The Power of L.O.V.E.

1 Peter 4:8
"Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins."

Honesty...

Definition: Honesty is the human quality of communicating and acting truthfully related to truth as a value. This includes listening, and any action in the human repertoire — as well as speaking.

Through school, i have also told myself that if i had a problem with others that wouldn't kill me, to keep it to myself. After all, why bother when its not that 'big a deal', right? There have been so many times over the past 6 or 7 years where something about someone has annoyed me SO badly, but i still kept it inside, which caused a built up of frustration towards the other person, and myself for not saying anything. There would sometimes be such a build up of tension between us that it was noticeable by others. However, just recently, i have learnt from a wise friend that if a relationship is worth fighting for, honesty towards each other is a necessity. It builds up trust, dependence (in a good way), and it creates a sense of acceptance that knows no bounds, because there is nothing to hide. Even though keeping things to myself has been a habit in my life, I am willing to try to be honest to those i love, & I will be looking out for the changes that it will bring in the relationships.

Dearest Grace,
Thank you for teaching me this valuable lesson, & for being so accepting towards me despite my faults. I will try my very best to be open with you even though I may feel vulnerable, because you, my dear, are someone definitely worth fighting for!!!

Update.......

Well, in the past week, quite a lot has happened...i think. On Monday, we discovered that our common room carpet was soaking wet due to the rain the day before. The water has seeped in because th bricks on the other side of the wall had been removed due to construction work. As a result of that, it was squishy & smelly. However, that was only a small part of my busy week. We had a further and a Chem Sac, & the most stressful thing of all....House Drama Competitions. The actual performance was on thursday, but everything had to start coming together. Fortunately for me, i had a very able director for our performance. (Ally. aka. future Tyndale house captain)
Ally had written & directed the whole thing pretty much by herself. Thanks to her, i only had to do a few things, like rounding up people who didn't turn up to practices, & making some props. Along with all that, i've caught A COLD!!! how much more convenient could that get?!?!? sigh... Anyways, on Thursday, our performance was so, so, so awesome!!! Everyone found it hilarious, & it was a complete success. Thank you som much to everyone who participated!!
Friday was a pretty good day, considering the fact that House drama was over, & so were my SACs. however my cold is still standing right next to me. hmmm...that's not going to be so helpful, cause musiquest is on Monday, & i have to sing. I sure hope i don't sound like a mouse. At youth, the Manifest band came & led worship. It was awesome, & God's presence was so obviously there. Lizzy & Simon were there too, cause Sim's in the band, & Lizzy's the wife + person who carries stuff around. haha...
It was great seeing them again after a while. Actually, i saw Liz on thursday...but i hadn't seen Sim since ages ago. I also managed to have a good chat to Sim about lots of things. Man, i sure so miss seeing them around. (wow...i'm rambling). Okay, i'll leave it at that. ta ta!!