Lie #11: We have been told that, “Love is expressed via romance and intensified during sex”… … and yet in Truth: LOVE is expressed via Friendship, intensified during acts of selfless service & purely known only in moments of radical Kindness. “Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to […]
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Lie #12: We have been told that, “Love is hierarchical”; that there are “levels” of Love, and some kids of Love are “better” or more potent than others … … and yet in Truth: LOVE knows no levels; it either IS, or it is not. Yes, it is true that the more difficult the selfless […]
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Lie #13: We have been told that, “Love is a struggle”; that it is difficult to cultivate and almost impossible to maintain … … and yet in Truth: LOVE is given easily & smoothly, or it is not being Given at all. LOVE indeed is limitless and knows no boundaries, and yet it does have […]
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Lie #14: We have been told that, “Love is an obligation”; that it is a duty of the conscious – a responsibility of all those loved … … and yet in Truth: LOVE simply Cares for the Beloved; giving no thought to commitment, no credence to vows and no worries for the morrow. LOVE simply […]
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Lie #15: We have been told that, “Love is trusting”; that it has faith in the other, and hopes to be loved and respected in return … … and yet in Truth: LOVE is only a Giving thing; thinking only on the other, and never on one’s self. And as such, LOVE knows no trust, […]
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Lie #16: We have been told that, “Love is internal”; either a positive thought that excites, or a warm feeling that brings calm… … and yet in Truth: LOVE is always on the outside looking in. For real LOVE is always an action; and in allWays, LOVE is always a verb. “Light up the Fire […]
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Lie #17: We have been told that, “Love needs to be given to others, so that it can then be received for one’s self”… … and yet in Truth: LOVE seeks nothing for itself in return — ever. Indeed, real LOVE cannot ever seek to receive … for LOVE is the Reception. “And now these […]
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Lie #18: We have been told that, “Love is serious business”… … and yet in Truth: LOVE is always – and in all Ways – filled to overflowing with Joy. “I was smiling yesterday, I am smiling today and I will be smiling tomorrow. Simply because life is too short to cry for anything; simply […]
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An ODE to True LOVE … LOVE cannot betray because it does not possess, and LOVE cannot be captured because it overflows all captivity. Indeed, anyone who attempts to imprison LOVE will themselves be locked away – cut off from the very Source they seek to master. For LOVE is the element of elements … […]
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THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE … shattering its falsehoods … & revealing its Wonders At one time or another, we are all blessed with Love in our lives; we are all graced with at least a handful of intimate, powerful, “romantic” relationships. And, at least for the vast majority of us, we have all also been […]
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What LOVE Is … LOVE is not a grasping for what we wish, nor is it a clinging to that which we already possess. LOVE knows nothing of trust or hope or promises or demands … No, real LOVE is about Caring FOR others without caring at all about how they care for you (or […]
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