101 Reasons Why I Love You So Much!

True love does exist and can last lifetimes. Learning, experiencing, and living this is still part of my ever-continuing journey with my husband of twenty-five years. In owning this, I remember how terribly lonely and discouraged I felt after my divorce from my first marriage. Lying on my Mom's couch, feeling totally depressed, I realized my dream of love had died. I had absolutely no incentive to ever be involved in a relationship again. She noticed my melancholy and shared her pearls of wisdom. "Be a kind, loving person-but never ‘search’ for your ‘true love.’ Learn to love yourself first, then when you least expect it ‘true love’ will come up behind you and tap you gently on the shoulder!" Mother was right!

Then splash, right in the ocean we went! "Oh my gosh, what's going to happen now, are we going to be a dinner buffet for the sharks or drown in the para-sail lines," I thought? Frightened, I asked you if we should disconnect the para-sail to avoid getting tangled up in the lines and drowning.

...“one should never give up on ‘true love’ because it does exist and if one stopped believing in it they would surely be only short-changing themselves out of a possible extraordinary experience!” If someone who had been hurt stays bitter and angry because they are still upset with their “X” or “Xes”, truly they would be cheating themselves. Sadly, the “X” wouldn’t even know it because they go on with their life and you should also, otherwise you would just be wasting precious time and energy! It’s called “owning it!”

It was astonishing to sail gently along, watching herds of Kenya's wildlife run across the Serengeti below us! We saw a large herd of wildebeests, which are large African antelopes, and zebras running together. The reason why wildebeest and zebra can graze in harmony together is because they each eat different parts of the same type of grass. There were also several towers of giraffes gracefully roaming about. We even saw a lion resting in the shade! Then we spotted gazelles pronking along. “Pronking” or “stotting” involves stiffly springing into the air with all four feet, which enables the gazelles to reach speeds up to 60 mph in short bursts and sustain speeds of 30 to 40 mph! It was thrilling for everyone to snap photos trying to capture the phenomenal beauty of the wildlife below and the gorgeous balloons sailing across the skyscape!

Finally, it was our turn. Safely suited up with diving suit and helmet, we descended approximately 12 feet into the ocean. The storm seemed to disappear and a whole new wonderful water world greeted us! As we walked along the bottom of the ocean, tropical parrotfish and snappers browsed casually around the golden heads of coral just feet away. Being a Pisces water sign, I truly appreciated the exhilarating experience petting the fish and continually laughed with amazement and utter joy! You especially enjoyed feeding the beautiful Bermuda Angelfish that ate right from your hands!

As the sun slowly sets, the ocean is filled with thousands of brilliant sparkles dancing on the water. While my eyes become fixed on one of them, I fall into a peaceful trance as I marvel at its intense beauty. Then I suddenly realize with awesome passion–this is similar to what my soul looks like! A shimmering, brilliant glow of dazzling light! Then I feel my soul grow warm inside as it leaps with joy! I feel like I Am One with the Divine Principle and All Creation!