80%

"Let me give you a word of caution: If you think you have met Mr or Ms Perfect, then you need to also yourself in the face or take a cold shower, because you are mesmerized. The 100 prevent candidate doesn't exist. That's right; the perfect myth is a myth right up there with painless dentistry and painless waxing. What I'm telling you is instead of wasting time searching for an exact match, look for the person who is free of the deal breakers and has 80 prevent of what you do want in a partner. The other 20 percent you can grow. If a person has 80 percent of what you want and potential to grow the extra 20 prevent, you need to bag that one up because they are good to go. Do not walk past them while you're looking for Mr or Ms 100 Percent, because somebody else is going to marry Mr or Ms 80 Percent and you are going to be standing 60 percent sad and 40 percent frustrated." - Dr Phil

Forgiveness

"In the Bible it says that God loves the world so much that he sent his only Son so that we could be forgiven. As people, we all make mistakes, not one of us can live up to the standard God set, on our own. But God promises that if we accept what Jesus did for us, we can be forgiven. The slate can be wiped clean no matter what has happened in the past. If one was wronged, those need to be forgivers and then will be the true followers. God promises us strength for today and bright hope for the future. Whatever happened in our yesterdays God can take care of all of our tomorrows."

Book Quote!

I'm in the middle of my new book and came across a very appropriate quote!

"Sometimes the best part of loving somebody is loving them even though they've hurt you. Any fool can love somebody who is perfect, somebody who does everything right. But that doesn't stretch your soul. Your soul only gets stretched when you can still love somebody after they've hurt you."

Quotes...more

Have you broken up? Need to move on? These may describe a little of what you're feeling when doing so...

"Honestly.. I'm crazy about him.. but that doesn't make me stupid.. yea I've been hurt enough times to learn my lesson.. and I know he's not the only guy who looks at me.. I mean why would I waste my time on someone who doesn't appreciate me.. when everyone tells me I could do so much better? He knows where to find me if he ever wants me.. but my world isn't going to stop and wait for him.. if he does happen to come back.. whose to say I'll even be here when he does?"

"Somehow, the conversation mentioned your name. And someone asked if I knew you. Looking away I thought of all the times we had together; sharing laughter, tears, jokes and tons more. And then, without explanation you were gone. I looked to where they were waiting for an answer, and then said softly, 'Once...I thought I did'."

"Never take things for granted, because they might not always be there."

"I wanted a perfect ending....now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next."

"Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future."

"To forgive and forget is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you."

Quotes

"Life is too short to be anything but happy. So kiss slowly. Love deeply. Forgive quickly. Take chances and never have regrets. Forget the past but remember what it taught you."
(Heidi Lynnski Theory: What is the point in life is we cannot be happy? Does kissing make us happy? Yep. Does loving with all you have make us happy? Yep. So, why, then are some people not doing it? It takes taking chances to make it big in life. Scary to take chances and have faith that something will be okay? DUH! Of course! But worth it in the long run? Yep. Is it hard to forget the past and move on? Yep. So why not LET IT GO, accept that without if you wouln't be where you are now... and be @ peace with knowing that the bad made it possible to have good in the present and future!)

"Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future."

(Heidi Lynnski Theory: No one is going to be able to change the past. It's done, it's over with, and you can either dwell on it and let is stress you about what you could have done differently; or you can acccept that it happened, and through good or bad you made it, learned, conquered, and are a better person now for having had it. If someone wronged you in the past, are you still hanging on to it? Letting it eat you up and bother you? Why? How is that helping you? Forgive and forget the bad... and actually be happy that you're stronger for making it through it and thank that it happened! Most people benefit MORE after forgiving and realizing that its okay to accept and move on! You'll make the future so much brighter with coming to terms and making peace with it for yourself. And if someone "wronged" you... you can still be happy w/that person, b/c in the long run, you did it together. You had hard, tough, rough times... and you came made it! And came through TOGETHER!)

"I would rather fight with you than make love with anyone else."

(Heidi Lynnski Theory: Well... I know it, but after a recent conversation with my married friend, I realized it even more. Every couple is going to argue. Every relationship is going to have bumps and be hard. You are going to be so mad at that person some days that you won't even be able to think straight. You are going to wonder if its all really worth it. But besides that... you'll have by your side your lover, your best friend, the one you care about and love more than anyone else that way in the world. You'll know you have something special... and even though the thought will indeed cross your mind every now and then to leave... Know that it happens to every couple, in every relationship. I know I'd rather fight with the one I love, my best friend... than EVER have the small amount of pleasure from someone else. It just wouldn't be the same, now would it?)

Update- HEART GROWS FONDER!

Oh, yeah... being gone/distance definately makes the heart grow fonder...thats all I gotta say! That seems to be the feeling or realization now... which was told to me repeatedly all week! WHoo.

http://quotations.about.com/od/lovequotes/a/lovequotes43.htm

It is said that absence makes the heart grow fonder. This is probably why lovers who are apart spend most of their time thinking about each other. If you are living away from your beloved, then there might be a long distance love quote below that will provide you with some comfort.


George Eliot: What greater thing is there for two human souls that to feel that they are joined... to strengthen each other... to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.

Anonymous: Love puts the fun in together, the sad in apart, and the joy in a heart.

Thomas Fuller: Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

Robert Dodsley: One kind kiss before we part,Drop a tear and bid adieu;Though we sever, my fond heartTill we meet shall pant for you.

Francois de la Rouchefoucauld: Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and blows up the bonfire.

Roger de Bussy-Rabutin: Absence is to love as wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small and kindles the great.

Richard Bach: Can miles truly separate you from friends? If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there?

Anonymous: Absence makes thy heart grow fonder.

Anonymous: I hate the stars because I look at the same ones as you do, without you.

Anonymous: A part of you has grown in me.And so you see, it's you and me,Together forever and never apart,Maybe in distance, but never in heart.

Khalil Gibran: And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

Jon Oliva: If I go awayWhat would still remain of me?The ghost within your eyes?The whisper in your sighs?You see... BelieveAnd I'm always there.

Kay Knudsen: Love is missing someone whenever you're apart, but somehow feeling warm inside because you're close in heart.

Hans Nouwens: In true love the smallest distance is too great, and the greatest distance can be bridged.

George Eliot: That farewell kiss which resembles greeting, that last glance of love which becomes the sharpest pang of sorrow.

Anonymous: If the only place where I could see you was in my dreams, I'd sleep forever.

Pam Brown: Odd how much it hurts when a friend moves away - and leaves behind only silence.

Edward Thomas: The simple lack of her is more to me than others' presence.

Quotes

3 year relationship... the last year, up and down, good and bad... FRUSTRATING! I know its love... so, whats the problem?! Is it really "us", or something else that adds stress and worried thought about the future?! I am compiling a list of quotes that describe what I (therefore a lot of you others out there!) feel, have felt, think I may feel, or that "he" could be feeling.

• "One day you're going to wake up and realize how much you care for, love, and need her...and when that day comes, she'll be waking up next to the guy who already knew."
• "Never give up on somebody you can't go a day without thinking about."
• "It's not up to me anymore... if you want me in your life, you'll find a way to put me there."
• "If he's dumb enough to walk out of your life, be smart enough to let him go."
• "I'm something you'll regret losing... I promise you that."
• "As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken, probably more than once, and it's harder every time. You'll fight with your best friend and you might even fall in love with him. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing so fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you care about. So take too many pictures, laugh too hard, and love like you've never been hurt, because every minute you spend mad or upset is a minute of happiness that you'll never get back."
• "Never settle for anything less, when your heart is crying out for more."
• "Someone out there is meant to be the love of your life,your best friend, your soulmate, the one you can tell your dreams to.he'll smile at you when you tell him, but he'll never laugh at your heart. he'll brush the hair out of your eyes. he'll call you to tell you goodnight before you get into bed or just because he is thinking about you. he'll be bursting to talk to you each morning just to hear the sound of your voice. he'll look into your eyes and tell you that you are the most beautiful girl he has ever seen and for the first time in your life ... you'll believe it."
• "Wait for the guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot...who calls you back when you hang up on him...who will lie under the stars and listen to your heart beat, or will stay awake just to watch you sleep... wait for the boy who kisses your forehead... who wants to show you off to the world when you're in sweats... who holds your hand in front of his friends...who thinks you're just as pretty without makeup on...one who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares and how lucky he is to have you... the one who turns to his friends and says, 'that's her.' "
• "So it's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be really hard. We're gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, you and me, every day." -The Notebook
• "Love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart.Why are we here? And where do we go? And how come it's so hard?"- Jack Johnson
• "After a while you just want to be with the one that makes you laugh." -Mr Big

There will be more... probably a lot more! I love these and will update often!