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Readings
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“I Fell in Love with Her Courage”
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
“I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self-respect. And it's these things I'd believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn't all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything” …
“The Laws of Wellness”
by Greg Anderson
The greatest pursuit is not good health, unsurpassed wisdom, economic surplus, political freedom, or even faith that can move mountains. It is the daily practice of unconditional loving. Unconditional, non-judgmental loving. This is our aim, life’s single highest and most rewarding pursuit …
“Ever After”
by C.S Lewis
We believe and hope in ‘ever after’.
It implies that every day we feel a perfect love.
Is a great love made from only happiness? From continuous unending excitement?
No…
“Let Love be Stronger than Your Anger”
by Jane Wells
Let love be stronger than your anger
Learn the wisdom of compromise
For it is better to bend than to break…
“Soul Mates”
by Lang Leav
I don’t know how it is you are so familiar to me –
Or why it feels less that I’m getting to know you
And more as though I am remembering who you are…
“Yes, I’ll Marry You”
by Pam Ayres
Yes, I’ll marry you, my dear.
And here’s the reason why:
So I can push you out of bed
When the baby starts to cry…
“I Love You Means…”
by Jonathan Safran Foer
I love you means that I accept you for the person that you are, and that I do not wish to change you into someone else. It means that I will love you and stand by you through the worst times…
“Now We Are Six”
by A. A. Milne
A soul mate is someone who has locks that fit our keys
And keys to fit our locks
When we feel safe enough to open the locks
Our truest selves step out…
“Gift from the Sea”
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
When you love someone, you do not love them all the time, in exactly the same way, from moment to moment. It is an impossibility. It is even a lie to pretend to. And yet this is exactly what most of us demand. We have so little faith in the ebb and flow of life, of love, of relationships…
“Oh The Places You’ll Go”
by Dr. Seuss
Congratulations! Today is your day.
You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose…
“He Never Leaves the Seat Up”
by Unknown
He never leaves the set up
Or wet towels upon the floor
The toothpaste has the lid on
And he always shuts the door!...
“To Love is Not to Possess”
by James Kavanaugh
To love is not to possess,
To own or imprison,
Nor to lose one’s self in another…
“Untitled”
by Bee Rawlinson
Love me when I’m old and shocking
Peel off my elastic stockings
Swing me from the chandeliers
Let’s be randy bad old dears…
The Traditional Apache Marriage Blessing
Now you will feel no rain
For each of you will be the shelter for each other.
Now you will feel no cold,
For each of you will be the warmth for the other…