Practical Love

It occurred to me in trying to define Love that Love is not a destination. We always hear that you have to find Love or wait until Love finds us. We also talk about the people who love us or didn't love us. You may also remember a story where someone was not in a loving relationship. I don't mean to diminish any of this, but our Love paradigm needs to shift. Love is a way of life. It is a way of conducting ourselves in the midst of chaos. Love is how we do things. Love does not need to be reciprocated. Love does not need to balance out. Oftentimes we put ourselves out there with Love and when it does not come back like we expect, we close down and withdraw our Love, blaming those who did not reflect it back to us - as if love was game of tennis. Sometimes we even blame ourselves for not loving enough or improperly. If you are truly a loving person, you don't need to get it back. We learn so early in life that everything we say or do gets something in return. Do the ...