Category Archives: Love

A Letter To My Son on Father’s Day

Posted on June 16, 2013 by

ORIGINALLY Posted on June 19, 2011 Dear Nick, Vivid in memory are the emotions I experienced just after you were born. The day after you arrived I wrote in a journal about the joy I felt, the gratefulness within for … Continue reading →

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Love At Whatever Age

Posted on June 9, 2013 by

Romantic Love has been described as… intense emotional experiences such as increased energy, euphoria, obsessive thinking about the loved one, feelings of dependency and craving. When people are ‘in love’ they may feel as if they have uncovered the meaning … Continue reading →

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How Much Love…

Posted on May 24, 2013 by

“How much love have you let in today?” That question crossed my path and stopped me in my tracks. Reading the article by Cheryl Eckl that followed the question hit me like a ton of bricks: giving love to others … Continue reading →

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The Flower of Life

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

For most of my life if a friend drifted away I felt what we shared was completely lost. Once in a while we’d get hooked up again at some point, but most often not. Then there were the romantic relationships … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of Love

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Flying home at the end of a business trip yesterday, I was seated across the aisle one seat back from a twenty-something mother with a tiny infant in her arms and kindergarten aged boy seated next to her. Watching them … Continue reading →

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That Shadow Was Me

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

I have spent most of my adult life looking for it. Over time I tried this way and that way; this woman and that woman; that friend and others. Time and time again I found it temporarily only to discover … Continue reading →

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All These Things and More

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

If my heart could be seen as living space it would be similar to the room above; well used, a bit worn and even abused, but more than serviceable. My heart… …has become dusty from years of use but is a safe … Continue reading →

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In the Garden of Mystic Lovers

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

The day is overcast and the sky is slate gray. Light rain is falling making the air moisture laden and foggy. For some people such a morning might set off a tinge of sadness, or even depression. But not for … Continue reading →

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One of A Kind

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

December 19, 1932 — March 9, 2013 Harry Weathersby Stamps, ladies’ man, foodie, natty dresser, and accomplished traveler, died on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Harry was locally sourcing his food years before chefs in California starting using cilantro and arugula (both … Continue reading →

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Wiser, Stronger, Older…

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

From an article on-line, comes these three steps about how to fall in love. 1. Find a complete stranger. 2. Reveal to each other intimate details about your lives for half an hour. 3. Then, stare deeply into each others … Continue reading →

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