"And in the end, the love you take is equal to . . . the love you make."
Yes, gentleman_pps, I remember that quote well, from a Beatles' song, also.

"What is important, is that one be true to ones self, and those desires
within, those inner feelings, those passions that lay deep within."
A beautiful New Year's thought, thanks for the reminder, seems like I've
spent my whole life striving for this, sometimes with great struggle,
sometimes . . . no struggle at all.

Peace, Cheryl