Love is a pure and sacred emotion. Loving someone is like bestowing an honor on them. It should not be given away freely (teens are you listening?). The outward expression of love is affection. The inward expression is the emotion behind it. Love is genuine, love is kind. It does not boast and it does not tear down. Love simply is...
There are only a few people in my life who I can honestly and truthfully say I love. These are the people who build me up, who love me in return (unconditionally), and who I know when the pot boils over, will be there to help clean up the mess. I'm not going to mention their names, because they already know who they are.
I want to expound on the love I have for my husband right now. Love of a spouse is different from the love you have for your family and friends. This is the one person who you connect with on a deeper level. This person has learned your expressions and knows when something is troubling you. They know how to excite and stimulate you, both intellectually and physically. They know how many seconds it takes for you to get the punchline to their jokes or how many tears you shed over Army Wives.
You can not replace pure love. If you thought you did, you were never in it to begin with. Being a Psychology major in undergrad, I learned how to study my then fiancee'. I learned what ticks him off, what makes him smile, and what he is most passionate about. Unknowingly, he became by first subject. I could literally write a book on him, but those chapters are for my eyes only. My point is, I took the time to figure out if the return on my investment was pure love or pure lust. It was and still is pure love.
Love does not come without challenges. It does not hurt, but the obstacles that try to prevent you from loving, do. We have definitely had many obstacles and curve balls thrown at us. But through all of it, we never stopped loving. Pure love is not easy to get rid of. You can not divorce it, sell it, manufacture it, or re-gift it.
Before I go, I want to leave you with this:
I would like you to examine the loves in your life. Can you decipher the pure loves from the pure lusts or the strong likes? Place each person who comes across your mind in to one of these 3 categories. Be honest with yourself. There may be someone you considered pure love who is actually a strong like. Use this exercise to re-vamp your life and start loving the right people. I pray you will be blessed by this entry.
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