Is there anything more iconic than that kiss? Nothing was timid or unsure. He walked right up to her sleeping form and looked at those perfect lips and kissed them. There is a lot of reasons why he should have hesitated. Really, it does seem odd when you think about it. What right does this man have to go and kiss the sleeping princess? What if it doesn’t work? Or, maybe worse, what if it does and she is horrified? Did he check his breath or put on some chap-stick? Was this all planned or did he get caught up in the moment? Did he approach her as some kind of savior or was it just a private expression that ended up with magical powers?
In this journey I feel that I’ve come to know my dear friend the Prince. I don’t know if the results of the kiss surprised him or not, but I do believe one thing for sure…
He made that kiss count.
After all the preparation and all of the questing, when Prince Charming gets to the moment for which he has been waiting his whole life, he is in awe of her. She is more beautiful than the movie playing in his minds eye that kept him on the journey. This face, these lips, helped him cross kingdoms, fight dragons, and storm castles. When he sees her, all of the visible circumstances tell him that he has reached the end of his journey in failure. She is gone…he has lost.
None of that matters.
There is still the matter of the kiss.
It’s what he came here to do.
He is bleeding from the battle.
He muscles ache with each step.
He doesn’t notice any of it…his time has come. This is the moment of his calling.
We kiss for different reasons. There are the hello/goodbye kisses, kisses for children that comfort, kisses for friends that give assurance, kisses of homage given to our elders, and kisses of passion that expresses desire.
This is a kiss of honor. This isn’t a taking kind of kiss. This is a kiss that recognizes the princess heart and kisses with boldness…but not arrogance. I don’t think the prince is at all sure that his lips contain the cure for what ails our heroine. It’s simply that hers are lips that require the right kiss.
It’s that kiss that has magic.
True love.
No pretense.
No selfish motive.
Merely the proper attention to beauty.
When it comes to kissing, our man Charming gets it. A kiss that counts is one that comes without fear. It honors and recognizes the lips it engages. It flows from the very depths of the princely soul.
It breaks the spell of every bad kiss.
It sets free.
We all come in different shapes and sizes. Some of us are tall some short, some muscly some best described as a long, tall drink of water. Each of us has talents that others of us wish we possessed because it would make us more desirable. We all wished we were how we imagine Prince Charming…and many of us fall short. However, our prince’s real charm doesn’t lie in his good looks or singing ability.
It’s in his kiss.
So, my princes in training, fight for the princess heart that you seek. The quest is ours. When you come, come correct. She is worthy - so be worthy.
And when you kiss her…don’t hesitate, don’t quiver, don’t apologize.
Kiss her with honor and kiss her well.
Then let whatever magic is to flow…flow free.
But be ready…
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