Favorite Love Poems

No discussion of poetry would be even remotely complete without mention of love poems. Most likely, all of us have at least one favorite. Whether or not we can recite it, there’s usually something that we have heard that has touched our hearts. Here’s my favorite – and it’s best read aloud. I invite you […]

Granting A Reprieve In the Name of Love

Our annual celebration of love has its roots in the martyred St. Valentine who is rumored to have sent the first “official” note on February 14th, 269 A.D., the day he was executed during the reign of the Roman Emperor Claudius. It was signed, “From Your Valentine.” In concluding our week about LOVING YOURSELF, what […]

Discipline Is Self Love

My friend, Carl Bressler, likes to say, “Discipline is self love” . . . a statement that speaks volumes about our topic of LOVING YOURSELF for this week of Valentine’s Day. The word “discipline” has the same root as “disciple,” which infers that discipline can be understood as “being true to and committed to core […]