Sacrifice, Determination and Kindness

My Love…
Only with understanding and forgiveness have you and I found the grace of the deep love we share. We both almost gave up in the early days, but we persevered. Love started it all, but sacrifice, determination and kindness kept us together.

From “Juliet Immortal” by writer and actress Stacey Jay
Editorial2_4 LLD three editReal love has little to do
with falling.
It’s a climb up the rocky face
of a mountain, hard work,
and most people are too selfish
or too scared to bother.
Very few reach the critical point
in their relationship that summons
the attention of the light
and the dark, that place
where they will
make a commitment
to love
no matter
what obstacles
or temptations
appear in their path.

If You Ever Need Me

My Love…
Even though you are far away in miles and time, you are always with me. Long ago my loving you became as natural as my heart beating. I couldn’t change that if I wanted to… and I don’t want to.

“If You Ever Need Me” by poet, writer and singer Becky Williams
tumblr_m9xvmxLuXC1r60a71o1_1280EDITIf ever you need me,
I’ll be right here,
To chase away the sadness,
And wipe away a tear.
If ever you need me,
I’ll be two steps behind,
To follow in your footsteps,
And hear what’s on your mind.
If ever you need me,
You’ll never have to fear,
That your presence isn’t important,
And your love isn’t dear.
If ever you need me,
I’ll always be around,
To bring back the laughter,
Where deep in your heart it’s found.
You’ll never have to worry,
For I’ll always be here,
To chase away the sadness,
And wipe away a tear.

A Thousand Times

My Love…
At times it feels like my heart has become too large for my chest. It fills so much with love I can’t imagine loving you more. But then I do. I have fallen for you a thousand times and will thousands more.

Ancient Tamil ‘divine poet’ and philosopher Tiruvalluvar
1054586487_8f1e6e3f63_oThe
throb
of life
is love.
Without
it,
humans
are
bodies
of bones
clad
with
skin.

Bound Irretrievably

Love…
…is intertwined with life like an equation is to math: a reaction is to chemistry: like color is to art: like you are with me. It is there you will stay, bound irretrievably with my heart for all time.

From “Metamorphoses” by playwright/director Mary Zimmerman
woman-comforting-man-2-articleLet me
die the
moment
my love
dies.
Let me
not outlive
my own
capacity
to love.
Let me
die
still
loving,
and so,
never
die.

I’ll Wait…

Love…
…gives me patient strength. I know you have things to work through and commitments to keep. No matter; I’ll keep waiting for you, hoping for ‘some day’. I have no choice. I’m so in love with you my heart will allow nothing else.

By James Frey/Jobie Hughes under pseudonym ‘Pittacus Lore’
man-waitingI don’t
know where
you have to go
or what you
have to do,
but I’ll wait
for you..
Every bit
of my heart
belongs to you,
whether
you ask for it
or not.”

Not Something We Give or Get

Love…
…is enduring and durable. When two people are meant for each other; no time is too long; no distance too far; no obstacle too difficult; no pain too great. For you, I would endure anything.

American author, public speaker and research professor Brene Brown
love-old editLove is not
something
we give or get;
it is something
that we nurture
and grow,
a connection
that can only
be cultivated
between
two people
when it exists
within each
one of them…

Not a Choice

Love…
…has to be a little crazy to be good. Falling in love is like jumping off a really tall building. Your brain tells you it is not a good idea, but your heart tells you that you can fly.

From “Bel Canto” by American writer Ann Patchett
Croatian couple who jumped into the ocean in their wedding clothes

Love
was
action.

It
came
to
you.

It
was
not
a
choice.

Till Forever

Love…
…was exciting when we met and were getting to know each other. The initial exhilaration has mellowed over time into the greatest joy I have known. The life we share is the source of my joy.

Anonymous saying by a writer unknown
love-friendship-7Falling
in love
is only
half
of what
I want.
Staying
in love
with you
till forever
is the
other.

Beyond My Control

Love…
…for you has never been something I could hold back. Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you was completely beyond my control.

From “The Unsung Love Story” by Cristina Patchett
love-flamesLove
is a
wild
fire
that
cannot
be
contained
by any
mere
element
known
to man.

Never As Deeply

Love…
…separated by years, is still the same love. Though we were long ago parted, there is a place in my heart no one else will ever touch. I have loved since and may love yet again, but never as deeply as I love you.

Dutch-Born Catholic priest and spiritual writer Hans Nouwens
20100701-woman-contemplating-600x411In
true
love
the
smallest
distance
is too
great,
and the
greatest
distance
can be
bridged