Celebrated Love

Like gentle waves of sunlight over peaceful waters comes the brightness of his smile as I reach to hold him close after an eternity of a day without him. He makes me smile just showing up.

The dance in his eyes starts a song in my heart and I sway. He releases my hand to walk through the room, but I hold on to walk with him. There’s…that…smile. Only to watch the strength of his frame do I let go as he guides his coat to its place.

I position myself at his side to feel the hum of his body like a fine-tuned engine. The rumble of his voice flutters my heart and divides my focus between what he tells of his day and what I see as he speaks.

Simple pleasures are rich with him in my world. I frequent memory lane to visit where we traveled on our courtship journey. The restaurant of our first meal. Private concerts of his favorite songs delivering his message to my heart. A friendly game of Scrabble with a tie-breaker yet to be announced.

Time has not curbed my excitement at the thought of him. I yet squeal like a school girl when I see him. His laughter is a love song I play over and over again when he goes away.

Game Conscious Love

At this stage of life and love, we have heard extraordinary stories of a person who is not serious about love, does not know how to love; but, has the ability to convince someone who wants real love into believing a solid relationship is in progress.

The unsuspecting person realizes they were the equivalent of shoes tried on with no plan to buy. If we learned from mistakes, we no longer ignore the red flag with our new love. What if the red flag is a false alarm?

How dependable is the old saying, “If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck?” We can be so game conscious that we will confront and accuse our new love of cheating.

Blind trust is your decision alone, but giving love a chance will always involve risk. Questionable actions challenge our minds to allow time to give answers the other person may never utter.

Yes, being forthright has its place. Are you prepared to deal with the shift in your relationship if you act upon what appears to be a game in progress only to find no game is under way?

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Love Investments Matter than Money

T. D. Jakes; MANPOWER CONFERENCE 2011: BREAKING NEW GROUND

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