In pondering this small word and the multitude of meanings, contexts and examples of it, there are a couple of ways to know what is real and what is not. I propose that if someone loves you, their thoughts, activities, actions and the clarity of their priorities are evident to you. Someone may say “I love you” but spend all their mental and physical time elsewhere, I would say “no, they love______” (wherever they are spending their mental and physical energy). True love is an in depth, all-encompassing focus of emotion, time, attention, and effort toward another’s’ other’s happiness with only the necessary distractions of work, other activities and actions that are necessary for survival. It is remembering the details, asking about another’s day, caring about the things that they care about, listening when you aren’t necessarily interested, supporting and encouraging them in the things that matter to them and at the core level of you, loving them even more than other things that may, at the moment, have you distracted. As lovers and good friends, we are not always at our best. We are not always present. We do not always back those who need our 100% commitment and caring but hopefully we do have the wherewithal to realize when we fall short, ask forgiveness and go to back to the roots of our priorities and shuffle them back into order. It could be for our kids, our spouses, our friends, our family, our community, our Maker – but realize that above all else – the greatest is love… For wherever your heart, mind and focus goes, there you will also find your true heart.
To Your Success & Happiness!
Tracy
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