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One Gift

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We were talking about beauty.  Standard wisdom is that beauty fades.  Actually, it depends on what you consider beautiful.  And that depends on whether your eyes are on something or someone who is loved or simply seen.  This story was the result of that reflection.

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To Whom Are You Beautiful? – #458

I heard a wife tell her husband, “If I could give you one gift in life, I would give you the ability to see yourself through my eyes.  Only then would you realize how special you are to me.”

It truly is a gift to be seen through the eyes of love. We are beautiful, in the eyes of those who love us. And if we’re lucky, that person tells us often how much we are loved and cherished, and how beautiful we are – man or woman.

I so enjoy when you can see, just by looking at them, how much a couple care about each other. It is particularly true when they have been together for a long time.

At a recent community meeting, someone announced that a couple was celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary. The husband stood up and added, “And I am still in love with her!” The spontaneous announcement was so touching, as his bride blushed at the public attention.

But he didn’t even need to say it out loud. You could tell by the loving way he treated her, that she was still that beautiful, flirtatious young woman who had captured his heart so many decades ago. That’s what HE saw when he looked at her, regardless of the whitened hair and wobbly knees that had become today’s reality.

To see them together was to believe in love all over again.

[Show #458]

Filed Under: Beauty, Getting Older, Gifts, Inspiration/Life Lessons, Love/Romance, Podcast Episodes Tagged With: beauty, love

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  1. Elizabeth Cottrell says

    March 18, 2018 at

    What a lovely reminder. I am blessed to be married to a man who lights up when I walk into the room…and that’s after more than 45 years.

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    • Annette Petrick says

      March 20, 2018 at

      I have seen him do that, ELizabeth. You are surely blessed.

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  2. Cathie Taylor says

    March 18, 2018 at

    Thank you Annette for a beautiful message! I could see the love in Bill’s eyes for you and vice versa. I also after almost 56 years still look at my beloved and see him and love him again and again and again! God bless and have a great day!

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    • Annette Petrick says

      March 20, 2018 at

      It was so good to hear from many listeners who enjoy this kind of love, Cathie. We are the blessed in this world.

      Reply
  3. Elsie says

    March 18, 2018 at

    Especially lovely message this morning…hugs to Bill as I hug Robert, who is off to work early this morning.

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    • Annette Petrick says

      March 20, 2018 at

      Our hugs keep them going, Elsie.

      Reply

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