Say It, Just Say It!

"There are never enough 'I love you's."

-- Lenny Bruce

Never, ever, anytime, anyday enough. Nobody gets tired of hearing that they are loved. And many people hear it rarely, if at all.

I have a friend who once told me that during a particularly nasty fight his wife accused him of not having said "I love you" for at least ten years. "Is that true?" I asked him. "Probably," he said. "Amazing!" I said aloud. "It's easy for you, " he said. "You tell the waitress you love her after three beers! Any waitress!"

Guilty as charged. And the thing is, at that moment, I do. And while I tenaciously guard against becoming the drunk guy at the party who is putting all his buddies in headlocks and slobbering, "I love you, man," if I err in regards to love, it's by being pretty damn indiscriminate about it. Free love still sounds like a better deal to me than either free parking, free financing, or even the mythical free lunch.

But I'm not asking you to become me -- heave forbid! I'm just asking you to speak from the heart of the true you. And no matter who you are, where you are, the heart of the true you is always love.

So, say it loud, say it proud! Not just on Valentine's Day, but everyday. Not just to your partner or spouse, but to each and every person that tickles the inner cockles of your heart. Say it, just say it.

I love you.