A Woman BY Example

a good woman

good woman is proud of herself. She respects herself and others. She is aware of who she is. She neither seeks definition from the person she is with, nor does she expect them to read her mind. She is quite capable of articulating her needs. A good woman is hopeful. She is strong enough to make all her dreams come true. She knows love, therefore she gives love. She recognizes that her love has great value and must be reciprocated. If her love is taken for granted, it soon disappears. A good woman has a dash of inspiration, a dabble of endurance. She knows that she will, at times, have to inspire others to reach the potential God gave them. A good woman knows her past, understands her present and moves toward the future. A good woman knows God. She knows that with God the world is her playground, but without God she will just be played. A good woman does not live in fear of the future because of her past. Instead, she understands that her life experiences are merely lessons, meant to bring her closer to self knowledge and unconditional self love.

Think Big!!!

You've Got To Think Big To Be Big.

If you don't have a dream, how are you going to make it come true?


High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.
You'll always hit what you aim for in the long run.
Why not aim high?

Have the courage to follow your dreams.
It's the first step towards attaining your destiny.

Big thinking precedes big achievement.

"Five Ways to Welcome Change"

Ways to Welcome Change

The architect is a man who synthesizes, but he does not yet possess the wisdom and infinite intuition of the angels, who alone are capable of building a cathedral without planning ahead.

By Elizabeth Lesser

Raise your hand if you've had a crazy year with lots of changes--good, bad, or otherwise. OK! Just as I thought; we're all in this together. The most difficult change I've been dealing with is my sister's cancer diagnosis and treatment. Sitting by her bed in the oncology unit the other day, I came across words by the great Sufi master, Hazrat Inayat Khan: "Walking on the turning wheel of the earth, living under the ever-rotating sun, man expects a peaceful life."

Reading them, I had an a-ha moment--I let go of demanding that life be predictable, easy, peaceful. Such a relief! I decided to make my New Year's resolution be about welcoming change with a willing heart. If you want to join me in this, here are some helpful ways to proceed.

Expect Change

Since we live in a changing universe, expect change. Good change, difficult change, destructive change, transformative change.

Make Friends With Change

Try not to fight change. Make unconditional friendship with it, in whatever form it arrives.

Relax Into the Mystery

There is so much more to this life than we can ever understand through our tiny brains and fearful hearts.

So in times of big change, it's good to be gentle and kind and patient with yourself. And to relax. The best peacemakers are those who are at peace with themselves.

Receive Change's Message

Be still and listen deeply for the truth that is carried on its winds--information about the past, wisdom about the present, and direction for the future.

Come Alive

Join forces with the dynamic flow of life. The African-American theologian Howard Thurman said: "Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive."

And so, as the old year changes into the New Year, ask what makes you come alive, and then go do it--for your own sake, and in service of the greater good.

SUCCESS IS ON YOUR SPHERE

You can start at anytime if you want to be successful.

But you have to start.

You won't accomplish anything if you wait
for all the possible objections to be overcome.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word,

is what people fear most. Don't be afraid to live.

Don't wait for things to change. Don't wait until you have more time, until you are less tired, until you get the promotion,

until you settle down, until, until, until.

Don't wait for a major event in your life to occur before you begin to live. Begin where you are.

Work where you are. The hour you are wasting now,

dreaming of some far off success, is crowded with tremendous possibilities. When you take the first step, your mind will mobilize all its forces to assist you. Once you have started, all that is within and around you will come to your assistance.

The only way to start down the road to success is to start.

"DReam To LiVe"

What are dreams made of.....

There comes a time in your life when you realize that if you stand still, you will remain at this point forever, You realize that if you fall and stay down, life will pass you by.

Life's circumstances are not always what you might wish them to be, You may at times be led in directions that you never imagined, dreamed or designed.

Yet if you had never put any effort into choosing a path or attempt your dream, then perhaps you would have no direction at all.

Rather than wondering or questioning the direction your life has taken, accept the fact that there is a path before you now. Shake off the "whys" and "what ifs" and rid yourself of confusion.

Whatever was~is in the past. Whatever is ~ is what's important. The past is a brief reflection. The future is yet to be realized. Today is here.

Walk your path one step at a time ~ with courage, faith and determination. Keep your head up, and cast your dreams to the stars. Soon a path you never imagined will become the most comfortable direction for you to follow.

Keep your belief in yourself and walk into your new journey. You will find it magnificent, spectacular and beyond your wildest imaginings.

"Set Your Goals"

Set your goal, go like google

Is your goal big enough? Is it possible that you have set your career sights far too low? After studying many of the world’s most successful businesswoman and men, it was found that a common thread in all their stories – they all had inspiring visions and dared to dream big.

In the mid-nineties, two scruffy college students in Stanford University named Larry Page and Sergey Brin had a dream of organizing all the world’s information and making it universally accessible. What was born out of their small dorm room in Stanford is an internet search engine they called GOOGLE. Brin and Page have now employed more than 10 000 people worldwide in a research company. Millward Brown puts Google at number one in an annual top 100 global brand power list for the second year in a row. Their dream is now worth an estimated R688 Billion, affording them a personal wealth of R37 Billion each.

Frances Hodgson Burnett said, “At first people refused to believe that a strange new thing can be done, and then they begin to hope it can be done, them they see it can be done, then it is done, and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago.” Dreaming big is a prerequisite if you want to shift the world around you. It was our elder statesman Nelson Mandela who said, “there is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” Outlined below are four key values necessary for the accomplishing the dream you have for your personal brand.

1. Intention – it is the setting of an intention that will call in wonder resources, opportunities and people. What do you intend to do, create or accomplish? You also want to have deeper, meaningful intentions about how you live.

2. Integrity – if you were to survey big dreamers on the qualities that they value most, at the top of the list is usually integrity. Keeping your word and delivering on your promises is essential.

3. Do Something – it is essential that you put everything you have learned into an action plan. Without action, we are just dreamers. Taking action and working hard gives you brand power.

4. Build you dream team – once you know what you want to accomplish, develop a team of supporters. Begin with one person who believes in you and your dream and then seek out others. Make sure these team members are clear about your strengths and weaknesses and are prepared to support.

Irrespective of your current plight in life, cultivate a dream large enough to inspire passion and go make it happen. Stay blessed!!

Reasons You're Not Rich

10 (More) Reasons You're Not Rich

Many people assume they aren't rich because they don't earn enough money. If I only earned a little more, I could save and invest better, they say.

The problem with that theory is they were probably making exactly the same argument before their last several raises. Becoming a millionaire has less to do with how much you make, it's how you treat money in your daily life.

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The list of reasons you may not be rich doesn't end at 10.

Caring what your neighbors think, not being patient, having bad habits, not having goals, not being prepared, trying to make a quick buck, relying on others to handle your money, investing in things you don't understand, being financially afraid and ignoring your finances.

Here are 10 more possible reasons you aren't rich:

You care what your car looks like:

A car is a means of transportation to get from one place to another, but many people don't view it that way. Instead, they consider it a reflection of themselves and spend money every two years or so to impress others instead of driving the car for its entire useful life and investing the money saved.

You feel entitlement:

If you believe you deserve to live a certain lifestyle, have certain things and spend a certain amount before you have earned to live that way, you will have to borrow money. That large chunk of debt will keep you from building wealth.

You lack diversification:

There is a reason one of the oldest pieces of financial advice is to not keep all your eggs in a single basket. Having a diversified investment portfolio makes it much less likely that wealth will suddenly disappear.

You started too late: The magic of compound interest works best over long periods of time. If you find you're always saying there will be time to save and invest in a couple more years, you'll wake up one day to find retirement is just around the corner and there is still nothing in your retirement account.

You don't do what you enjoy:

While your job doesn't necessarily need to be your dream job, you need to enjoy it. If you choose a job you don't like just for the money, you'll likely spend all that extra cash trying to relieve the stress of doing work you hate.

You don't like to learn:

You may have assumed that once you graduated from college, there was no need to study or learn. That attitude might be enough to get you your first job or keep you employed, but it will never make you rich. A willingness to learn to improve your career and finances are essential if you want to eventually become wealthy.

You buy things you don't use:

Take a look around your house, in the closets, basement, attic and garage and see if there are a lot of things you haven't used in the past year. If there are, chances are that all those things you purchased were wasted money that could have been used to increase your net worth.

You don't understand value:

You buy things for any number of reasons besides the value that the purchase brings to you.

This is not limited to those who feel the need to buy the most expensive items, but can also apply to those who always purchase the cheapest goods. Rarely are either the best value, and it's only when you learn to purchase good value that you have money left over to invest for your future.

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Your house is too big:

When you buy a house that is bigger than you can afford or need, you end up spending extra money on longer debt payments, increased taxes, higher upkeep and more things to fill it. Some people will try to argue that the increased value of the house makes it a good investment, but the truth is that unless you are willing to downgrade your living standards, which most people are not, it will never be a liquid asset or money that you can ever use and enjoy.

You fail to take advantage of opportunities:

There has probably been more than one occasion where you heard about someone who has made it big and thought to yourself, "I could have thought of that." There are plenty of opportunities if you have the will and determination to keep your eyes open.

Perfection is A Goal, Not a Reality

...is A Goal, Not a Reality

Sometimes you may think that you need to be perfect that you cannot make mistakes.

At these times you put so much pressure on yourself.

Try to realize that you are like everyone else-- capable of reaching great potential but not capable of being perfect.

Just do your best and realize that this is not enough.

Don't compare yourself to anyone

Be happy to be the wonderful unique, very special person that you are.

"It's A Beautiful Life,Appreciate Small Things"

Allow Good Things Into Your Life

Everyone gets off track from time to time – it’s normal and a consequence of living in a complex, stressful world. Attract abundance and maintain a good mental equivalent by raising your vibration. Raising your vibration means giving loving attention, or energy, to what you want. We get faster results by attuning to an idea of what we want and then allowing it to come into our lives, because we are already in a state of thankfulness that it is here.

That is another reason we write affirmations in the present moment: there really isn’t any other time in our lives that is important. Live in the now, thank in the now, love in the now, and allow prosperity to happen in the now, knowing it is already present. When we concentrate on the effects of the world, rather than our supply, we lower our vibrational quality, making it much harder to demonstrate what we want.

You’ve heard the concept of alignment and finding “center” from many spiritual teachers, achieved by chanting, prayer, meditation, chakra balancing, even martial arts or exercise. Those activities help raise your vibrational quality by helping you to identify or resonate with the true self, so that goodness can manifest. Essentially, you are attuning to your God-force. That is why in affirmations, we focus on the “I am” within us and align our vibrational quality with that of our God/Goddess energy.

We do a pretty job of cultivating our own negative programming and often bring to the table a lot of negative assumptions about money and abundance that lower our vibration. You might recognize these.

It was never meant for me to have money.

I’m poor but clean (or good, pure, happy, content).

If I want to lead a spiritual life and be closer to God, it means I must have to give everything up.

I’ll be like Christ (or Buddha, Rumi, Mohammed, Mother Teresa) because not having any material wealth means I am purer (or righteous, religious, going to get a better afterlife).

You can live a pure life only without material items.

I don’t want to learn about how money works – I’ll just let ______________do it.

I just want to spend money.

I only care about large sums of money. Why should I pick up a penny off the sidewalk?

It’s not worth my time, so I’ll just do a mediocre (or lousy) job. This shows overall disrespect for your true supply when it’s giving you an opportunity. Choose not to do the job instead!

Prosperity means I have to take something away from someone else.

I can’t enjoy wealth because I feel guilty.

I will never be able to afford that.You are building a “can’t afford” consciousness. You will bring more events and things into your life that you cannot afford.

I can’t imagine having a million dollars – I wouldn’t know what to do with it.

If I had a million dollars, I’d give it all away.

If I become wealthy, why should I be generous? I struggled so long, I’m going to let everyone else know how it feels not to have anything.

People who have money are wealthy snobs.

Being rich is selfish. You can have too much money.

Rich people consume all the world’s natural resources. I love the earth too much to be rich.

Money represents temptation and evil.

I don’t deserve what I really want.

I don’t want this deal not to work out. If you’re constantly worried about lack, you’ll attract it.

I just want to be rich.This one is particularly self-defeating, because you’ll spend your energy on getting the money without any focus on how to do it.

You won’t be able to demonstrate the law of being with this type of mental muck. Start affirming that you are a prosperity magnet because you possess the boundless wealth of the universe without exception. Spend time raising your vibration. Say that you attract all good things today, not tomorrow or next week. Love yourself, praise your abilities in the present moment, and build feelings of confidence.

I am a prosperous, intelligent, capable individual who can do anything.

I deserve health, wealth, love, and happiness in my life. I thank the universe for my opportunities.

I pay my bills with love and joy… Come on, you can do this one!

…I love that I have the ability to pay this bill, and I rejoice in the goods and services I have received as a result of this bill.

I see the abundance in the universe everywhere I go. I see it in myself.

I am a loving individual, who is part of unlimited creation; therefore, I am unlimited in what I can do.

I am my divine self and I choose to demonstrate my highest good. I prosper everywhere I go because I love life.

I am an open channel to receive my abundance from the universe. I am open to new opportunities.

Remain open to the possibility that the universe is infinitely more creative than you in choosing the channel for abundance to flow through. If you outline exactly how you want to receive your good, you are definitely giving the idea some clarity. But be flexible. Devising a mental equivalent to own the winning lottery ticket might be a way to manifest abundance, but you are limiting the avenues by which good can come to you.

Likewise, it’s great to visualize opening the front door to discover a huge basketful of money, but it is more likely that the universe will present prosperity through people and opportunities. Be attentive and keep your options open.

Maintain high vibrational quality by practicing verbal harmlessness. Always extend loving thoughts to those around us. What you see in others is what you will see in yourself, and you’ll reproduce that vibration in your immediate environment. You are attracting that which you are, or think you are.

If you are attuning to the highest vision of your true self, how can you go wrong? There are also two words you need to eradicate from your vocabulary: hate and try. Hate, because you can’t have hate as part of your mindset even if you are talking about the corned beef sandwich you had for lunch.

Try, because if you say you will try something, it implies that you aren’t going to do it now, only sometime in the future. Learn to set a mental equivalent of gentleness and generosity and act with poise, grace, loving-kindness, ease, and serenity.

You’ll be surprised how little practice you will need until you permanently internalize those peaceful qualities within and find others possessing those qualities who are part of your everyday experience. Practicing verbal harmlessness also applies to what you say about you.

Nothing lowers your vibration quicker than self-criticism. Whatever you say about yourself applies to everyone because we’re the same soul substance – and what you see in a mirror is what you will see in every person in your life. If I say I am weak, poor, or broke,

I am saying you are too, because we are the same substance. Further, if I say I am stupid, I have just called the Divine stupid – not empowered thinking! By putting yourself down, you are conditioning your mind to believe it, which means you are focusing on lack in yourself. How can the infinite self lack? Become conscious of the spirit within you as your infinite supply.

Know that you are composed of perfect soul material. Keep your affirmations in the present tense, be positive, stop using hate and try, stop self-criticism, and know that you are already wonderfully rich.

"Dream & Discover What Your Future Holds"

K E Y S__T O__L I F E_________

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MY DEFINITE KEYS TO LIFE IS TO KEEP YOUR HEAD UP AND DO NOT LET ANYBODY TELL YOU THAT YOU CAN'T DO SOMETHING WHEN YOU KNOW YOU CAN...YOU CAN BE ANYTHING IN LIFE AS LONG AS YOU KEEP PUSHING FORWARD AND STOP TAKING THE BABY STEPS IN LIFE..LIFE IS A SERIOUS MATTER SO THERE FOR YOU SHOULD ALWAYS TAKE LIFE SERIOUSLY SO THAT MEANS MAKE THE BEST OF TODAY BECAUSE TOMORROW ISN'T A PROMISE....LIFE IS LIKE WATER..IT TRAVELS ON AND ON UNTIL YOU LET IT GO OR THROW IT AWAY BY NOT MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS...I HAVE DEDICATED MY LIFE SO MY LIFE IS IN GODS HANDS SO I LIVE MY LIFE TO THE FULLEST EVERYDAY AND TRY TO DO MY BEST...SO JUST HOLD YOUR HEAD HIGH A KEEP GOING.

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"Simplicity"

Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn
at once how big and precious it is.

Live with Confidence - Never back down! Never surrender! So much of our time and energies are wasted on simple worries and insecurities. Walk into every room like you own the place, remembering to be humble as well, and you will find success extremely often!

Challenge Yourself - Don’t get comfortable! We begin to slide ..

"Have you ever felt drained from trying..no matter what you do no matter how fast you sprint, but you could never be the best.. but far from being the one you pushed and pushed, each time suffocating your tiny frame.. until you finally realised that this is all a waste yet your heart never learnt to give up the jewel of another is its desire and though you desperately fight to banish the dreameach heart beat fiercely condensed into a dreamy pledged that stays for a lifetime."


What makes a Lotus special?The lotus flower is one of the most ancient and deepest symbols of our planet. The lotus flower grows in muddy water and rises above the surface to bloom with remarkable beauty. At night the flower closes and sinks underwater, at dawn it rises and opens again. Untouched by the impurity, lotus symbolizes the purity of heart and mind. The lotus flower represents long life, health, honor and good luck.

"Conversation"

A Conversation With My Wife
AM for everyone

They have said that marriage is a very long conversation with your wife. It is a long series of conversations that will lead to many things. It will lead to a better communications and deeper understanding of our loved ones. It is an exchange of different opinions and struggles so that our words will eventually be followed. It is a long series of exchange of sweet nothings that will lead to intimacy. Until then we will be used to the everyday conversation with our partner in life. And we are not running out of ideas.

They say that is the very essence of love and marriage; good communication. As long as we understand our husband or wife we are indeed in good marriage. As long as we would like to talk to her or him about everything our family will continuously flourished. We will share the same dreams for our children, and we will commit to the same binding that as long as we live we will talk and care for each other. And when nothing has to say our gestures will replace as if he or she is really our better half.

Even though I am not married now, maybe I had many conversations with my “wife”. I may not know it but she is the one I have talk to “yesterdays” or “todays”. Maybe we exchange opinions about everything that matters. Maybe she is just right there but not yet discovered since my world is preoccupied by those distractive environments that blocked our real communication. I may not know her but I think I can feel her presence and maybe someday we will share the same house doing the same conversations that I wished someone I could talk to for the rest of my life.

I don’t know but maybe I am talking to you.

"A Dream Come True"

FOLLOW YOUR DREAM

Trouble arrives in measures,and we stack it up real high,until we're convinced,we have no reason to try.If you feel defeated,you're absolutely wrong,for if you follow your dream,you could never lose for long.Ignore the minor set-backsthat pile up and trouble you,or you will build a mountain,out of the stones hurled at you.The future holds great promise,your destiny unknown,but God is always helping,and you're never alone.Soar bravely toward your goal.Let nothing darken the way.You can change your tomorrow,if you seek your dream today.

You may get a lot of negative
feedback from others,
and so much happens in life
to block the road you wish to travel.
But you must dream anyway
and cherish your dreams
as they come from your soul
and are the blueprint
of who you are.
What's more, they represent the direction
you should take on earth.
Let your heart set your goals
and remain dedicated to them.

"True Faith Is The Ladder To Your Dreams"

"New Beginnings"

A NEW BEGINNING

EACH DAY IS A NEW BEGINNING
WITH A CHANCE TO TRY AGAIN
ALL THE MEMORIES TO ERASE
THAT SEEMS TO BRING US PAIN

EACH DAY IS A NEW BEGINNING
WHEN WE CAN START ANEW
TO SORT OUT OUR PRIORITIES
AND KNOW WHAT WE MUST DO

EACH DAY IS A NEW BEGINNING
IN WHICH TO DO OUR BEST
IF WE TAKE THE FIRST STEP FORWARD
GOD WILL HELP US WITH THE REST

"Just for Today"

IMAGINE THAT YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE ALWAYS DREAMED OF OR WANTED; RIGHT NOW!!!

EVERYTHING THAT COULD POSSIBLY GO YOUR WAY, WILL GO YOUR WAY NOW!!!

EVERYONE IS ON YOUR SIDE, EVEN IF IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE; THEY ARE ON YOUR SIDE!!!


ALL DAY YOU FEEL AMAZING ENERGY AND IT IS SO ADDICTIVE, EVERYONE ELSE FEELS IT TOO!!!!

YOU ARE PRICELESS AND NOTHING CAN REPLACE YOU OR WHAT YOU HAVE TO OFFER EVERYONE HERE IN THIS WORLD!!!

JUST FOR TODAY, REALIZE THAT ALL THIS IS TRUE AND THE UNIVERSE IS READY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH EXACTLY WHAT YOU THINK, ALWAYS!!!

JUST FOR TODAY, I AM DOING ALL I AM ALLOWED TO DO AND THERE ARE NO LIMITS TO THIS DAY~ANY THING IS POSSIBLE TODAY!!!

JUST FOR TODAY, I SURRENDER ALL MY HOPES AND DREAMS TO THE UNIVERSE, BECAUSE I KNOW ANYTHING IS NOW POSSIBLE!!!

THE SKY IS THE LIMIT AND NEVER ENDS OR BEGINS; FOR ALL TIME AND ETERNITY, SO I ENJOY IT NOW!!!

"You Can Do Anything just keep believing that you can"

"You Can Do Anything You Believe You Can"

Just start somewhere. Resolve to do something.You might even write out what you want to accomplish. Then explore what you need to do to reach you goal, and start doing it, step by step.

It's the same as if you were planning a trip: you get a map, make your preparations, and then start traveling the right road. Don't get "bound up" in any problems that stand in your way. Do something every day to resolve them. Trust your instincts. Do one thing at a time.

Remember... if you sow seeds of fear, doubt, panic,and procrastination, it will most likely work against you. If you keep doing the same things you're doing now, you will keep ending up in similar places to where you are now.

Once you start making progress towards your goal,you will be magically propelled towards eventual reward. Just keep listening and taking direction from inside you. Be patient; your dreams will not come true overnight.

But start now, and go with love and courage and confidence. Don't be afraid.You can do anything you believe you can. And don't forget to keep an open mind and heart to check yourself along the way.

You can do it! Go for it, and good luck.

Happily Ever After: It Can Happen To You!

"LOVE can literally move mountains!Just believe,listen to what your hearts dictates you could never go wrong."Love can do MIRACLES

We saw an enchanting movie today. It reminded us again that people fall in love and stay in love for a lifetime. Fairy tales do come true, in life and in love. It can happen to you. You can live happily ever after.The movie we saw was entitled, Enchanted. It lived up to its title. It was enticing, engaging, bewitching, fascinating, charming and delightful—just like your heart feels when you are in love. The movie was a reflection of true love for many in love, and it reminds you that sometimes, suddenly and out of nowhere, you fall in love! And it also reminds you that sometimes you thought you loved someone else, only to discover that it was really another that captured your heart. Following what your heart tells you is the only path to true love.It is our sincere belief that people have an innate need to love and to be in love. Some of us spend time searching for love endlessly, and never find it. Others amongst us search for love, find it, and then discover that it was not true love. And still others search for love and find it – and it lasts a lifetime. These are the ones who fall in love “happily ever after.”There is another category of love – those who did not seek it, but suddenly, and out of nowhere, find themselves in love! They didn’t go looking for it but they found it nonetheless. But love has a way of finding people from time to time and when that happens – look out! Sparks fly, fireworks go off, the moon shines brighter, and the human heart pounds out a tune that says, I am in love! I am in love! I am in love! They don’t know what hit them. They are smitten by love. They have what we like to call, “Enchanted Love.”You will recall similar stories where the glass slipper fits the foot of the lovely maiden just before the stroke of midnight. Well, the movie Enchanted does not disappoint. In the end, the glass slipper fits a lovely lady and all is well with the world. All is well with love. Fairy tales do come true in life and love It can happen to you! And when it does it is enchanting!True love works this way as well. Sometimes, you become convinced that true love will never come your way. You search the world over, but alas, true love for you is elusive. It hides from you. It disguises itself as love, but it proves to be only an imitator or an imposter. And then suddenly and out of nowhere, you are in love! You have enchanted love. You have lasting love.We worry from time to time that people today do not believe that love with someone else can last a lifetime. But you know what, it can. And it does. People fall in love and the love they share lasts forever. People in love really do live happily ever after. Of that you can be sure. Frankly, we have grown weary of the so-called “experts” who believe that love and marriage are old fashioned. We are tired of the prognosticators who on a daily basis proclaim that love for a single person that lasts a lifetime is not possible anymore. In our research over the past 25+ years in the USA and around the world we have seen too much evidence to the contrary. The successfully married couples we interviewed 25 years ago say the same things as the successfully married couples we interview today.

True love crosses the generational barriers.

When you fall in love, truly fall in love; you feel it in your heart and in your soul.

The feelings are unmistakable.

They are undeniable.

Real love is not a secret.

Real love does not disguise itself.

Real love can last forever.

And contrary to the naysayers too prevalent in our society today, most people truly in love share that love for a lifetime. They do, indeed, live happily ever after.

Fairy tales do come true in life and love. It can happen to you.