Love in the balance

"Ya gotta give a little, take a little
And let your poor heart break a little
That's the story of
That's the glory of love..."
So many have recorded this song, but I always hear Bette Midler's voice.  Maybe it's the context of the movie, but her rendition brings home the heart of the song.  True love, lasting love in all its beauty and sweetness and joy comes with pain and sorrow and stress and strain.  Ultimately, the struggles and even the failures allow us to see, appreciate, even recognize the real thing, so to speak, and hold onto it for all we're worth.  We know, too, how many kinds of love we're blessed to enjoy, and they all follow this truth.  Life in general is all about balance, knowing it, embracing it, learning from it.  Anyone who believes everything will be ginger peachy all the time hasn't really lived and is in for one disappointment after another.  However, we can all believe in possibility, take a positive attitude about what CAN be.  We all create our own personal atmosphere, an aura, if you will.  Love in all its strength even works to break through the negative; however, the positive attracts and nurtures love.  We have the power in us already.  Most of us have survived trying times and emerged better people, even happier people.  Why?  Ah balance, ah perspective.  We cannot know the true measure of our happiness until we experience sadness.  Heed the words:
"Ya gotta win a little, lose a little, laugh a little, cry a little...until the clouds roll by a little."  Know the truth, keep the faith, and invite love into your heart, fearlessly.