"A lot of things are inherent in life -change, birth, death, aging, illness, accidents, calamities, and losses of all kinds- but these events don't have to be the cause of ongoing suffering. Yes, these events cause grief and sadness, but grief and sadness pass, like everything else, and are replaced with other experiences. The ego, however, clings to negative thoughts and feelings and, as a result, magnifies, intensifies, and sustains those emotions while the ego overlooks the subtle feelings of joy, gratitude, excitement, adventure, love, and peace that come from Essence. If we dwelt on these positive states as much as we generally dwell on our negative thoughts and painful emotions, our lives would be transformed."
- Gina Lake, What about Now?: Reminders for Being in the Moment 

From the song 'I Don't Want To' by Toni Braxton:

I don't want to sing another love song...
I don't want to live my life without you, baby,
It's driving me crazy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uesdoK4Mji4

When love hurts, you need discipline to stay the course.....

Discipline by Meryl Gordon


I am old and I have had
more than my share of good and bad.

I've had love and sorrow, seen sudden death
and been left alone and of love bereft.

I thought I would never love again
and I thought my life was grief and pain.

The edge between life and death was thin, 
but then I discovered discipline.

I learned to smile when I felt sad, 
I learned to take the good and the bad, 
I learned to care a great deal more
for the world about me than before.

I began to forget the "Me" and "I"
and joined in life as it rolled by: 
this may not mean sheer ecstasy
but is better by far than "I" and "Me.

Love makes you vulnerable indeed. It is sunny and bright but could land you in hot water.
(Coming tomorrow: The sunny side of love)