The Good Life

Sylvester Stallone once said, ~I learned the real meaning of love. Love is absolute loyalty. People fade, looks fade, but loyalty never fades. You can depend so much on certain people, you can set your watch by them. And that's love even if it doesn't seem exciting.~ Without a doubt, when you're in a loyal, committed relationship you can most definitely experience a level of excitement that not only thrills your own heart, but the heart of the one you love as well. For its a type of love in which there is an indescribable energy shared either in an emotional, mental, physical, and/or spiritual way between two people who absolut get "it" about love. Essentially, when you truly know the meaning of what love is for yourself and that certain special someone life itself gets just better and better.

Let me ask you this question to those in a significant relationship, what is considered the most exciting aspect of the person you love that tells you there's never really a dull moment whenever you're with and/or around him/her. For it's a question that can certainly put a smile on one's face as he/she thinks of those particular qualities, character traits, and other attributes other people may find quite odd, but to you it's endearing because it represents to a T how you personally know him/her to be. Thinking about it, it's those things that may have embarrassed/annoyed you at first causing you to cringe are now things you're not only used to, but they cause you to laugh because you have someone in your life who brings that excitement by thoroughly entertaining you sometimes without even trying.

If you think about it, when you experience love that is exciting it doesn't necessarily mean you're physically taken on an all out adrenaline rush of thrilling adventures to memorable destinations. Oftentimes, the most exciting places to travel are areas within you and your significant other's heart as quality time is spent together in peaceful tranquility by doing such activities like sitting quietly together reading a book/newspaper, sitting in the front/back porch watching the sun rise while drinking morning coffee, walking hand in hand around the neighborhood, etc. Let me tell you something, its those seemingly insignificant moments that are far more thrilling to experience than going skydiving, going to a concert, bungee jumping, etc. because experiencing the adrenaline rush of true happiness lasts a lifetime.

For the question can be asked to those who have been in a committed relationship for over 30 years, does the person continue to thrill you when he or she gives you that certain unmistakable look? It's a touching situation indeed for any couple well into their latter years of life who are not only able to continually feel excitement within each other's heart, but still see the man/woman they married many years ago. As said before, people fade, looks fade, but loyalty never fades and its a true statement indeed because even though he/she may not be what one used to be physically its what in his/her heart that sends a chill down your spine as you look at the unmistakable glint in one's eye, as well as the smile on his/her face that makes you fall in love all over again.

In retrospect, love is never boring unless you make it to be because unless you're in a relationship that's about good looks or the physical aspect of it isn't exciting. Its a sad situation for those couples who weren't able to keep that excitement flowing within a relationship as the rush of adrenaline fades from within each other's heart. You see, when it comes to matters of the heart it's the little things that pertain to a relationship that ultimately pay big dividends to the point where women, more so than guys, appreciate how much the man in their life is paying attention. In the end, to those couples who are bringing excitement of love into each other's life for more than 20 years I say to you I hope you never lose the rush of adrenaline pumping within each other's heart because the both of you are living what people like me dream of...the good life.