(An Appreciation of) The Wonder of Love and Learning

Yesterday I celebrated my 17th wedding anniversary. Aside from the usual thinking of how time can pass by so quickly, I also took a bit of time to give thanks to the wonder of the love and learning that I had experienced for all those years. 

And since this is a month of thanks for me and my fellow JJLers, I wanted to put this appreciation on "virtual" paper.

I use the word "wonder" for a very good reason - I look at love with a sense of awe, because I see it as a precious gift that provides me with essential "fuel" for my "half-full" existence.

In other words, if it wasn't for the consistent, never wavering love of my wife, I really don't think I'd be quite the person I am today. To always know that you are loved is one of the strongest possible foundations for positivity and joyfulness.

This wonder extends to learning as well, in that my wife has taught me many valuable life lessons that I have drawn upon frequently over the years. Having a soul mate like her has given me a sounding board for all my (sometimes) crazy ideas and philosophies, and her honesty without judgment has been invaluable to me as I've progressed as a business person (and a human).

So as I sit here at my computer on this chilly Sunday in November, I sit in great appreciation of the wonder of love and learning, and the person who has embodied them fully in my eyes for 17 years - my wife, who I love so dearly.

Happy anniversary sweetheart, and much love and learning to all of you, fellow JJLers, readers, and bloggers!

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Terry Starbucker is an operations executive for a service company who lives in Connecticut, loves business trips to the Rocky Mountain west, and posts his musings and observations about "the optimistic side of the daily grind" in Ramblings from a Glass Half Full. 

Comments

[Rosa Say]

Ho‘omaika‘i ‘ana Terry, congratulations! I am quite confident you have many readers who are wives swooning right now, hopeful that their marriages will make it to the 17-year marker with such a loving tribute from their man!

Learning from each other once those wedding bells stop chiming may be the best gift that husband and wife can give each other, and your words are heartwarming, inspiring proof. Thank you so much for sharing your joy with us.

[Ariane Benefit]

What a beautiful tribute to the potential impact of deep, secure love on our growth and development. Thank you for sharing!

[Terry Starbucker]

Hi Rosa and Ariane, thanks for your comments.

Rosa, yes, I consider myself pretty fortunate. It's my pleasure to share this as yet another example of the wonder of love and learning.

Ariane, you are quite welcome. Sometimes you don't even realize the impact until you write about it, so this posting was quite enlightening for me too!

All the best to you both.