Falling in Love

To all my friends... who are walking on the clouds, head over heals, got struck by love or are in the process of falling in love.


To fall in love, you must put away everything you have learned up to now. You must put away pride, wisdom, street smarts, and sophistication. You may keep dignity, patience, instinct and an open spirit. Relax your body, unclench your hands and open your palms. Look up to the stars and let snowflakes fall on your face without intercepting them.


Many times we have strong sentiments for that special someone, but even more often we just can't find the words to express our feelings to that person. Remember: When you love someone, they feel the love too. Make sure they know that you love them. Be nice and kind and hang out with them a lot. Then they'll feel the love.


Love unconditionally; and to love unconditionally, you must send love to another person without strings, without expectations. You must give love away freely without expecting love to be returned to you. The second you expect the recipient of your love to return your love to you, is the second the love becomes expectations. Expectations lead to heartache.


They say falling in love is wonderful. It is. But at first it will be scary and it might not always work out. You might only taste romance which, as lovely as it is, is simply love's residue. To fall in love you have to be smart but naive. Hope against hope. Hold your heart high, proud, but unfettered. Celebrate its scars. Cry until you do not know what to do anymore. Sleep. Dream. Wait and be ready.


Apparently falling in love isn't as romantic as movies and sentences out of a mushy love story; but if you read between the lines and take a minute to appreciate how you fell in love and how it happened, you'll realized nor Hollywood nor the British academy can create the genuine passion and magic that you have in your life in those moments when you fall in love.