Seven is a perfect number

For this 30-day writing challenge, I am now on my eleventh day and it is all about siblings.

Uhm, another personal info that I don't like sharing online lol! However, suffice it to say that we are seven in the family. That's a lot for most but my parents are of the old belief that the more children you have, the more investment they have lol! As I mentioned before, we are not rich, just your average family. Our parents don't have a lot so their investments are us, their kids.

I am the third amongst seven children. There are five of us boys and two girls but sometimes we act like all boys lol! Only the eldest and the youngest finished college.

I really don't have much info to share about my siblings so I have to end it at that.

Now on to other challenges.

There were two 30-day gratitude challenges that I have read so I plan to do both in one post. It's now the second day of June. I should have started this yesterday but better late than never.

The first one was from Jane's post. You can read about that here.

The person I am glad to have in my life is my partner.

I have mentioned before that I have had other partners in the past but they were short lived that's why most of the time I was single. While it is great to be single, we can't deny the fact that having someone to share your life with is fulfilling. Of course that should be with the person whom you share almost everything, your ideas, your dreams, your desires, your wants. You don't need a perfect one for you might end up searching for no one. Don't settle for less too.

Me and my partner don't agree on most things. There are some that we have in common but not all the time but that's the beauty of a relationship. Through that you get to know more about yourself and your partner and you grow from there.

The second gratitude challenge is from Eylz2021.

Coffee is a simple thing that makes my day.

Caffeine is good for you. What makes coffee bad are the additives like sugar and creamer and milk. Ask yourself, are you a coffee lover or a sugar lover? Of course, too much caffeine is bad for your health. Anything in excessive is detrimental to your health. According to studies like this one from Mayo Clinic, 400 mg a day is the limit for an adult equivalent to four cups of brewed coffee. Most don't even drink that much. More and more studies are now being published about the benefits of coffee. However, it is still up to us to believe what we read online.

Coffee is one of the simple things in life that make my day. I have been talking about a lot in my previous posts.

I'm starting my day right now writing blogs online over coffee.

JustMaryel published this post. I wanted to relate this to the first question about gratitude above. In the post of JustMaryel, the first question is Have You Ever Been In Love?

This makes me want to ask what is love to you?

Recently, a celebrity couple broke up. The guy cheated on this famous singer. I have seen a reaction video about them wherein the blogger said that "love is not enough."

Again, what is love to you? Why is it not enough?

For me, love is enough. In the good book, it says:

"1 Corinthians 13:4–8a (ESV) Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth."

Source from Bethany.org.

All the good things you do is a product of your love either to someone or something else. You sacrifice things in the name of love. It's not about being martyr but it's about giving and not being selfish.

Why do people cheat? It's because of expectations and the wanting, needing for more, for something in return. It's all about selfishness and lack of self-control. If you read the verse above, it's all about being patient and kind and we lack that these days. Also, most were just for lust and the thought of being in love but not truly in love.

Have I been in love? Yes. I was in love with being single. I am in love with nature. I love my family. I love my partner. I love my life.

Think more about others. Look at the bigger picture and includes you and those that you love. Love is not just about one person. It's about everything. That's why pray for more love and keep sharing love!

With that, may you have a day full of gratitude and love. Cheers!