Having an attitude of gratitude means showering your spouse with appreciation!

It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been together every day is filled with plenty of opportunities for you to show the love of your life how much you appreciate them.

One of the powerful things about this as you begin showing your appreciation to your spouse, they will respond by showing even more gratitude to you! Wow! Everyone loves to be appreciated! Especially your partner.

Here are some every day situations that are perfect for using to show your gratitude:

When your spouse helps with the household chores, don’t take it for granted simply because you do your share of chores also. Show your appreciation: “Thank you for doing the dishes. I really appreciate it! It gave me some time to relax.”

Even when your spouse messes up something they’re trying to do for you, remember it’s the thought that counts. For example, if the food is a little overcooked, be sure to thank them anyway. If it’s still edible, here’s a good one: “That’s okay, honey, I like it like that.”

If they call to say they’ll be late, rather than getting upset, be thankful that they let you know about it: “Thanks for calling to let me know.”

When you see that your spouse is really beat, offer to do the chores rather than waiting to be asked. Offer a massage. Set up a relaxing bubble bath. BE THOUGHTFUL!

Leave Thank You notes where your spouse will find them during the day. Thank them for anything and everything.

LOVE, So many people use your name in vain
LOVE, Those who have faith in you sometimes go astray
LOVE, Through all the ups and downs the joy and hurt
LOVE, For better or worse I still will choose you first

Hoping your day and every day is filled with Love. Let every day be Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is just one day out of the year. Enhance your love life by expressing your love every day!

Show Your Love

THE MANY EXPRESSIONS OF LOVE

Here are some things you can do to make the sparks of romance fly:

♥While your loved one is at work, use your spare key to open their car door and place roses and a card in their driver’s seat. This will show your loved one your true feelings.

♥Don’t buy your loved one a commercial type card to declare your love. Make them one and send it to them in the mail, even if you live together. The card will surprise your loved one!

♥Give your loved one a small decorated box. On the inside flap write “These are 50 of the many reasons why I love you.” Create 50 brightly-colored folded strips of paper inside with various phrases…all declaring your love. Fill each strip of paper with something very personal and include some special surprises like a gift certificate to their favorite spa.

♥Spend the night outdoors together on a really warm, clear night. Name a star after him/her and register that name on-line.

♥Cook the love of your life what will be a favorite meal. Use candles, a bottle of red or white wine, then follow this up with a back and neck massage. Do this “just because” and ask for nothing in return. For message oils use sandalwood, lavender or ylang ylang. The art is to please your loved one. Watch the night just sizzle!

♥Send your loved one on a scavenger hunt. Have him find his goodies (prepaid and waiting) at the bakery, deli, wine store etc., and when he gets home meet him at the door in something very sheer. Feed him blindfolded and then hand him a Polaroid camera and tell him to have a ball!

♥Have a “conversation a day” (on the phone or at home) where you whisper to the other person and let them know you love them and miss them. Your whisper will capture their attention.

♥Run your love a bath, adding oil and bubbles. Fill the bathroom and bedroom with tea candles everywhere. Bathe your partner very slowly and massage the water and oil into their skin very gently. Tease them with kisses. Finish by presenting a warmed, fluffy bath towel and give a long kiss while drying them off. Complete your love ritual by rubbing your partner down with a sensual lotion.

♥Leave a trail of Hershey’s Kisses with the pieces of paper that say “KISSES” taken out and replaced with your own romantic quotes. Make this trail lead to the shower to find roses and a note that says, “Now that I have kissed the ground you walk on and showered you with roses…………….You fill in the blanks!

♥Draw little hearts all over some post it notes and place them in your loved one’s lunch box, place on the bathroom mirror, etc. Just use your imagination.

♥Line a delicate trail of rose petals to lead to your bed and place one sweet love letter on top of a mound of the scented rose petals. Your loved one will melt!

♥Leave a single pink rose on your loved one’s pillow for the next morning….

♥Sing a love song in the shower and be sure to use your loved one’s name.

♥Wear your loved one’s cologne or perfume for the day. This will forever remind you of them.

♥Wrap a small mirror in a delicately laced piece of fine cloth and beautiful ribbon, then present this to your lover. Tell them, “I want you to know that this is what I treasure most in my life…”

♥Present your loved one with a small locket with a picture of you both, each on one side. Use a long silken cord or ribbon instead of a chain.

♥Give him or her flowers on each of your children’s birthdays.

♥A thoughtful heart is a romantic heart!♥

SPICE UP YOUR LOVE LIFE WITH ROSES

Have you ever wished you could come up with a new gift idea to show your loved one how you feel?

Have you ever wondered about what the different colors of Roses actually mean? For instance, next time you choose a specific color of Rose, do so to convey a special meaning.

Look below and learn what the different Rose colors represent and next time you buy a Rose as a gift, deliver a loving message at the same time.

Colored Roses and What Each Color Means:

• Red – Love, I Love You
• Pink – Perfect Happiness, Please Believe Me
• Peach – Modesty
• White – Innocence and Purity, I am Worthy of You, You’re Heavenly
• Orange – Fascination
• Yellow – Texas Love, Joy and Friendship
• Single Full Bloomed Rose – I Love You, I Still Love You
• White and Red Mixed – Unity
• Rosebud – Beauty and Youth, A Heart of Innocent Love
• Rosebud (Red) – Pure and Lovely
• Rosebud (White) – Girlhood
• Bridal – Happy Love
• Christmas – Tranquilize My Anxiety
• Damask – Persian Ambassador of Love
• Dark Crimson – Mourning or Loss
• Hibiscus – Delicate Beauty
• Leaf – You May Hope
• Tea – I’ll Remember Always
• Thornless – Love at First Sight
• Bouquet of Mature Blooms – Gratitude

Next time you buy your loved one a Rose as a gift, attach a handwritten card to convey the message to him/her that the color means. This is a great way to enhance your love life!

Here are some great examples for you to adapt for yourself:

Tea Rose — Last night was very special. I’ll Remember Always!

Dark Crimson — You mean so much to me. Can we try again just one more time?

Rosebud (Red) — You take my breath away! You look so lovely!

Orange — You fascinate me! Can we spend more time together?

Even smaller, simpler messages will enhance your love life and will thrill your partner!

Just In Time For Valentine’s Day: A Week in the Life of a True Romantic

Day 1:

♥ Leave a note professing your love for your sweet heart to find during the day. Put the note where it will be found, easily. Try their briefcase, the driver’s seat of their car, in their coat pocket, in their lunch bag, taped to the receiver of the phone, taped to their computer, or left taped to a doorknob.

♥ As soon as you arrive home for the day seek out your sweet heart and offer a big, loving kiss. Tell your partner how much you love him or her and ask about their day. Make this a new, daily habit.

♥ As an alternate idea, when your lover arrives home for the day, take their hand and pull them towards you aggressively. Offer a huge hug, kiss and say, “I missed you today!”

Day 2:

♥ While your partner showers, heat up his or her towel in the dryer.

♥ Have flowers delivered to partner at work.

♥ Surprise your partner by arriving home with their favorite drink, snack, or ice-cream.

Day 3:

♥ Arrange for an intimate lunch date with your partner.

♥ Afterward, send a virtual card. Tell them how much you enjoyed lunch together.

Day 4:

♥ Call your partner in the middle of the day to discuss your romantic plans for that evening.

♥ Print out some love coupons (find them on-line) and present them to your partner. One might say: this entitles loved one to a full-body massage, and sign your name.

Day 5:

♥ For the kid in all of us! Use multi-colored, sidewalk chalk to draw a BIG heart in red and write. Print out the words, “I love you” in the middle of the heart. Do this someplace that is prominent such as on your driveway so that when your partner comes home he or she will see it.

♥ Cook a favorite meal for your partner and then eat it, slowly, by candlelight.

Day 6:

♥ When the weather is best, take a brisk walk through a nature trail with your love and talk about all the reasons why he or she is so special to you.

♥ If the weather is dreary, have an indoor picnic. Spend the time together, inside enjoying your favorite board games and just relaxing and talking.

♥ Cuddle up in your pj’s and relish a romantic movie together.

Day 7:

♥ Just sleep in and cuddle together. Call into work and explain you are “under the weather” and need to rest a bit more before coming in.

♥ Make a long list of the many reasons why you love your partner as you do and then have them framed and present it to him or her.

♥ If you don’t live together, call your loved one just to say goodnight. Recite a favorite love poem over the phone and end with, “Sweet dreams, until we meet again!”

LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT

Should the sun refuse to shine, should romance run out of rhyme; you alone will hold my heart — now until the very end of time.”
- Verses of Love

The biggest myth in romance is that you must pull off something big and extravagant so that your efforts will matter. The truth is that what will impress your loved one the most will often be the little things.

Little things are rather simple things that you do for your loved one. Despite the fact that they are “little” they can mean so much. Your loved one will be touched that you took the time to show him or her that you care so much. You will be considered thoughtful. All of this plays very well when wishing to be romantic.

Consider your loved one’s heart to be like a basket. The basket wants to be filled. When you shower your loved one’s basket with many, little gifts, the basket will be filled and your loved one will be content and feel loved. It is as simple as that!

Considering the importance of every day little things, think about some new romantic ideas.

Just for today:

Pay your loved one a compliment, such as how awesome they look.

Give your loved one a strong hug just because.

Pick a bouquet of wild flowers and present them with a kiss.

Massage their back and/or feet at the end of a work week.

Leave an “I love you” note on their pillow.

Call spontaneously at their work to say “I am thinking about you.”

Place your arm around your loved one in public.

Remember, when you take the time to be thoughtful and attentive today, this can usher in more intense romance later on.

The word LOVE is thrown around so much it seems like it has lost its meaning for many.

In a time such a this… a time when the world is in much need of LOVE, it seems fittingly appropriate to touch on it… Enjoy

Love is not something you do,
Love is a way of being.
And more than that.
It is simply being,
Being with another person, however they may be.
Holding no judgments, having no agendas,
No desire to control,
No need to prove your love,
No intrusion upon their soul.
Nothing but a total acceptance of their being,
Born of your acceptance of yours.

Unconditional love is not unconditional approval of another’ s actions, irrespective of their effects upon others. It is unconditional love of the being behind the action.

It does not depend upon how a person thinks, feels, or behaves.
It does not pause to assess whether or not another is worthy of affection.
It recognizes that beneath all our various appearances and activities we all want to feel loved.
In this we are all united.

Unconditional love recognizes that we are all to some extent, caught in the belief that our inner satisfaction is determined by what goes on around us.

We all feel the need for security, control, recognition, approval, and stimulus to varying degrees, we all feel threatened from time to time by things that seem to stand in the way of our fulfillment; and we can all make mistakes…..

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