Love…
…brings comfort that soothes; consolation that calms; reassurance that cheers; and encouragement that heartens. It is the oldest remedy known to human-kind and relieves pain and anguish today just as well as it did hundreds, even thousands of years ago.
American romantic writer, Robert Sexton
Long after
moments
of closeness
have passed,
A part of you
remains with me
And warms the places
your hands have touched
And hastens my heart
for your return.
Love…
… by itself, is never a burden. To think of it as an encumbrance is possible only when stirred with human failings such as doubt, insecurity, suspicion or deceit. Requited or not: lost or found; lasting or impermanent, love is always for the good.
15th Century Dutch writer Thomas à Kempis
Love feels no burden,
regards not labors,
strives toward more
than it attains,
argues not
of impossibility,
since it believes that it may
and can do all things.
Therefore it avails
for all things, and fulfils
and accomplishes much
where one not a lover falls
and lies helpless.
Love…
…is rarely loud, forceful or boastful. Such things are only ego, fear or insecurity. Healthy love is gentle, quiet and tender, sometimes only to be noticed if one pauses and looks closely. Raging fires burn out quickly; soft embers radiate warm long after.
Irish poet, theologian and minister Thomas Parnell
Let those
love now
who never
loved before.
let those
who always
loved,
now love
the more.
Love…
…makes my spirits soar with delight when I think of its possibilities. Two hearts become the most magical human creation when they become fused together by the resolve of two willing souls. Once so, they can never be fully separated again.
From “The Alchemist” by Paul Coelho
When you are
loved,
you can do anything
in creation.
When you are
loved,
there’s no need
at all to understand
what’s happening,
because everything
happens within you.
Love…
…brings hope of going forward with another; ageless ahead into time. Love expands horizons, widens dreams and causes the imagination to conjure thoughts a person would almost never think of alone.
From the song “Wildest Dreams” by Peter Bliss and Todd Cerney
In my wildest dreams,
you
always
play
the hero.
In my darkest
hour
of
night,
you rescue me,
you save my life.
Love…
…felt today is rooted in the remains of every past love I have known. As a tree decays and makes fertile the ground for new growth, loves gone by lie in broken pieces at the base of my heart so new love has rich fodder to grow in.
Swiss poet and mystic Johann Kasper Lavater
Each heart is a world…
You find within yourself
that you find without.
To know yourself
you have only
to set down
a true statement
of those that ever loved
… you.
Love…
…requires only a small degree of hope to begin. Without at least a little hope love becomes a small thing we plan on having sometime, somewhere that never has a chance to take root and prosper.
Irish novelist and short story writer Elizabeth Bowen
When you
love
someone,
all your
saved-up
wishes
start
coming
out.
Love…
…that is true and kind can be a completely new experience for those who have spent their adult life emotionally dysfunctional, being abused or lost in addiction. Wonderful and scary at the same time, for these what appears in the heart is new like it might be for a ‘normal’ sixteen year old’s first love.
From “The Luxe” by American Writer Anna Godbersen
The
first
stab
of
love
is
like
a sunset,
a blaze
of
color…
Love…
…brings together how you and I are alike and stirs them in with lots ways of we are different. The resulting emotional stew tastes new and different each time I taste the recipe love has made of us.
American writer and essayist Todd Ruthman
It is the things
in common
that make
relationships
enjoyable,
but it is
the little
differences
that make
them
interesting.
Love…
…is getting photos from you on a far away holiday and reading the words of excitement you have in sharing them with me. One of the best things about loving and being loved is each becomes a witness to the details of the others life.
Author, Artist and Singer-Songwriter Kelli Jae Baeli
The trust and longevity
of a relationship
between two individuals
is established through time
and learning each other,
and discovering a harmony
at the core of their connection.
And it becomes powerful
because of where it resides;
at the center of who we are;
the very essence of our being.
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