loving with all my senses

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Show You Instead

My Love…
Often I try to find words to convey the depth of my feelings. Try as hard as I do, my discovery has been there is no language that can adequately express how much I love you. So I’ll keep trying to show you instead.

From “So Much Closer” by America Novelist Susane Colosanti
10Love-Sweet-LoveOne of the most
amazing things
that can happen
is finding someone
who sees everything
you are and won’t let
you be anything less.
They see the potential
of you. They see endless
possibilities. And through
their eyes, you start to see
yourself the same way
as someone who matters.
As someone who
can make a difference
in the world.

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Reserved For Angels

Love…
…is little bits of heaven we are allowed to have on Earth. In fleeting moments of love’s goodness humans are allowed to borrow a depth of feeling usually reserved for angels.

American humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw under pen name Josh Billings
tumblr_lsxqp2zkco1qzy3mjo1_500Marrying
for love
may be
a bit
risky,
but
it is so
honest
that God
can’t help
but
smile
on it.

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Few Have Seen

Love…
…of a common sort is frequently discovered by those who settle for less than their heart’s desire. I waited, but fear moved in as I aged. When I was about ready to settle for an ordinary love, you stepped into my life.

17th-century French writer Francois de la Rochefoucauld
1211p96-penny-mTrue
love
is
like
ghosts,
which
everyone
talks
about
and
few
have
seen.

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Love of My Life

Love…
…drove me crazy when I began to fall for you. I had trouble getting to sleep, but could not wait to dream of us each night. Back then even a few days of not seeing you was torture. You became the love of my life.

From “Peony in Love” by American novelist Lisa See
lovers_embrace-300x289He was in
my hair,
my eyes,
my fingers,
my heart.
I day-dreamed
about what he
was doing,
thinking,
seeing,
smelling,
feeling.
I could
not eat
for thoughts
of him.

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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.

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Not a Chance

Love…
…is a little crazy. Falling in love is like jumping off a high cliff. 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
hawaii-cliff-jump_35103_600x450Love

was

action.

It

came

to you.

It

was

not

a

choice.

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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…

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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.

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Not Only…

Love…
…is magic. Someone asked me what the happiest day of my life was. I closed my eyes and felt a joyful tear run down my face as I thought back to the day when you first told me you loved me.

19th Century Victorian poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Its-My-Love-Story_20013EDIT2I love you
not only for
what you are,
but for what
I am when
I am with you.
I love you
not only for
what you
have made
of yourself,
but for
what you
are making
of me.

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Misty Rains Coming Softly

Love…
……overflows and pours out from me. My happiness is evident to anyone. I am profoundly and completely in love. After our years together, what I feel for you grows deeper and richer with each passing day.

Malagasy proverb from the island of Madagascar
px00195-9jpg-c170fbad5ca15d9cLet your
love
be
like
the
misty
rains,
coming
softly,
but
flooding
the
river.