Expressing Love...Hmm What's That?

[tessa]

What I wonder about, is how does it affect us to move in our life? I love my children no matter what (unconditionally if you will) however I don’t want them to spend the rest of their lives in my home.

You want them to mature into responsible, independent adults, capable of making decisions in the present that will positively affect their future, right? If that's the case, I think it's what most parents want for their children. Being the excellent example to epitomize lends to the success of that parent-wish.

Mother Theresa loved working with the poor but that is a far cry from a committed love relationship.

On the surface, of course it's different. I mean, Mother Teresa wasn't sexually involved with her charity work. But make no mistake, she was consumed with her work. The nature of her chosen religion and work as a nun set that fact in stone. And she took her vows seriously. She devoted her entire adult life to her work. The level of her commitment was much deeper than most will ever realize, whatever type relationship. To the subject of her devotion, she never stopped trying, she never retreated when things got super tough and she never quit. Isn't that what we all, in many ways, dream of when giving attributes to the perfect mate?

What is love to a couple, what does that cycle look like? We all know what falling in love is, or trusting in love or following love…really these all deal with the same issue romantic love, the process of falling in love. I’m interested in what keeps it going, what keeps people in love for a life time with each other?

I said it before- every single day, making the decision to keep the idea of that romantic love alive and thriving is what will sustain you both through to the end. I believe that if you have that spark to begin with, if the chemistry is strong enough, and the pure enjoyment of each other is in place, then that love can go on and on and on, even when it seems impossible at times that it can continue to be. But it is decided upon daily, as you make your way through this life we live.

But that decision, J-Go, is yours alone to make. And I wish you and Amber nothing but the very best in the making of it.