How Do I Love Thee?

Is it easier to focus on what we don't like about someone than what we love about them? Especially when we've known someone for a long period of time (i.e. mom, brother, lover, close friend), do the unfavorable qualities start to stick out more than those qualities that draw us to that person? Is it just innate that we like someone first and then start to pick them apart once we know them really well? It's almost the same with material possessions. I can buy something new and love it and then later, want something better. It's no longer new and exciting and is therefore not fulfilling that need. Do we collectively think this way as a society? I don't believe it is as critical with material possessions to remember what we loved about them in the first place, but it is very critical when we are considering our loved ones.



I need to be better about appreciating the people close to my heart. It is important that thier beautiful qualities shine bright in my thoughts about them. Where would I be without my husband, my friends, my family? How can I bring out the best in them? How can I be better about not getting irritated when they say or do things that I don't care for? The fact is no matter who we know or love or like, their will always be something about those people that push our buttons. What will our attitude be toward them if they do irritate us? How will we react to them? Remember, life is ten percent what happens to us and ninety percent how we react to it.