The husband of a 78 year old woman died after they had been married for 55 years. She and he had a beautiful relationship because they always celebrated their love. They weathered many storms together, including his affair; but they got through it, and all along continued to celebrate their love. Even during times of intense anger and betrayal, they kept the promise to go out to dinner once a week and not talk about problems. Every week they found a new restaurant and had a small bottle of champagne with which they toasted each other.<BR> After he died, she was understandably heartbroken, but her spirit stayed intact. Each week she bought a small bottle of champagne and went to his grave to toast "My Bernie" as she called him. She would bring two glasses, drink hers, and pour his on his grave. She also brought a flower. She did this for the remaining nine years of her life and stayed vibrant and happy. Imagine seeing someone at a gravesite with flowers and champagne, toasting the love that remains in her or his heart for the person who died.<BR> Imagine that type of love between you and your spouse. Imagine it, and you can make it happen. Celebrate the impossibility of your relationship--how you found each other in the haystack of humanity. Celebrate the changes. Think of where you were at the beginning, think of how unreal it was, think of how much more real it is now. Celebrate how each of you has faced your own demons to be with each other. Celebrate how strong each of you were to survive the damages of the past. Celebrate the fact that you survived to the point where you are now, no matter how bad it looks, no matter how rotten you're feeling at this particular time.<BR> Take some time to celebrate your marriage if you can. Have a celebration and toast to the fact that you've been through the roughest of times, and have had each other for years and still have each other now! GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS!!!!! Jenn<P>------------------<BR>

Thanks, that was beautiful and I will strive to live in celebration!<P>Beth

NICE... Thanks for sharing

Very insperational-Someday I hope we'll all be looking back at our lives in the same way they did!