I've always believed that "Love" is still a family secret. Meaning the journey into that feeling that grows beyond marriage and togetherness fails to become the teaching tool that so many around us crave and or just need to tweak the systems of choice we carry. On this podcast I bring up the experiences of sharing conversation with those who've shared fifty plus years with the person in their life. The answer I receive when asking about the secret is always "Agree to always agree." I get it but I don't. Newlyweds hear it but they aren't activating it. The most recent lost of a very close friend of twenty eight years served as a knock on my heart "Hey in theory I'm gone but in love I'm still here." That feels like a ton of weight to carry because not everybody believes or trusts in the moments that have been described as being spiritual and or universal. Openly I admit that I don't deal with departure. I totally grasp why my adopted fuzzy puppy suffers from extreme anxiety. I feel as if her eyes are a mirrored image of who I am. Learning from those around us has always been greater than picking up a book on Amazon or the local library. The crack in the core of the conversation is the lack of talk. What is love? It reaches beyond church. It's pushes itself toward a horizon of decisions that can't be rewritten once lived an yet there remains love. Did my mother truly lose the man in her life three years ago or has she grown closer to the true spirit he always was. I shared a conversation with my wife the other day about how we never forget the sounds of the voices that touched our lives. I still hear my brother, my father and friends. Love that doesn't seem physical and yet there it is. Very much alive. Begin a journey to talk about what love is to you. Be truthful in your walk. Be aware of how you grow then teach the experience to the passerby.