short and sweet

so on this day of supposed "love," i wanted to share a few thoughts. i love love. silly and trite as it may sound, it's true. when so many others feel alone and sorry for their own state of affairs on this day, i revel in the sappy love songs, the mad scurrying of men buying flowers, and the pounds and pounds of chocolate.

love is a gift that we all take for granted. loving brings true joy. loving others fills our hearts as nothing else can.

as the years pass by, love continues to teach me new lessons. the ability to love, though painful at times, is priceless and it excavates room in the heart for more love.

so i send out my love to all with some of my favorite quotes on the matter. happy valentines day!

“i have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.-mother teresa

"life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved."-victor hugo

"the important thing was to love rather than to be loved."-w. somerset maugham