Sometimes in a love relationship we lose patience, or become too comfortable with a person and, as such, instead of acknowledging what the other person needs or wishes, we say something insensitive. Sometimes it happens in small ways, sometimes in ways that are really hurtful. There is some wisdom in this very old saying: I…
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Love Daily: Assuring love, Nov. 5, 2010
Have you even noticed that you can wish for something so intensely that you become tense and anxious worrying about the outcome? Sometimes love is one that simply listens and assures rather than add to anxiety already being felt by one’s partner. There is an old song called “Something wonderful.” A few of the lyrics…
Love Daily: Is it better to have loved and lost?, Nov. 4, 2010
We have all heard it said, “Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” Is this a relationship myth or does it have to do with letting go of the past and moving on?Today’s Love Daily has a quote from Every Day Love: The Delicate Art of Caring for…
Love Daily: To love and be loved, Nov. 3, 2010
An election night is always a challenge for the passionate. Watching a group of young people and old come together for their candidates is a refreshing sight, although emotions run high. So I took a break from the cheering section here in Burlington, VT last night to come write about love for today. And as…
Love Daily: love me as a cat, dog, and baseball, Nov. 2, 2010
Today’s Wall Street Journal blog says, “Postseason love affairs in baseball have a knack for ending poorly.” We Love You, but at That Price? In baseball and in life, shotgun weddings rarely pan out. But oftentimes even torrid love affairs fail to make it through a full season. Can the problem be expectations? If you…
Love Daily: What is love?, Nov. 1, 2010
What is love? Love is the virtue of true compassion and affection. Love grows as it is given away. With romantic love, when two people meet and fall in love it is as if they were touched by the same star. They may talk about being soul-mates. Romance was brought to us by the 12th…
Love Daily: contagious laughter, Oct. 31, 2010 -Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween! Here is hoping it is filled with love and laughter. Laughter has healing properties. Couples who celebrate 25th and 50th anniversaries say that it was laughter and forgiveness that helped their marriages last through the years. Marlo Thomas, Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny, tells us that it was…
Love Daily: Loving, giving, and gratitude, Oct.30, 2010
Love is imtimately entwined with giving and with gratitude. It was through Twitterville that I was reminded of two of my favorite quotes, one about loving yourself from Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s “Gift from the Sea” and the another from Dr. Leo Buscaglia, author of “Love.” He talks about giving love away. Both of these, in…
Love Daily: Decide to love, Oct. 29, 2010
Love is basic euphoria and can happen in a split second. Some say that love is a feeling. Others that love is a decision. And the new research shows it takes about two tenths of a second for one to become smitten. Oftentimes love ebbs and flows or simply drifts away. Here is a quote…
Love Daily: The Invitation, Oct. 26, 2010
Do you like this story? “Every Day Love: The Delicate Art of Caring for Each Other” by Judy Ford “Accept the invitation. Love invites you on a journey to discover all things love, not what you think love should be, but what love is and can be.” (p 27) Watch for this series of vignettes…