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THIS IS A REPOST OF ONE OF MY
FAVORITE VALENTINE'S DAY NOTES
FROM 2.14.2013
I have come to realize that true love is not
superficial, true love enables us to love
through the imperfections, through the
flaws and see the true divine perfection
we each possess within.
Ann, my wife, has taught me more about
love than any guru or meditation guidance
I have ever encountered. I often bragged
that I had never had an operation or even
really been in the hospital for any major
issue.
Since 2007, I have had four major surgeries,
starting with a reconstruction of my cervical
spine, then the resection of a pituitary brain
tumor followed up with the reconstruction
of my lumbar spine, then a quadruple bypass
to top it off a year later.
Ann has waited through over thirty plus
hours of surgery, countless hours in intensive
care, helping me recuperate and live on
from each. And although I now walk like a
combination of Groucho Marx and Frankenstein,
while hearing just a bit better than the elder
Beethoven, I am still loved.
So I wrote this note for Ann this Valentine's
Day morning. I hope it also helps you
acknowledge and honor all those who have
loved you through, and continue to love you,
warts and all: spouses, lovers, partners,
friends, parents, kids, and caregivers who
continue to see the perfect you through the
imperfections of this life.
FOR LOVING ME
Thank you for loving me through times
of fear, concern, and struggle – always
at my side to console, to support, to carry
me, to find a way to calm my trembling
spirit simply by taking my hand and
forging onward.
Thank you for loving me, even when
I fail to love myself, as you gently hold
a mirror to my true nature so I can see
the truth of who I truly am and what
I have to offer – for showing me, the me
you love, so I understand my worth, my value.
Thank you for loving me, and picking
up my tired soul so I can see the life
left to live; and by grasping your eternal
strength, your perpetual hope, forge on
towards better days, to thrive and flourish
again, always safe within your loving gaze.
Thank you for loving me!
AT G. 2.14.2013
WITH LOVE, G.
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