Nice article - love is dynamic and nobody should ever write themselves off as being ineligble as a recipient of such a fabulous experience!

Somewhere - be it in the late 50s, 60s, and beyond - for most of us a lightbulb flashes in our brain with the words of wisdom we were too "busy" to understand - even ponder - in our younger years.  For those of us who have been successful - and then more successful - many of us have existed and have been puffed up with the plaudits, the awards - the honors, the bonuses, the look of others when they realize who is in the room.  It is a heady experience and, for most, takes over their world.  They may want a woman/man on their arm that signifies that "they have it ALL". 

BUT suddenly - when the light goes on - when the awards are shoved in the attic and closet and our star begins to fade - we realize that if we did not have love - LOVE in big letters in our lives - we have had a life half-lived.

In life, we should have had our priorities right.  We should have realized that our inner life has been shallow to non-existant and we have not that many years of good health left.  I find that the eyes tell a lot, but it is the vitality in the look, the step, the excitement in life that often tells the tale of love or no love.

Frankly, I don’t think it is ever too late for love to enter your life.  But if you have given up, have not had that door wide open for love to enter, it is just plain "your own fault".  You don’t have to be beautiful … but for gosh sake, you have to have a true belief in yourself - a confidence that comes from within.  A smile will attract a bee as to honey.  Caring, reaching out to others, not hanging out at home and feeling sorry for yourself which so many do (you all know that "poor me" syndrome, don’t you?) 

For many who married young or didn’t have the success the first time around, I often think that love is so much more many-faceted after 50.  You find you are appreciated, loved for that real you that has been there all the time.  And the love affair between two people is more treasured.  How will you tell.  Look at the eyes of the other as they ARE windows to the soul.  See how you are treated — and your WANTING to treat the other as a prince.  If you see that and are willing to GET OUT YOUR OWN DOOR AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, I believe that chances are that you will encounter magic — and what a life you may have in front of you.

I see it happen more than you would believe.  The soulmate often happens at a later time — but I promise he is worth the wait.  When LOVE happens, you seem to stay at the top of the world no matter your circumstances.

How do I know all this?  I speak from my own life and from observing and talking to those around me and asking them questions.  The word LOVE is reallly not definable — but when you have it in your heart, you know it.  You will learn and grow by getting out your door, and that alone should make you stand out as you will have that inner glow.  Then watch what happens — for who will be able to resist the newly confident woman they see?

Today is the day to start going for it.  Procrastination is a disease that kills in each own way — for we are talking about your heart.