There's nothing you can make that can't be made.
No one you can save that can't be saved.
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time.
It's easy.
All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love
Love is all you need.
- John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Today is Valentine's Day. I hope you're having a good one. Dave and I celebrated with friends on Tuesday night. Here we are eating on Park Ave. (right out on the street) in Winter Park, Florida. I'm having a dozen raw oysters. Woo hoo! How romantic!
But you know what? Love is about way more than this. I love many, many people. I truly believe that all of life is about relationships. When I did countless workshops and seminars back in my career days I would emphasis that, no matter the issue, "relationships" are the whole ballgame.
Want to end starvation or bring about world peace? Start with relationships.
Yesterday my friend gave me three little flowers from her garden. They'd been wrapped in a wet paper towel and then foil. I stuck them in the edge of my briefcase then forgot to take them out. This morning there they were! I was thrilled. Now they're in the middle of the table. I love my friend.
We discussed in our class this week the concept that older folks tend to disengage. Especially when we begin losing spouses and friends. Juan Montalvo wrote "Old age is an island surrounded by death." How sad. Let's not let that happen to us. Whether we're 17 or 82, let's get out there and make some relationships. You can start by saying something positive to every person you see tomorrow.
Two of my younger granddaughters sent us a valentine. It came in this envelope. (I'm glad our mailman, Neal, knows us.) I'm happy that I sent valentines to grand kids and to tons of other folks as well. Because I love many, many people.
All you need is love.
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No one you can save that can't be saved.
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time.
It's easy.
All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love
Love is all you need.
- John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Today is Valentine's Day. I hope you're having a good one. Dave and I celebrated with friends on Tuesday night. Here we are eating on Park Ave. (right out on the street) in Winter Park, Florida. I'm having a dozen raw oysters. Woo hoo! How romantic!But you know what? Love is about way more than this. I love many, many people. I truly believe that all of life is about relationships. When I did countless workshops and seminars back in my career days I would emphasis that, no matter the issue, "relationships" are the whole ballgame.
Want to end starvation or bring about world peace? Start with relationships.
Yesterday my friend gave me three little flowers from her garden. They'd been wrapped in a wet paper towel and then foil. I stuck them in the edge of my briefcase then forgot to take them out. This morning there they were! I was thrilled. Now they're in the middle of the table. I love my friend.
We discussed in our class this week the concept that older folks tend to disengage. Especially when we begin losing spouses and friends. Juan Montalvo wrote "Old age is an island surrounded by death." How sad. Let's not let that happen to us. Whether we're 17 or 82, let's get out there and make some relationships. You can start by saying something positive to every person you see tomorrow. Two of my younger granddaughters sent us a valentine. It came in this envelope. (I'm glad our mailman, Neal, knows us.) I'm happy that I sent valentines to grand kids and to tons of other folks as well. Because I love many, many people.
All you need is love.
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