Love in the distance

True partnership

In a true partnership, the kind worth striving for, the kind worth insisting on, and even, frankly, worth divorcing over, both people try to give as much or even a little more than they get. "Deserves" is not the point. And "owes" is certainly not the point. The pont is to make the other person as happy as we can, because their happiness adds to ours. The point is -- in the right hands, everything that you give, you get.
The chance to love and be loved exists no matter where you are.

Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person they are almost indistinguishable.

All intimacy is rare -- that's what makes it precious. And it involves the revelation of one's self and the loving gaze upon another's true self (no makeup, no fancy car, no defensive charm, no seduction) -- that's what makes it so damn hard. Intimacy requires honesty and kindness in almost equal measure (a little more kindness, I think), trust and trustworthiness, forgiveness and the capacity to be forgiven . . . It's more than worth it -- just don't let them tell you it's bilss.

The moment we choose to love we begin to move against domination, against oppression. The moment we choose to love we begin to move towards freedom, to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others. That action is the testimony of love as the practice of freedom.

Love sometimes wants to do us a great favor: hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out.

We are
People who need to love, because
Love is the soul's life,
Love is simply creation's greatest joy.

We don't need sugar, flour or rice or anything else. We just want to see our dear ones.

You can't punish yourself into change. You can't whip yourself into shape. But you can love yourself into well-being.

It doesn't matter how long we may have been stuck in a sense of our limitations. If we go into a darkened room and turn on the light, it doesn't matter if the room has been dark for a day, a week, or ten thousand years -- we turn on the light and it is illuminated. Once we control our capacity for love and happiness, the light has been turned on.

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

Loving-kindness and compassion are the basis for wise, powerful, sometimes gentle, and sometimes fierce actions that can really make a difference -- in our own lives and those of others.

Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.

There is always something left to love. And if you ain't learned that, you ain't learned nothing.

The ultimate lesson all of us have to learn is unconditional love, which includes not only others but ourselves as well.

I don't like to discuss my marriage, but I will tell you something which may sound corny but which happens to be true. I have steak at home. Why should I go out for hamburger?

True love stories never have endings.

Love is the whole history of a woman's life, it is but an episode in a man's.

Love is more than a noun -- it is a verb; it is more than a feeling -- it is caring, sharing, helping, sacrificing.

Even after all this time,

We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness.
he sun never says to the earth,
"You owe me."
Look what happens with
A love like that.
It lights the whole sky. 

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.

I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me. I love you for the part of me that you bring out.

The modern fairy tale ending is the reverse of the traditional one: A woman does not wait for Prince Charming to bring her happiness; she lives happily ever after only by refusing to wait for him -- or by actually rejecting him. It is those who persist in hoping for a Prince Charming who are setting themselves up for disillusionment and unhappiness.

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.

Love life and life will love you back. Love people and they will love you back.

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking.
It is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.

 

  

Quotes about love

Don’t wait until it’s too late to tell someone how much you love and how much you care about them, Because when they’re gone, no matter how loud you shout and cry, they won’t hear you anymore.
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Love is not just about finding a good partner. it is also about being a good one
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Any person can say that they love you. only a few will actually prove it .

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be with someone who knows exactly what they have when they are with you. Not someone who realizes it after they’ve lost you.
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Sometimes, people choose to leave not because of selfish reasons. But they just know that things will get worse if they stay.
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When someone walks out of your life, let them. There’s no use in wasting your time on people that leave you. What you make of yourself and your future is no longer tied to them. Yeah, you may miss them. But remember that you weren’t the one that gave up.
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One day, he’s going to text you. That day, you’re going to realize he means nothing to you. He’s just another guy. Just another guy, you wasted your time on, tried to look good for, and tried to impress. He’s just another bad memory. You’re going to remember how much you like him, and miss him, but at the same time how much you hate him. Instead of getting all excited over this one message, that can mean the world to you, but nothing to him, just click erase and move on with your life. He’s not worth it.
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I hate the way you talk to me. And the way you cut your hair. I hate the way you drive my car. I hate it when you stare I hate your big dumb combat boots. And the way you read my mind. I hate you so much it makes me sick– it even makes me rhyme. I hate the way you’re always right. I hate it when you lie. I hate it when you make me laugh — even worse when you make me cry. I hate it that you’re not around. And the fact that you didn’t call. But mostly I hate the way I don’t hate you – - not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all.
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If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together…Keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever.
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I can go days without talking to you, months without seeing you, but not a second goes by that I don’t think about you.
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If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together…Keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever.
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I miss you when something good happens, because you’re the one I want to share it with. I miss you when something is troubling me, because you’re the one that understands me so well. I miss you when I laugh and cry, because I know that you are the one that makes my laughter grow and my tears disappear. I miss you all the time, but I miss you the most when I lay awake at night, and think of all the wonderful times that we spent with each other for those were some of the best and most memorable times of my life.
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There comes a moment in our lives when we feel alone, we feel scared as can’t solve some problems by ourselves. And this is the moment when we wish a person, a person who keeps us safe and will be there for us.
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"You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.” 
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Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
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“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”
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Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” 

A Poem For A Special Someone

Author: dence_frecille03 You are my inspiration. Having you in my life revived my sleeping devotion. You are indeed a special someone. Loving you gives me hope to free this misery that I coped. In those times I gave up You came and I stood up. Never will I forget how you always cheer me up every time I'm sad and for that I'm glad. Whenever I'm lonely You are there for me keeping my heart alive with your every smile. I dedicate this poem to you to show how much you mean to me - I love you My special someone!

Friendship quotes

We are friends and I do like to pass the day with you in serious and inconsequential chatter. I wouldn't mind washing up beside you, dusting beside you, reading the back half of the paper while you read the front. We are friends and I would miss you, do miss you and think of you very often.


“Even though we've changed and we're all finding our own place in the world, we all know that when the tears fall or the smile spreads across our face, we'll come to each other because no matter where this crazy world takes us, nothing will ever change so much to the point where we're not all still friends.

“This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing... not healing, not curing... that is a friend who cares.”

Flame In My Heart

Your eyes are blue and sparkling like the deepest of seas.
Your presence, like a sweet, summer breeze.
Your hair is glimmering and golden like sun rays.
Oh how you manage to brighten up my days.
Your nose is beautiful; big and round,
Oh what a wonderful person I have found!
Your lips are smooth and are well formed,
The whole of your body is perfectly adorned.
Your laughter is like ripples of energy,
That caresses and moves right through me.
Your voice carries the blessing gift of music,
Soft and inviting with a warmth in it.
The smile that i see on Your face everyday,
Fills me with joy and makes me proud and gay.


You have brought a peace upon my soul
And have planted a flame in my heart.
You are the masterpiece of the universe,
And... I Love You.

by Lauren D.