{"id":1264,"date":"2012-04-18T05:23:14","date_gmt":"2012-04-18T05:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flightofthesoul\/?p=1264"},"modified":"2012-04-17T07:55:40","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T07:55:40","slug":"if-you-need-to-say-goodbye-to-someone-consider-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flightofthesoul\/2012\/04\/if-you-need-to-say-goodbye-to-someone-consider-this.html","title":{"rendered":"If You Need to Say Goodbye To Someone&#8230; Consider This."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do it with a song.<\/p>\n<p>As I was browsing through youtube I saw this&#8230; from the the last episode of the &#8220;I Love Lucy&#8221; series &#8220;Lucy Meets the Moustache.&#8221;\u00a0 Catch the poignancy of each moment when you know that after a successful marriage, a long running beloved series and two children, Lucy and Desi were divorcing.<\/p>\n<p>Love doesn&#8217;t mean that you need to stay together. You can still remember all the love was real and move on.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Edie Adams - That&#039;s All (I Love Lucy Series Finale)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W-IL4tSg1x8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>I can only give you sunshine<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all<\/p>\n<p>There are those that told you they would give the world<\/p>\n<p>All I have are these arms to hold you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you wonder what I\u2019m<\/p>\n<p>My plans are small<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s me that you adore<\/p>\n<p>For now and ever more<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s all.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As the two of us sit in the room.<\/p>\n<p>It finds the silence of conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>In this space eternity flows fully and freely.<\/p>\n<p>I can only give you love that lasts forever,<\/p>\n<p>And a promise to be near each time you call.<\/p>\n<p>And the only heart I own<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">For you and you alone<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">That&#8217;s all,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">That&#8217;s all&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I can only give you country walks in spring<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flightofthesoul\/files\/2012\/04\/Hannah-and-Disco.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1271\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/305\/2012\/04\/Hannah-and-Disco-300x275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a>time<\/p>\n<p>And a hand to hold when leaves begin to fall;<\/p>\n<p>And a love whose burning light<\/p>\n<p>Will warm the winter&#8217;s night<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all,<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are those I am sure who have told you,<\/p>\n<p>They would give you the world for a toy.<\/p>\n<p>All I have are these arms to enfold you,<\/p>\n<p>And a love time can never destroy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wondering what I&#8217;m asking in return, dear,<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be glad to know that my demands are small.<\/p>\n<p>Say it&#8217;s me that you&#8217;ll adore,<\/p>\n<p>For now and evermore<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all,<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do it with a song. 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