Love…
…enriches the soul and powers the heart with a stronger beat. From top to bottom, it hollows out a person to make room for itself. Whether high or low, love brings a depth of feeling known no other way.
American Teacher, Writer and Recovery Leader Karen Casey
Truly loving
another means
letting go
of all
expectations.
It means
full
acceptance,
even
celebration
of another’s
personhood.
Love…
…drives me to know only the person you truly are. Please do not change because you think you need to. It is the height and depth of the real you that I want in my heart; nothing else.
American teacher and writer Karen Casey, Ph.D.
Truly
loving
another
means
letting go
of all
expectations.
It means
full acceptance,
even celebration
of another’s
personhood.
Love…
…satisfies shortage and satiates lack, not by making need disappear but by causing scarcity to matter less. The presence of love makes its receiver more complete and whole without anything but the contents of the heart changing.
A composite made from several versions written by unknown writers
You are…
The peanut to my butter,
Water to my ocean,
Glaze on my donut,
Spring in my step,
Twinkle in my eye,
Blue in my sky,
Cherry on my sundae,
Flip to my flop,
Milk to my shake,
Sweet in my dreams,
Jewel on my crown,
Spring in my step,
And beat of my heart.
Love…
…at its best brings contentment, strength and a sense of knowing more completely who you are. Many other feelings like self-doubt, uncertainty and disbelief sometimes pass for aspects of love but are most often only contaminants created by one’s own mind.
Quote by a writer unknown/anonymous
Find someone who isn’t afraid
to admit that they miss you.
Someone who knows
that you are not perfect,
but treats you as if you are.
Someone whose biggest fear
is losing you.
One who gives their heart
completely.
Someone who says I love you
and means it.
Last but not the least,
find someone you wouldn’t mind
waking up with you
in the morning,
seeing your wrinkles
and your gray hair
but still falls in love
with you all over again.
Love…
… does not spoil or have an expiration date. It may allowed to fade away, be ill-attended or simply fall down forgotten, but it is never useless. Long or short, lasting or temporary, there is nothing more valuable than loving and being loved.
English novelist and poet Emily Brontë (1818-1848)
Whatever
our
souls
are
made
of,
his
and
mine
are
the
same.
Love…
…is fun with you around Christmas time. For years I put the holidays and all the decorations of the season away in the attic. With you I have rediscovered it all again. With a lighthearted childlike openness there is belief again in things I cannot see or prove.
Attributed to fictional character Kagirinai Sora, writer unknown
Laugh your heart out,
dance in the rain;
cherish the moment
ignore the pain.
Live,
Laugh,
Love,
Forgive
and Forget;
life’s too short
to live with regrets
Love…
…expressed in the simple touch of a hand; eyes connecting with mutual smiles soon after; a well of enjoyable conversation that seems to have no bottom. Affection, friendship and respect stirred together in a recipe of calm and peaceful adoration.
American educator, minister, author, and TV host Fred Rogers
Love isn’t a
state of perfect caring.
It is an active noun,
like struggle.
To love someone
is to strive
to accept
that person
exactly the way
he or she is,
right here and now.
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…
…is expressed in the simplest of things like you holding on to my arm closely when you’re scared, frightened or emotional or me putting my hand on your back softly to usher you though a door. All are reminders “you are not alone”.
From “Magical Thinking: True Stories” by Augusten Burroughs
I like flaws
and am most
comfortable
around those
who have them.
I, myself,
am made
up entirely
of flaws,
stitched together
with good intentions.
Love…
…brings me strength and solace whenever my thoughts are focused in your direction. I doubt less. I hope more. My imagination is richer; inspiration grander. Even the near impossible seems somehow possible.
From Winnie The Pooh, the fictional bear created by A. A. Milne
If there
ever comes
a day
when we
can’t be
together,
keep me
in your
heart
I’ll stay
there
forever.
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