Loving Unconditionally

"I am going to sit here with you by the river. If you go home to sleep, I will sleep in front of your house. And if you go away, I will follow you — until you tell me to go away. Then I'll leave. But I have to love you for the rest of my life." - Paulo Coelho

There are many forms of love. There are four kinds according to C.S. Lewis in his book The Four Loves -- Storge, Philia, Eros and Agape. Storge means affection often existing among family members and relatives; Philia for friendship; Eros for romance and Agape is a love that brings forth caring regardless the circumstance.

Today, I have come to discover that unconditional love resides in me despite my consistent nonchalance, my "no-reply" to texts or my pure lack of showing emotions and concern. In my life, there are certain people who I love in this unfathomable way. 

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Don't Rain On My Parade

“...the opposite of love is not hate -- it's apathy. It's not giving a damn. If somebody hates me, they must "feel" something ... or they couldn't possibly hate. Therefore, there's some way in which I can get to them.” ― Leo F. Buscaglia

I started blogging in 2005. It was an outlet for boredom and a way to get things off my chest. This is because I have never been good with personal interface. I would just rather put my thoughts into words. Back in school, it was through a school paper. Nowadays, the blogosphere provided a perfect platform for that. 

According to Nielsen, 6.7 million people publish blogs on blogging websites, and another 12 million write blogs using their social networks. My blog is, hmm, 1 out of almost 18 million sites. A speck in the blogging universe. 

SO PLEASE...

If you do not like what I write here, go somewhere else. Technorati is one place where you can scrounge for a blog which you may like. If you are irritated with how I write -- I never claimed perfection in my writing anyway -- close that tiny little button at the top-right part of your screen or press Alt-F4. 

No one forces you to stay and absorb the things I rant about. So, get a life! Hopefully, a life not hinged on faultfinding.

xx, 

Corporate Junkie

Note: Someone loves me so much as to waste her time proofing my blog --> visit my comments page under http://www.imcorporatejunkie.com/2012/08/changes_9.html. Oh well, some people are just too darn perfect... NOT!

P.S. I take correction only from people I know. Not from faceless cowards. 

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Haters Gonna Hate

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Phobic

“Don’t bother trying to explain your emotions. Live everything as intensely as you can and keep whatever you felt as a gift from God. The best way to destroy the bridge between the visible and invisible is by trying to explain your emotions.” -Paulo Coelho, Brida

Emotion, despite having lots of it, paralyzes me when it comes from other people. I cringe when someone shares with me their happiness or devastation or whatever comes in between. It's not that I cannot empathize. I do. I just do not know how to deal with it.

I always believe that I am a sucker for emotions. I am a bipolar nutcase. I can go from being ecstatic to totally depressed in a short span of time. Maybe it's the distribution of my hormones, I really don't know. However, these emotions are kept at bay, just lurking at the recesses of my room. I could not even discuss these feelings with friends. I trust them, there is no question in that, but I always feel that it is too much drama putting it out there (save for the few times that the cup ran over). And then, there is that risk of exposure. Too much exposure of one's vulnerability. 

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Changes

"People want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same." – Paulo Coelho

This year has been a rollercoaster of change -- a lot of firsts in my personal and professional life. I was able to visit Beijing and Japan for the first time. The latter, a little more significant since Japanese culture has intrigued me since I was a small girl. I was assigned to my first stint outside of marketing. I got married. First and last, I pray. Wink! June 17, 2012 was one of the happiest, if not the perfect moment of my life. Shortly a month after, I got a positive pregnancy result. Yet, a day after, we lost it all too soon. First married life heartbreak.

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