To be in love, however briefly,
is to be truly, wonderfully alive.
Never to have loved is to leave the
mouth of your soul unchartered,
unexplored. But beware before
embarking on your heart's voyage of
discovery, that there will be stormy
seas and troubled waters before you
reach the island paradise of your
dreams.

You cannot know the ecstasies of
loving without having suffered it's
agonies. Only when you have waited
cold and lonely through the hours of
night, will you truly savor the
morning sun, feeling it's warmth
caress your body. And before you can
fly like an eagle; high and free in
the endless blue sky, you must know what
it is to be helpless, hopeless, lost,
and grounded.

But oh, be not afraid of love.
Be ready, be always ready and when
the spirit of true love comes to you,
embrace him...embrace him unashamedly.
Let him possess you body and soul and
he will take you to places you have
never even imagined, and you will feel
in every fiber of your being as you
never felt before.

Allow yourself to be happy and
acknowledge that you are. Cherish each
and every moment, for they will never
come again. Time rushes by for lovers,
and the simple gesture of today is the
treasured memory of tomorrow. Give and
receive freely. Remember that you are
blessed to be loved, but doubly blessed
when you love in return.