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Love’s Hope and Possibility

I love…
…that I do not feel so alone anymore.  Having you in my life brings the healing quality of love’s hope and possibility.

From “Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom” by John O’Donohue
When love comes
into your life,
unrecognized dimensions
of your destiny
awaken
and
blossom
and
grow.
Possibility is
the secret heart of time.

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A Present for You

I love…
…thinking about you and remembering the last time I saw you, the last time we hugged and I felt you against me.

Origin Unknown –  Author Anonymous  
I have
a present
for you,
but I
need to
borrow your
arms for
wrapping paper.

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Never So Vulnerable

I love…
…the comforting feeling that comes from knowing you care about me.  I don’t doubt what you say you feel and trust fully your intentions are good.

American writer, Walter Inglis “Bob” Anderson
We’re never
so vulnerable
than when
we trust someone,
but paradoxically,
if we cannot trust,
neither can we
find love or joy.

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A Sparkling Glow

I love…
…feeling you shutter when I kiss your neck and gently press myself close against you from behind. It feels then like a sparkling glow is all around us.

From “Love’s Philosophy” by Percy Bysshe Shelley
See! the mountains kiss high heaven,
And the waves clasp one another;
No sister flower would be forgiven
If it disdained its brother;
And the sunlight clasps the earth,
And the moonbeams kiss the sea: –
What are all these kissings worth,
If thou kiss not me?

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What is Soft is Strong

I love…
…how much good-natured fun you put into some of the emails you write to me.  Sometimes I just smile.  Sometimes I laugh out loud.  Always I can feel your soft, gentle heart.

Written over 2600 years ago by Lao-Tzu
Water is fluid, soft, and yielding.
But water will wear away rock,
which is rigid and cannot yield.
As a rule,
whatever is
fluid, soft, and yielding
will overcome
whatever is rigid and hard.
This is another paradox:
what is soft is strong.

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Love Without Giving

I love…
…your calm and easy-going nature.  Combined with your warmth toward others it’s no surprise everyone you meet likes you.

Saying by Irish missionary Amy Wilson Carmichael
You
can
give
without loving,
but
you
cannot
love
without giving.

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The Discovery of Ourselves

I love…
…that you like music as much as I do.  It’s fun going to concerts and experiencing them with you.

Saying from Scottish Poet Alexander Smith
Love
is
but
the discovery
of ourselves
in others,
and the delight
in the recognition.

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The View is Beautiful

I love…
…you.  Sometimes saying any more just deludes the significance of what I am trying to express.

A thought by Daniel Monroe Tuttle
Love
is
like
a
mountain;
hard to climb,
but once
you get
to the top
the view
is beautiful.

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Love is an Action

I love…
…the growing trust between us.  It is solid because we have chosen to take the slow path to build something steady and substantial.

From “The Road Less Traveled” by Scott Peck
Love
is not a feeling.
Love
is an action;
an activity…
Genuine love
implies commitment
and the exercise of wisdom…