{"id":958,"date":"2008-02-14T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2008\/02\/happy-valentines-day-to-you.html"},"modified":"2008-02-14T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-02-14T10:00:00","slug":"happy-valentines-day-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2008\/02\/happy-valentines-day-to-you.html","title":{"rendered":"Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day to You!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day to all my special <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\">Beyond Blue<\/a> readers! For today I have compiled my favorite love excerpts for you.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\">Beyond Blue<\/a> reader Margaret e-mailed me hers:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>*     Like a diamond, real love I durable, shines brightly, and has many facets<br \/>\n(Anonymous)<br \/>\n*     If you love someone, set him\/her free.  If s\/he comes back to you, s\/he is yours.  Iif s\/he doesn\u2019t, s\/he never was.  (Unknown)<br \/>\n*     Now abideth these three:faith, hope and charity(love), but the greatest of these is love (NewTestament)<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n*     No greater love has man than this, hat he lays down his his life for his brothers. (New Testament)<br \/>\n*     No man\/woman can love another unless s\/he first loves him\/herself (Unknown)<br \/>\n*     Love is patient and kind\u2026  it does not envy, it does not boast \u2026it is not jealous\u2026 it is not proud\u2026it does not deceivrde\u2026     (New Testament)<br \/>\n*     Love is like a butterfly.  The more you chase it, the more it eludes you\u2026but if you just let it fly, it will come back to you when you least expect it. (Unknown)<br \/>\n*     If you love someone, show it; it is far better than telling it.  If you stop loving, on the other hand, simply tell it; it is far better than showing it. (anonymous)<br \/>\n*     Before I met you, I was missing a piece of my heart, but I didn\u2019t know it until we met. (Unknown)<br \/>\n*     For it is not into my ear that your love whispers, but into my heart.  It is not my lips that it kisses, but my soul. (Unknown)<br \/>\n*     If we get separated for a moment, remember where we last were, because I\u2019ll be waiting for you.  If I\u2019m not there when you arrive, I have only stepped away for a moment to look for you because I missed you so.  Wait for me.  If I don\u2019t find you, I\u2019ll be back. (Unknown)<br \/>\n*     I love you truly, truly dear. Life with its sorrows, life with its tears fades into dreams when I feel you are near. Cause I love you truly , truly dear. (Old song lyric)<br \/>\n*     The more love you give, the more you have to give.  That\u2019s one of the greatest mysteries of the heart. (Anonymous)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What are yours?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day to all my special Beyond Blue readers! For today I have compiled my favorite love excerpts for you. Beyond Blue reader Margaret e-mailed me hers: * Like a diamond, real love I durable, shines brightly, and has many facets (Anonymous) * If you love someone, set him\/her free. 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