Monthly Archives: November 2010

Where There is Love There Are Dreams

Kris Kristofferson sings about lonely Sunday morning church bells echoing through the canyons like the disappearing dreams of yesterday. With that lyric he captures exquisitely a man alone on a Sunday morning, alone without even a dream. For many, Love … Continue reading

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A Part Of, Not Apart From

My seven year old’s softball team finished up its fall season today and the toothless wonders celebrated with pizza, soda, and chips. The focus was on softball and the coaches recounted how each teammate had improved over the season. The … Continue reading

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Why Does Love Grow Cold?

People ask how come we stop loving. Why does Love grow cold? Why does Love’s fire cool off? Well, for one thing, we can’t emotionally and mentally keep up forever the frenetic pace of blooming into Love. We need the … Continue reading

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Rollercoaster Love

I asked my mother years ago why it was that my first girlfriend could so suddenly, swiftly, and silently deliver me from great soaring heights to the deepest of despairs. I was fortunate because this girlfriend and I were together … Continue reading

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Avocado Love

My Lover swims in me and I in her. How else can she, out of town at the moment, think of avocados and ask me if we needed any at home—at precisely the same instant I placed an avocado in … Continue reading

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Every Pot Has A Lid

One grey afternoon my daughter and I were waiting in the car for her siblings to get out of school. It was misting and small droplets of rain speckled the windows. Suddenly a small, green frog hopped up out of … Continue reading

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Love's Powerhouse

The tectonic shift he undergoes upon encountering his life partner is a leap in consciousness, a dramatic shift in awareness. The world, including his view of it and his interaction with it, changes exponentially. Love ignites that change. Love is … Continue reading

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Did you Ever Notice?

Did you ever notice that height disappears when you’re in Love? My father was nearly six foot six and my mom five-four. Yet they’re both giants. My tiny baby sister, not much taller than mom, is married to another giant … Continue reading

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Let There Be Light

In the beginning a young Love’s passion is a bonfire. We heap upon it twig, limb, and log, and it roars to life. Because of its intensity, we enjoy the heat, light, and crescendo a step or two back, a … Continue reading

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How Do You Know When You've Found Your Life Partner?

A friend asked me how a man knows when he’s found his life partner. He knows because there’s a tectonic shift in his psyche and his world is changed forever. Albert Einstein taught us that everything is energy. Energy doesn’t … Continue reading

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