Tag Archives: Love

Learning to See

“We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.” ~Sam Keen (Source: tinybuddha via Facebook) I love this quote. To me, love is about looking past a person’s human imperfections … Continue reading

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A Hole In My Heart That Wouldn’t Heal

This post is dedicated to all who have had someone dear to them choose to turn their back on them and walk away. If you have a hole in your heart that has never quite healed, this post is for … Continue reading

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The Change

The daunting gauntlet that was my life Was full of stress and strain and strife Felt only pain and misery Hope seemed a distant memory It was even hard to lift my head Or get myself out of bed Trouble … Continue reading

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I Dreamt

I just read a short poem that brought a smile to my face and led to a very pleasant stroll down Memory Lane. May it do the same for you: I dreamt that my hair was kempt. Then I dreamt … Continue reading

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Love Is…

I love this cartoon and it’s message, and have learned that perhaps the most important time to show I care is when I’m most angry. When I can say “I love you” and mean it at a time when many … Continue reading

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“So Many Caring People In this World”

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ … Continue reading

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The Beginning of Love

“The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twistThoth to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.”. — Thomas Merton I got married … Continue reading

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The Greater Humanity Becomes

“The more people we love the greater humanity becomes.” — Anthony Douglas Williams

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Every Chance That I Get

I don’t know what tomorrow will bring Or even how today will end But I do know that of all of my blessings The greatest are my family and friends. I could live a long life or die a second … Continue reading

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A Middle School Love Letter Proves Some Loves Never Die

Twenty-two years ago a love-struck 6th-grader penned a plaintive letter to the girl of his dreams. Here are my favorite parts of the Yahoo News article (in quotes), along with some comments from me: “Written in all caps at the … Continue reading

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