Kenny & Julia Loggins' recipe for lasting love ; the main ingredients: total honesty, commitment and a willingness to take responsibility for your feelings

Vegetarian Times, August, 1998 by Suzanne Gerber

Can people who aren't in a romantic relationship still use these ideas for their own growth?

Kenny: All it takes is two people willing to "play the game"--or maybe "dance" is a better way to put it. I think it's especially powerful for single people. People who've been in a relationship for a long time tend to have more resistance to what we're saying--they have things they don't want to say out loud to their partner. Really, all we're talking about is learning to tell the truth. We humans want to put our best foot forward and we want desperately to be liked--and loved. All we're saying is, OK, that's fine. But tell the truth. And have a little trust.

For a complete list of the Loggins' show dates and appearances, visit their Web site: www.kennyloggins.com. To order the book, call (800) 223-0690.

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Kenny and Julia Loggins deliberately avoided writing a technique-oriented self-help book. But they did include a list of 10 "truths," which they formulated around the time of their wedding in 1992.

1 There is a Spirit that loves me and wants me to have love in my life.

2 The Spirit gives us nothing we're not ready for.

3 Love always heals.

4 Truth is the expression of love and is therefore always the necessary healing and loving action.

5 Intuition is the voice of the Spirit and will always take me where I belong.

6 Feeling is the path to intuition.

7 As I do what's fight for me, what serves my heart, that action is always right for everyone around me.

8 There is no "bad self."

9 Love is always to be trusted.

10 You are not your fear.

Reprinted from The Unimaginable Life, with permission from Kenny and Julia Loggins.

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Toss together: 4 cups organic baby greens 1 cup grated carrot 1/4 cup grated beets 1 cup fresh trimmed sweet peas 1 cup chopped tomatoes 1 cup chopped arugula

Rainbow dressing: 1 avocado Juice of 1 to 2 lemons 1 cup carrot juice 1 clove garlic 1 cup grated beets 1 tsp. rice syrup 1 cup chopped cucumber

Blend well and chill. Serves 4

Suzanne Gerber is senior health editor of Vegetarian Times.