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WHAT IS LOVE?????
Friday, May 16, 2008

.......I dunno. I try to think about this realistically but the answers never seem to come. I think of love as being Kind, Safe, caring, non-judgemental and unconditional. I wonder if anyone can truly Love in this way??? I think sometimes I am able to love like this and then others I feel as if it is truly impossible to give of oneself in this way. Not being selfish and to always have an open heart and a listening ear. To really REALLY care about anothers well being. I guess I do love, despite everything I have been through and I guess that despite my own problems there is always another who's needs are much greater then mine and I do have lots of love to share and give. Learning to love myself will help me to love others. Regardless of my own faults/issues, I am still able to Love.

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1. 

   Well... It is easier to love some people than others, right? And easier to love a cute little kitten than a snake or a frog or a spider (for most people, anyway). So we should not expect all of us to be able to love ourselves equally either. And some people who love themselves a bit too much are hated by most of the rest of us...
   
   Don't think about it too much. Just allow yourself to be content with loving a few parts of you. It's OK to love your knees but hate your toes. It's OK to love the way you stop and smell the roses but hate the way you procrastinate on cleaning the house. It's OK to love the way you fix cars but hate the way you kill house plants.
   
   Don't beat yourself up. Get along with yourself. Tell your good side to cooperate with the bad side to work things out. Leave the war and fighting behind. Seek peace. Serenity.
   
   And don't you just hate the people who seem to have actually done that??? ;>}

   
   

   DrDuke

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   To me, love & to be loved w/our status is everything that life is. The less of of each makes one spend to much time between their ears. I can be my worst enemy in my own head. Overcoming negitivity is mountain that we must climb together. W/loved ones that is. For me it makes life worth while & important.

   
   

   mark1424

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   I think the Bible is awful, full of rubbish and nonsense and doesn't represent any kind of faith at all. BUT there is one part of the bible that I believe in, and I put all my faith in it, and it gets me every time. It's the one thing growing up that I clung on to. I think when you question your ability to love and be loved, just think of this.xx
   
   Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

   
   

   Tobias20

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   Nice quote, Tobias.... but I don't agree with you that the Bible is awful.... I believe it's the inspired word of God... and I live my life according to it...
   
   Doll.... learning to love takes a lifetime, I think. I truly love my husband, unconditionally and without ceasing. Same with my kids & grandson... I would give my life for any of them. And I'm learning to love myself, always an uphill struggle. Most of the time, I feel confident in my self, but not always.... there are always areas in my life that need improvement, but I don't dwell on those things. You are right, love, real love is unconditional, caring for someone else without judgement. I hope that you learn this soon.... you'll be happier for it.

   
   

   DebraP

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   The greatest love you can have is for yourself, unconditionally. I don't mean being a self-centred bitch, arrogant,etc. What i mean is that loving yourself is appreciating yourself, valuing yourself.. But which begs the question.. who am I? What is the self? No matter who or what you think you are, you are infinitely so much more.. thats where you'll find the love.. because that's who you are..
   
   So, maybe changing your self-perception, your self-belief is the first step to finding love.. it's all inside.. never search for it outside of you.. that's just need and desperation, and will only attract more of what you send out into the world.
   
   What i like to do daily is make a list of all the things i appreciate in my life, about myself, about the world... just focusing on one little thing to be grateful for will attract even more..
   
   david
   x

   
   

   MrPositive

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