Share Your Love With Special Friends

“I love you,
Not only for what you are,
But for what I am
When I am with you.


I love you,
Not only for what
You have made of yourself,
But for what
You are making of me.


I love you
For the part of me
That you bring out;

I love you
For putting your hand
Into my heaped-up heart
And passing over
All the foolish, weak things
That you can’t help
Dimly seeing there,
And for drawing out
Into the light
All the beautiful belongings
That no one else had looked
Quite far enough to find.


I love you because you
Are helping me to make
Of the lumber of my life
Not a tavern
But a temple;
Out of the works
Of my every day
Not a reproach
But a song.


I love you
Because you have done
More than any creed
Could have done
To make me good
And more than any fate
Could have done
To make me happy.


You have done it
Without a touch,
Without a word,
Without a sign.
You have done it
By being yourself.
Perhaps that is what
Being a friend means,
After all.”


~ Roy Croft

This is one of my favorite poems.  I discovered it college and like to share it with those special people who touch my life in such meaningful ways.

This week:  Think about someone in your life with whom you would like to share these sentiments. They may not be your spouse or lover, or even someone you know very well.  They can be one of those special people who have touched your life and made a difference.  Reach out to them and let know what they mean to you.

Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach and expert in helping people discover inner resources that can transform their lives.  For more information, go to http://www.innerresourcecenter.com/