What Is Love? What Do You Think of This Perspective?
To me, the Holiday Season is a perfect time to think about love. After all, this is a common theme for many of our celebrations this time of year.
I used to think love was an emotion that was felt by one person for another, like the way a parent loves a child or the way a couple loves each other. But now I believe love is much bigger than that. It’s a force for good. It’s a power that can change lives. It’s a heart-centered approach to interacting with the world around us. It connects us with each other, with our purpose, and with our soul/spirit.
One way I’ve been working to nurture this love is to consider a variety of ways I can think about love in my day. Here are a few I often repeat to myself.
- I give love.
- I receive love.
- I feel love.
- I radiate love.
- I am love.
- I do love.
I’ve found these to be very helpful, especially when I’m triggered. If something or someone has caused me frustration, disappointment, stress, worry, etc. I will take a breath, repeat them, and ask, what would love do?
The famous Bible verse commonly used at weddings comes to my mind.
“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.” 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ESV
How do you nurture this kind of love in your life? Remember the saying, “All you need is love.”
