Today, Rosie and I celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary (28 years in total) it started off as a quiet affair; we didn't go out for breakfast and we didn't exchange cards. There were no flowers or promises of love and fidelity until the day we die. We both agreed that we have built our life together to last through all the fires that might come our way. We've been through many of those fires and, while we occasionally got singed, and sometimes had to retreat into each other's hearts for healing and nurturing, we are strong in our understanding of each other.
Today found a list of thoughtfully assembled words that underlie a well balanced relationship between people and we believe that we can count ourselves among those who take these words to heart. If you care to read through this beautiful page, you'll come to the last item on the list that is probably the most poignant one of all. My love, my commitment to our relationship is built on the many points listed in the page, but the last one is the cement that holds it all together.
1. I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.
2. No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry.
3. Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
4. A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
5. The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can't have them.
6. Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know
who is falling in love with your smile.
7. To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
8. Don't waste your time on a man/woman, who isn't willing to waste their time on you.
9. Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.
10. Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened.
11. There's always going to be people that hurt you so what you have to do is keep on trusting and just be more careful about who you
trust next time around.
12. Make yourself a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you.
13. Don't try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to.
14. AND...the most compelling reason that our marriage survives intact after all these years.....my wife has told me that, at 50 years of age, younger women are no longer interested in me!!!!!! Yep that pretty much did it....
Today found a list of thoughtfully assembled words that underlie a well balanced relationship between people and we believe that we can count ourselves among those who take these words to heart. If you care to read through this beautiful page, you'll come to the last item on the list that is probably the most poignant one of all. My love, my commitment to our relationship is built on the many points listed in the page, but the last one is the cement that holds it all together.
1. I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.
2. No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry.
3. Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
4. A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
5. The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can't have them.
6. Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know
who is falling in love with your smile.
7. To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
8. Don't waste your time on a man/woman, who isn't willing to waste their time on you.
9. Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.
10. Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened.
11. There's always going to be people that hurt you so what you have to do is keep on trusting and just be more careful about who you
trust next time around.
12. Make yourself a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you.
13. Don't try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to.
14. AND...the most compelling reason that our marriage survives intact after all these years.....my wife has told me that, at 50 years of age, younger women are no longer interested in me!!!!!! Yep that pretty much did it....