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Love is one of the most extreme emotions that one can possibly feel, likened to the need for nourishment in way of thirst and hunger, as well as the powerful pull of addiction; it is a feeling that encompasses ones being entirely. To allow oneself to fully "feel" the depth and intensity of love is to be both strong and vulnerable at the same time. "Being in love" is a complete state of mind.

Like an animalistic drive for the simple necessities in life, when one feels love they cannot imagine feeling anything else. There is a comfort and a security that comes with the connection between two human beings that is so complex that even the most beautiful words pale in comparison. For me, being in love is like coming home after a long vacation. No matter what exciting experiences that I may be having, and no matter how luxurious the accommodations are, there is nothing like coming home after a long trip and settling down in my own warm and familiar bed. It doesn't matter where I am in life, my husband is "home" to me.

From the time that I was a little girl learning about womanhood through stories and fairy tales, I felt as though I was searching for something. When I was young, I didn't exactly know what I was looking for...success, excitement, passion, desire, acceptance, pleasure. As I matured and experienced a taste of all those amazing things, I realized that there was still something missing. When I met my husband, I knew from the instant our eyes locked that I had found what I was looking for. Every moment of falling in love was like its own unique and amazing experience; each moment was a piece of a puzzle that in the beginning I couldn't quite picture completed, but I knew that I wanted to keep working on.

As the years have passed, I have continued to put together that puzzle that I began when my husband and I first met. Some pieces came together beautifully and easily, some I had to work to find a place for, but now I am able to look at that puzzle and see the makings of the most beautiful image I can possibly imagine. There are no words to describe what the completed puzzle will look like, some have tried with expressions like "heaven" and "nirvana", but I think that we each have our own internal articulation of the enormity that surrounds the idea of pure happiness in the form love.

I suspect that when that puzzle I began so long ago is finally completed, I will be transitioning from this life to the next. In my heart I know that when that transition occurs I will be looking back on my life and thinking about what mattered to me the most. In the end, I know the only answer will be love.

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