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Best Relationship Advice from "Longer" Dan Fogelberg, 1979
For those who want to consider; what is timeless love?
LaDena Kailing Garr
June 19, 2024
Fun fact, find the answer at the bottom of this email.
What did Dan Fogelberg say about writing this song?
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Longer than there've been stars up in the heavens, I’ve been in love with you
For those who want to consider; what is timeless love?
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Read time: 5 minutes
Lyrics
Longer than there've been fishes in the ocean
Higher than any bird ever flew
Longer than there've been stars up in the heavens
Stronger than any mountain cathedral
Truer than any tree ever grew
Deeper than any forest primeval
Nature lovers will appreciate the eloquent analogies that describe just how long and how deep the love is.
Seriously, these lyrics win at the game; “I love you this much!!!!”
A timeless love can be defined as having no beginning or end. Eternal. Not being restricted to a particular time or date.
The song demonstrates the brilliance of this singer/songwriter. The acoustic guitar, the violins that come in on the second verse, and the vocal harmonies in the middle of the song, all have clean, simple, soothing characteristics.
If your sweetheart is having a bad day, you could just send them this song and say “thinking of you”.
e·ter·nal
/əˈtərn(ə)l/
lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning; valid for all time
Lyrics
Through the years as the fire starts to mellow
Burning lines in the book of our lives
Though the binding cracks and the pages start to yellow
I'll be in love with you
Poetic lines speaking of love that endures even farther than you can imagine.
In fan comments about this song, apparently, “Longer” has the special ability to freeze a moment in time. A simpler, sweeter time. The nostalgia runs from favorite wedding day dances to catching grasshoppers on grandma’s farm.
Fun Fact: It is estimated that there are 8 billion people on this Earth. How incredible to think we get to choose our favorite one!
Choose your love.
Love your choice.
The level of love expressed in this song goes above and beyond. This love is at a spiritual level!
Doesn’t the word ‘ordinary’ bug you? It bugs a lot of people when they are described as ordinary, or their lives are described as ordinary. Spirituality is everything that is beyond ordinary.
It is extraordinary!
Think about this…
Do you believe in timeless love?
Have you experienced it?
Have you ever told your sweetheart; “ I love you more than (fill in the blank)”?
If you haven’t yet, what is a great analogy that would be a sweet & fun inside compliment just between you two?
I think mine would be, “I love you more than a coconut drink on a Caribbean beach!” or, “I love you more than anyone in the whole wide world, including space and Heaven”!
Key Takeaways
Choose your love, love your choice
We should deepen our love relationships so they are not ordinary but extraordinary
Growing a deep relationship can be a love at a spiritual level
Fun Fact Trivia:
What did Dan Fogelberg say about the writing of this song?
He wrote the song while vacationing in Maui, "lounging in a hammock one night and looking up at the stars. It just seems this song was drifting around the universe, saw me, and decided I'd give it a good home.
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~LaDena
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