If life is a wrestling match, love wins!

Dear "It" Girl,

As you know, modern day life can be quite difficult at times. Do your days feel like a struggle in which you are constantly rushing from point A to point B, trying to make a buck in a tough economy, while squeezing all your social obligations and errands in a day? Do you ever want to throw your Blackberry out the window, cringing at the thought of just one more email to answer?

You are not alone. Most of us feel overwhelmed, overworked, underpaid, and yes-underlaid!Blessed, yet stressed. There are all these relationships we have to deal with that often make things even harder. Booty calls.Seeing each other. Dating. Friends with Benefits. Committed relationships. Boyfriend/girlfriend. Husband/Wife. Ex this, ex that! When sitting on the rocking chairs of our future, we will probably stop to think that we spent a lot of time talking about all that "love stuff".

Mitch Albom from Tuesdays with Morrie could relate:

"A wrestling match." He laughs. "Yes, you could describe life that way."
"So which side wins?" I ask.
"Which side wins?"
He smiled at me, the crinkled eyes, the crooked teeth.
"Love wins. Love always wins."

Yes, that's the right idea indeed. Love wins. There is always an opportunity to love. Love everyone from the guy who serves your Java Chip Frap at Starbucks to the guy who followed up three weeks after the first date.

Just love, Rachel Russo, MS, MFT