, borrow and share items used infrequently.
8. Turn off lights.
9. Change out your light bulbs to compact fluorescent.
10. Use a power strip to turn off office equipment.
11. Buy energy efficient appliances.
ADS
The same. Lake Pending, Alisa Pending
ATTENTION Park Huntington Homes
Did you know you can get a copy of your floor plan by visiting AnnieBaker.com and also search for property all over the county?
USE CAUTION AT BELLA TERRA MALL, HB
I received an email regarding a woman who said her car, a Tahoe, had the door lock popped out in broad daylight and her navigation system stolen in the parking lot at Bella Terra Mall. She said the police said it was a common occurrence. However, I could not verify the information anywhere so I only forwarded it to a few friends in the HB area with a suggestion that they be careful there. Another email said someone’s nephew had been mugged but, again, I could not verify it. Finally, Neta Short, who I’ve known for ten years, emailed me to say that over the winter break she dropped off her 15 year old with several friends to see a movie at Bella Terra. When the kids were going into the 6 o’clock movie they saw a gang fight in the arcade in the theatre. One boy was jumped by others, they said. Paramedics came and the kids saw a victim on a stretcher. When the movie was over the kids waited in the parking lot for another parent to pick them up and they saw another stretcher and police arresting some boys for a stabbing near the Juice Shop. Her drop offs have ceased. I was not a direct witness to any of this but I pass it along so that you, my readers, may be aware and will use caution at Bella Terra until further information. I have seen nothing in the paper yet so still cannot verify any of it except what I have heard from Neta, a reliable source.
WHAT IS LOVE?
February is regarded by some as the over commercialization of romantic love. Sell those cards, donate to the candy industry big time, pay double for the red roses and some restaurants double their prices that day, Yes, Valentine’s Day can have some pretty negative connotations. For some, that day is too painful. They’d rather not be reminded of lost relationships due to brokenness or death, or never having loved at all.
I see it a different way. The whole month reminds me of the importance of thinking about every kind of love, not just romantic, that we need so desperately to experience as individuals and as a nation.
Indeed, life can be pretty dry and boring without loving someone and hopefully many someones. Living without loving is like a car trying to function without oil, grinding away and getting overheated until it just burns out.
Oh yes! There is certainly a place for romantic love! Bring it on! How exciting it is! The first attraction! The great unknown. Where will it lead? The discovery that he is interested too! The pursuit. Should I be hard to get? Casual? Or fall into his arms right away? What do I want from this attraction? Am I ready? Is he? Is this just a lark or marriage material? Does he have the right qualities? Is it a match? Do we have enough in common? Could it last? The adventure careens down the bumpy road and either crashes and burns or takes off like a rocket ship lighting the night sky that lasts even sometimes into a 60 year marriage. But at the start, who knows? Ah, the wonder of it all. The books, the songs by the thousands attest to this great adventure.
Ok. Enough already. Hopefully these great romances expand over time to include other loved ones in their lives. If it’s a healthy love, it will have room for extended family, friends and community and not be isolated. For we all need to love not just ourselves but many people in order to have a fulfilling life. Some fear any kind of love due to some sort of damage. But to fear love is to fear life. And those who fear life are already dying. So, loving and the giving of it breed happiness not just to those who receive it, but to the one who gives it.
So, what is this thing called love? Here are a few famous quotations which attempt to define it. “Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” (R. Henslin).
“When I speak of love, I am speaking of that force which all the great religions have seen as the supreme unifying principle of life. Love is the key that unlocks the door which leads to ultimate reality.” (Martin L. King)
In my opinion, love is what you do. It is not always a warm fuzzy feeling and frequently does not start with that warm fuzzy feeling. Love is an act of reaching out to another to help, to befriend, to stand by, to listen to whether we feel like it or not. Where we see a need, fill it if we can or find someone else who can. Love is being a channel of help. After doing what we see needs to be done, the love feelings of joy will come along afterward. Good enough. But we are not to wait for the warm fuzzes first. “Love never claims, it ever gives.” (Gandhi). Therefore, love is giving whether there are exciting feelings or not. There is great power in love. The Bible gives some universal truths about love no matter what religion you are. “Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrong, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, and hopes all things.” (1 Corinthians 13 4-7)
Liking one another is not enough. Love is the glue that holds this world together. In these difficult days with maybe more to follow, it benefits each of us to see beyond a traditional Valentine’s Day and seize the opportunity to help a hurting world whether it be a next door neighbor, friend at school, co-worker or loved one. We can reach beyond ourselves. What an opportunity. If we look for the opportunity, and then do the right thing, the love feelings will follow. We can experience love in all its dimensions all year long. That will bring each of us all the contentment we could ever want. I challenge myself and you to be the one to reach out to others and not wait to be reached out to. Let’s enjoy the full range of all kinds of love. It will be a better world if we do.
Quote bottom of first page: “Love, the Answer to the Problem of Human Existence.” (E. Fromm)
DO YOU KNOW A SENIOR CITIZEN?
Will you be a senior citizen sooner than you think? Do you have a loved one who is a senior citizen? I have developed a particular interest in the life changes facing seniors as I have worked with more and more of them these 16 years. My first concern is how vulnerable they are and how they need to be protected. Some are scared as they face the complete changing of their lifestyle. They’ve been independent their entire adult life. They drive, shop, work, visit when they want to and have been in charge of their finances. As old age beckons them, some of the independence slips away. As I have met with widows, widowers and couples typically their biggest concern is that they want know what all their options are when they can no longer maintain their present home. Will they have to eventually go live with a relative even far away from their friends? And yet they are tired of maintaining a home and are lonely to boot. Well, I don’t want my seniors to ever feel trapped so I’ve started these last few years investigating options so that when I meet with one of them I can recommend ideas. If they want to sell, and move to a smaller place, most have quite a bit of equity to live on. Most want to remain in Huntington Beach where their friends are and some have bought darling one story condos in the lovely Huntington Landmark gated senior community. I’ve been there many times showing seniors the clubhouse, the many activities and available transportation to shopping, field trips and local churches. Often, they are lonely in their old house with neighbors at work all day while they sit home alone. If they don’t want to buy, there are rentals available there too. I have several clients who now live in Carmel Village, an assisted living facility across from Mile Square Park. Last month I visited 2 facilities on Florida Street in HB. One is a high rise independent living apartment building where rent is charged according to income. I liked that idea. The assisted living across the street is gorgeous. Last week I visited the beautiful 5 year new Sunrise Senior Living on Yorktown. One of my recent clients is moving there. Rates vary widely in all these places depending on size of room, and how much assistance is needed. It is well worth looking into all this way ahead so that your loved one or you never feel trapped. There are lots of options out there for seniors. Another option to consider before you are a senior is Long Term Care Insurance which can provide some help for seniors who may need care at home when the time comes. I believe the more options people have, the less fear of the future they will experience and the transition into that new phase of life will be easier and happier. God bless our seniors that they may enjoy those golden years.
HUMOR CORNER
One of life’s mysteries is how a 2 lb. box of chocolates can make a woman gain 5 lbs.
The best way to forget your troubles is to wear tight shoes.
A friend of mine confused her Valium with her birth control pills. She has 14 kids but doesn’t really care anymore.
Sometimes I think I understand everything, and then I regain consciousness.
I gave up jogging for my health when my thighs kept rubbing together and setting fire to my knickers.
Amazing! You hang something in your closet for awhile and it shrinks 2 sizes!
I read this article that said the typical symptoms of stress are eating too much, impulse buying and driving too fast. Are they kidding? That’s my idea of a perfect day!
Sign on refrigerator: The last time I cooked this almost no one got sick.
HOUSEHOLD TIPS (Thanks to Laurie Venn’s luncheon group)
To avoid odor when cooking fish, cabbage, onions, etc. place a small bowl of vinegar by the stove. It works. I tried it.
To remove onion odor from hands, rub hands on a stainless steel spoon.
There’s a wholesale flower shop on Brookhurst before McFadden on the right in a strip mall. Good discounts.
To form chocolate curls on top of a cake, use a potato peeler.
To avoid white flour marks on cupcakes or cake, use cocoa mix instead to powder the pan.
Saran Wrap boxes and foil boxes have a tab on each end that, when pressed, keeps the roll in place.
MARKET UPDATE
These are the lowest rates we may see in our lifetime. This is the kind of market I started in real estate in 1992. Oh, how we all wish we had bought up investment property then for our future retirement! There are lots of foreclosures and short sales available in desirable areas in both single family homes and condos. If you are interested in investigating investment property I have a special system I can put you on where you will receive regular updates to preview. I can do the homework for you to see if there is even more flexibility available. There can be great advantages for buyers at this time. But this won’t last forever. Don’t miss out. That rental home can be paying for itself until you retire. Call me today for more information.
SAVE THE PLANET AND SAVE A BUCK
1. Keep a mug in your office instead of using paper cups.
2. use sponges or rags instead of paper towels.
3. Make sure bottles and tins are clean before putting in the recycle bin.
4. Refill pens and pencils, don’t toss them.
5. Use razors with replaceable blades instead of disposable ones.
6. Put an end to the paper or plastic dilemma-bring a cloth shopping bag to the store.
7. Rent, borrow and share items used infrequently.
8. Turn off lights.
9. Change out your light bulbs to compact fluorescent.
10. Use a power strip to turn off office equipment.
11. Buy energy efficient appliances.
ADS
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USE CAUTION AT BELLA TERRA MALL, HB
I received an email regarding a woman who said her car, a Tahoe, had the door lock popped out in broad daylight and her navigation system stolen in the parking lot at Bella Terra Mall. She said the police said it was a common occurrence. However, I could not verify the information anywhere so I only forwarded it to a few friends in the HB area with a suggestion that they be careful there. Another email said someone’s nephew had been mugged but, again, I could not verify it. Finally, Neta Short, who I’ve known for ten years, emailed me to say that over the winter break she dropped off her 15 year old with several friends to see a movie at Bella Terra. When the kids were going into the 6 o’clock movie they saw a gang fight in the arcade in the theatre. One boy was jumped by others, they said. Paramedics came and the kids saw a victim on a stretcher. When the movie was over the kids waited in the parking lot for another parent to pick them up and they saw another stretcher and police arresting some boys for a stabbing near the Juice Shop. Her drop offs have ceased. I was not a direct witness to any of this but I pass it along so that you, my readers, may be aware and will use caution at Bella Terra until further information. I have seen nothing in the paper yet so still cannot verify any of it except what I have heard from Neta, a reliable source.
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