A Great Catalyst

Love…
…brings strength to those it touches. Dreams light up in three dimensions. Hopes become likely to come true. Wishes materialize into tangible forms. Love is a great catalyst of increased happiness.

American amateur poet Christopher Poindexter
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the way he put her
insecurities to sleep.
The way he dove into
her eyes and starved
all the fears
and tasted all the
dreams she kept
coiled beneath
her bones.

A Personal Choice

Love…
…makes no promises except it will exist as long as you believe in it. It is bound by no other force except that inside you. For love to stay or leave; to live or die; to grow or whither, is a personal choice no matter what the circumstances.

Beautiful saying found at https://twitter.com/vinylimpression
imagesCA1FJON1Love
is for living,
in sunshine and rain.
Grace is love’s gift,
given new each day.
Love is forgiving,
second chances abound.
In life’s chaos love remains.
Love lives here.

Abundantly Clear

Love…
…has been a healing salve for us. After all that’s happened, the depth of our respect and affection for each other is abundantly clear. I love you Sweetheart and being loved by you is the best thing that ever happened to me.

American singer, songwriter, and actress Kelly Clarkson
hike 10My
experiences
remind me
that it’s
those
black
clouds
that make
the
blue
skies
even more
beautiful.

What A Glorious Ride

Love…
…has added the speed of light to my life. All the good we share builds happiness into fast joys. Grief and sadness are fleeting. Life is zipping by, but oh what a glorious ride it is.

From “Brushstrokes of a Gadfly” by E.A. Bucchianeri
2246767272_4bc1c79fa6The most
beautiful
moments
always seemed
to accelerate
and slip beyond
one’s grasp
just when
you want
to hold
onto them
for as long
as possible.

No Longer Complete

Love…
…stirs deeply when we look at each other. Making eye contact with you is one the single most uplifting experiences I have ever known. In those moments we connect to be one living and breathing being; apart, no longer complete.

From “Deliriium” by American author Lauren Oliver
2313014679_0890cb221a_oEDITAs soon as I look up,
his eyes click onto my face.
The breath whooshes
out of my body and
everything freezes
for a second, as though
I’m looking at him
through my camera lens,
zoomed in all the way,
the world pausing
for that tiny span of time
between the opening
and closing of the shutter.

Stand Straighter

Love…
…has remade me. I am changed. See my smile? It was never this large before. See my eyes? The sparkle wasn’t there previously. I stand straighter and walk with more confidence. I am not a different person, but a far better version.

Composer Ludwig van Beethoven to his Immortal Beloved
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continue
to love me,
never
misjudge
the most
faithful
heart
of your
beloved.
ever
thine,
ever
mine,
ever
ours.

The Common State

Love…
…takes two. No matter how deeply one person feels about another, it is for naught unless the sentiments are returned. Unrequited love is the common state that in comparison makes mutual and true love so valuable.

American story-teller and author Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
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the swiftest,
but it is
the slowest
of all growths.
No man or
woman really
knows what
perfect love is
until they have
been married
a quarter
of a century.

Strong and Lasting

Love…
…appears quickly, but grows slowly. Only when tested by time, circumstance and destiny can it reach its potential. Like an acorn quick to sprout, love takes years and years to grow strong and lasting.

American romance and fantasy author Phyllis Christine Cast (P.C. Cast)
6243363885_editTrue love
is not
a potion
one person
can swallow
and another
refuse to drink.
It happens only
when the souls
of two join
together
to form one.

My Rainbow

Love…
…keeps you close in mind and heart. Although I can no longer reach out and touch you, I feel you close by. As long as I live your life will continue. Long ago I ceased to be able to have any boundary between who I was and am now because of you.

From “Before You Go…” book series by Canadian writer Vensa Bailey
misty rainbow…you
are my
rainbow
to keep.
My eyes
will always
be watching
you;
never
will I
lose
sight
of you.

My Heart Became Tuned

Love…
… teaches difficult lessons. Had love only found me once before, I would not have been adequately taught how to love you to the best of my ability. It was in loving and losing, in trial and failure that my heart became tuned to love you at its best.

From the book “Hai Darling” by Badrul Hisham Shari

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stretches
your
heart
and
makes
you
big
inside.