Chocolate, Puppies and Love
“Without love, what are we worth? Eighty-nine cents! Eighty-nine cents worth of chemicals walking around lonely.” ~M*A*S*H, Hawkeye
In honor of Valentines Day, let’s tackle the topic of love. All those warm, wonderful mushy feelings…all that chocolate…
On second thought: Too big a topic. Let’s narrow the focus to eliminate the biochemical, physiological ramifications (whether love or chocolate generated) and zoom in on the whole holiday thing itself, the ear-marked day. What’s that about?
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“Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.” ~Oprah Winfrey
Mother’s Day: It’s a big day for Hallmark, flower shops, restaurants and candy stores. And, in some cases, a day to remember the hardest working people on the planet, mothers.
But what, exactly, are we commemorating by earmarking a day “for mothers” on the calendar
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“The art of love… is largely the art of persistence.” ~Albert Ellis
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That’s a popular notion about endeavors; maybe it applies to loving, too
read moreLooking for Love?
“Looking back, I have this to regret: that too often when I loved, I did not say so.” ~David Grayson
There are a lot of ways to express love and appreciation for another human being. Just as there are countless forms of love itself
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“Being loved deeply by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ~Lao Tzu
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Ah, that human experience thing. Love brings inevitable loss. But love is an ‘all or nothing’ kind of thing, and if we don’t take risks, we don’t grow, and neither will our relationships. And risk in relationships shows up as courageous communication
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“I’ve decided to stick with love; hate is too great a burden to bear.”
~Martin Luther King, Jr.
It’s the love-bug month. (Thank goodness it’s not the bed-bug month! Just kidding.) Seriously folks, humor is one of love’s facets. But it’s not about becoming funnier, it’s about becoming lighter
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