The Oxygen In My Air

Love…
…makes each person a searcher who hopes for a discovery that shines a bright light into his or her heart. When found, the radiance of love is reflected outward onto everything adding more color to life and more joy to living.

From “The Joys of Love” by Madeleine L’Engle
true-lovers-looking-into-eyes-of-each-otherI feel as though
I’m not breathing
when I’m out
of his presence.
He’s the oxygen
in my air,
the sun
in my universe,
the staff
of my life.

The Universal Language

Love…
…cares nothing about boundaries that countries claim or the politics of nations. Though the words to express it are different, the power of love is the same in every tongue. It is the universal language.

Old Hindu proverb from the Indian subcontinent
asian-woman-black-man-mirror-couple-kiss-story-topLove
heeds
not caste,
nor sleep
a broken
bed.
I went
in search
of love
and
lost
myself
instead.

With All That You Are

Love…
…that is given time, heals. Our days apart brought a clear knowing of how much you mean to me. Alone in the quiet within myself, I listened to my heart and it whispered loudly, “you love him still with all that you are”.

Dutch-born Catholic priest and writer Henri Nouwen
daydreaming-daydreaming-31008775-553-694Somewhere
we know
that without
silence,
words
lose their
meaning,
that without
listening,
speaking
no longer
heals,
that without
distance,
closeness
cannot
cure.

Sweetener of Human Existence

Love…
…is never wasted. In spite of what pain and heartache may come, loving and being loved are the most important parts of being alive. Love is the sweetener of human existence.

American spiritual teacher and author Gary Zukav
Ebb-and-Flow-of-Passion-300x201Eventually,
you will
come to
understand
that love
heals
everything,
and love
is all
there is.

Deep Healthy Roots

Love…
…is made strong when it is allowed to grow slowly. Like a tree with deep healthy roots, with unhurried development the emotion is made strong and able to hold up under adversity. Love that sprouts quickly is usually just a weed that lives only for single season.

19th century English poet Robert Browning
happy_older_coupleI was
made
and
meant
to look
for you
and wait
for you
and
become
yours
forever.

A Beautiful Reminder

Love…
…is when you look into someone’s eyes and see everything you need reflected back to you. There is no mistaking it for something else. You’ll know beyond doubt when true love is present.

Borrowed from LiveLoveQuotesandSayings.com
22Distance
between
two hearts
is not an
obstacle;
rather
a beautiful
reminder
of just
how strong
true love
can be…