Notes on love

She needs a little chaos

to keep her calm,

and a little crazy

to keep her sane.

-Facts

Sometimes the moments

we least expected

turn out to be

the best moments

of our lives,

so live

with an open heart,

and let the magic happen.

-Zen Love

That girl with the tattoo and nose ring

bringing you your morning coffee

is more than her apron and cap,

and in her busy hands is the blood of history.

Her grandmother who had to hide her babies

during the war,

and a fatherless mother wracked with grief.

Her hands hold the courage of so many women

wives, lovers, friends, daughters,

women who to hold the world together,

who have all suffered for love

just so she could be here.

So be thankful for those who give their lives for love,

and for the women who hold life in their hands.

Be thankful for your coffee, her smile,

and your life,

because everyone come from stories

too detailed to tell to strangers

who don’t already understand.

—Look Deeper

Laughter is one of the greatest gifts in life.

It is the sound of the soul letting go,

and revealing its deepest truths,

so find somebody

who you can laugh with,

and you will have found somebody

you might want to share your life with.

-Laughter

You will always be the one

who showed me

the full beauty

of my own soul.

-You

Wake up to the wonder

that is your life,

the sky that opens above you

like a vast umbrella of blue.

Really look at the yellow flowers

blazing like flames

along the grass.

Wake up to the wonder

of your own imagination,

the one they stole from you

in school,

and you will be able to live

in the magic of the moment

whenever you want,

with nobody to thank

but yourself.

-Wake up

The challenge of love

is how to stay in love

with the same person

over a long period of time,

and the trick is to never stop

looking for the humanity in each other,

forgiving each other’s faults,

so that you foster compassion in your heart,

which is the very essence of love.

-The Secret

She will be the one

standing by the ocean

with the sun in her hair,

and a smile

like a song

rising

from

the

sea.

-She

You deserve a devotion

to match your own,

a passion as deep

as yours,

a life

that is beautiful

and extaordinarly yours.

-Yes you

I have never done anything

to make my wife

question my loyalty

because that

is what it means

to be loyal.

-Simple

Once you find real love,

you will see through fake love

like an ill-fitting glass slipper.

-Truth

In a real relationship,

you have to humble,

and willing to apologize

and own it when you make a mistake,

because real relationships

are built on humility and trust,

not ego, games, pride,

and power.

-Love or Power

I say what I mean,

and mean

what we say,

which is the only way

you can speak

the language of love.

-Sincerity

You will never have to fight for somebody

who is strong,

and grounded in who they are,

because it takes knowing yourself

to know somebody else,

and if they want you,

I promise you will both know it

in your bones.

-Only you

Find the one

who makes you feel

like you’ve always been together,

and this is just another day

beneath an infinite sun.

-They exist

You are the reason why

the stars shine so brightly in the sky,

and why

the moon

never stops

chasing the sun

into the miracle

of another day.

-And again

The truth is that no matter

how beautiful a poem,

love could never be captured with words,

when it’s always unfolding

in the moment

like an endless map

revealing another time

and place

where I love you,

another mile

I want to travel

with your hand

in mine.

-Us

Whenever we travel the world together,

we keep the planning stage light,

so that there are open spaces

without expectations,

appointments or tour guides

to tell us what to see.

Sometimes it’s better

just to experience things

as they happen,

spontaneously,

real,

and unrehearsed,

the way love should be.

-No maps

The feeling of falling in love,

and true love

are not the same things,

so if you fall in love

remember you still

have to build a relationship

with trust,

dialogue,

time,

and commitment

or the feeling of falling in love

will fade like the pages of an old book.

And one day,

you will throw in the trash

because it’s cover said, “True Love,”

but it turned out to be about a fleeting feeling,

that never stands the test of time.

-True Love

If he’s not excited about you,

he’s not the one.

If he takes you for granted,

he’s not the one.

If he doesn’t know

what a treasure you are to behold,

he’s not the one.

-The one

And above all,

she said,

keep your capacity

for curiosity

and wonder,

for without them

you will never

truly smile.

-Splendor in the grass

If you can slow down

long enough

to read these poems

and feel the words

touching your heart,

that means

you’re still alive,

and this alone

is a miracle

worth

smiling about.

-Thank you

Don’t say in a relationship out of obligation or fear.

Don’t stay because they think you should.

Don’t stay because the world says so.

Stay because you feel like this is where you belong.

Stay because there is no place else your soul wants to be.

-Enough said