Time & Loved Ones

Blog #12

Time and loved ones...What does that mean to me? It means that life is precious, and so is my time with my loved ones. As I grow older, I can see how easily we get all wrapped up with our lives, the busyness of life, and did not remain in touch with our loved ones as often as we would like to. Time is something we cannot get back. Time with my loved ones is very precious to me. My husband and I have a big family on each of our sides, and I do my best to remain in touch and visit both of our sides. I have 19 nieces and nephews in total (12 on my husband's side and 7 on my side), and as fast as they are growing up, I make sure I find time to visit my loved ones every year, taking time to juggle the visit to three different locations where our family are located: Texas, Minnesota, and California. Despite the busyness in my life, I will always make sure I make it a priority to see all of our families every year at least more than once. 

Now, time with my husband is something I value the most, as he is the other half of me. I make sure I make my husband my priority in my life, investing my time and energy into our marriage. I know life can take time away from my husband, but I continue to make time to ensure I have quality time with my husband because I believe that is what builds a strong foundation in our marriage. After all, time cannot be bought, love cannot be bought, but I can make sure I make the best of my time with my loved ones. Because they are the heart of my soul.

The principles in my life I like to practice with my loved ones:
1. Always stay in touch and check-in to see how they are doing.
2. Make sure we maintain a good and healthy relationship.
3. Forgive and love.
4. Let them know how much they mean to me.
5. Spend time with them as much as I can.
6. Say good things about them and lift them up.
7. Continue to be present as much as I can and make memories with them.
8. Be honest and authentic with my relationship with them (all relationship levels vary).
9. Tell them I love them.

I am not a perfect human being, but I like to continue to nurture and grow my soul into a beautiful human being. It is a beautiful thing to grow old with my loved ones and look back into my life and say I am fortunate to have many beautiful souls in my life. They are the heart of who I am right now.
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