Life is Too Short Not to Love
Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2011
by Dr. Love
Syncrohearts Relationship Game
Life is too short not to love. I think most people will admit that our lives have become too busy. Sometimes it can feel like there is not enough time in the day to get all of the things done that are on our expanding list. Birthdays, holidays and special occasions seem to sneak up faster each year. Some scientists claim that time is speeding up, but perhaps we are just adding too many demands on our time. Research indicates that we are sleeping less, working more and juggling too many priorities. Family therapists advise us that our relationships are not receiving the attention that they deserve. The high divorce rate could be an indication that our priorities are out of balance. Perhaps it is time to focus more of our attention on our intimate relationships. The following love story helped to remind me about the importance of expressing unconditional love everyday.
It was a fast track lesson from diagnosis to bedside mourning in a matter of weeks. Rick clung to her side and whispered loving messages. Marcy struggled to respond, but her ability to share her words were choked off by the cancer’s stranglehold on her vocal chords. He would lean closer and closer trying to hear her muffled words. It was upsetting for him as he reflected on the times in their relationship, when he deliberately tuned her out. Now he would give anything to tune back in to her message.
On their final day together the hospital room was filled with loving family and close friends. Did they come to say good bye, or did they intuitively know that they were about to witness a life changing lesson in love? As Rick and Marcy shared their final moment together, she opened her eyes wide and bright, she drew her last deep breath, and she said very clearly “I Love You”. The room fell silent as the tears trickled down the cheeks of those who witnessed a miraculous end to a love story and a powerful lesson in love.
Each day we can choose to open our hearts and celebrate love. Our intimate relationships need to be nourished with lots of love, laughter, playtime and more romance. We are truly blessed to be able to experience intimate relationships and we can honour this gift by expressing unconditional love everyday. Rick and Marcy's love story reminds us that life is too short not to love!
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