Mother Teresa

Today, we studied the handwriting of a celebrity and beyond the words, the handwriting, and the traits that we discovered, I could see a passionate and a very giving person. Here was a very special person who was dedicated to her mission, dominant and emotionally expressive. She was not without imperfections or traits we would not expect in a woman of such acclaim.

The beauty of the exercise was to find that beyond our imperfections there can be a very beautiful strong and giving personality. Today, I wanted to know a little more about this woman, a saint in the making and I found beautiful verses that touched my soul written by a great leader and human being who lived in our midst:

Do not wait for leaders; do it alone; person to person

Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.

I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much.

If we want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.

If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

It is not the magnitude of our actions but the amount of love that is put into them that matters.

The success of love is in the loving - it is not in the result of loving. Of course it is natural in love to want the best for the other person, but whether it turns out that way or not does not determine the value of what we have done.

Beautiful words that can stir us into action and simple ways to find happiness.

At HII, we do not not just love but we express love in words and in action. It is refreshing to smile and hug, the words "happy morning" make one smile. Love is loaded with all the wrong emotions and has become a cultural taboo in our country because it seems to be attached to lust rather than the pure emotions of the heart that can be felt for any human being.
So why do we stir with embarrassment to say the simple line, "I love you" to our families and friends.
When was the last time you said "I love you" to someone at home or even to your spouse and children. Let not these words be mere words but words that are born from the heart that naturally knows how to love.
Well, if you still stammer to say "I love you", then say it silently when you hug and if you cant hug, then just smile :)