Compassion, not passion, keeps a marriage together.

Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years. That is what makes a marriage last /more than passion or even sex!

The ration of a heart’s passion is only good compassion.

There have always been female artists and singers putting bands together all the time. But we were not always getting credit for that because we didn't know any better.

In any relationship, there will be frightening spells in which your feelings of love dry up. And when that happens you must remember that the essence of marriage is that it is a covenant, a commitment, a promise of future love. So what do you do? You do the acts of love, despite your lack of feeling. You may not feel tender, sympathetic, and eager to please, but in your actions you must BE tender, understanding, forgiving and helpful. And, if you do that, as time goes on you will not only get through the dry spells, but they will become less frequent and deep, and you will become more constant in your feelings. This is what can happen if you decide to love.

It's a work of collective passion, a serious meditation on what happened, and carries within a compassion that heals.