Love has no agenda …

Dating can be like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re gonna get (borrowing from the movie “Forest Gump”). Even when we’ve taken great care to screen the chocolates, we can be surprised. The good news is — all the chocolates have something to teach us! When we’re following our truth, we always win. There are no “bad” chocolates! You knew that! There are no “bad” dates, either. … More

Do what you truly want. No tit for tat or trying to please. Then, you can be happy, regardless of the outcome!
You and your partner will enjoy each other more, and resent each other less! … More

Sitting on the dock the other day, I decided to lie back and close my eyes … one of my favorite things to do. As I lay there, I began to hear sounds that I hadn’t heard with my eyes open. My hearing became more sensitive, because for the moment I was unable to see. I heard the birds I hadn’t seen, the ones hidden in the trees. I heard the bait fish just beneath the water’s surface. And, I heard my heart in the stillness.
Lying back with my eyes closed, I was more receptive, more open to what I could not see. And I became more aware of my oneness with what was around me when I was feeling it, rather than merely looking at it.
When I opened my eyes again, I held on to the feeling. And, I saw more than I had seen before. I still heard the birds in the trees, and now I could see them. I still heard the little fish beneath the surface, and now I could see their motion on top of the water. I still heard my heart, still felt the oneness with all of my life.
And, I suppose that’s why lying back with my eyes closed is one of my favorite things to do.… More

All humans are in Love School. Find neither pride nor shame in level. And remember one thing: The answer is always love; and that love must start with you! You cannot love another any better than you love yourself! … More

When you don’t take the time to know somebody, you can wake up to a stranger you don’t like. And this is equally true AFTER marriage! … More

When we fall down, however painful, we can trust that it prepares us for something more, including a more advanced lesson. It behooves us, then, to find sweetness in the learning …and maybe somebody we enjoy learning with. There really is something about a kiss that makes it all better. … More