I am reading an old classic right now, "The Road Less Traveled" by M. Scott Peck, M.D. This book has a very interesting definition of love. It has gotten me thinking about relationship I have and those I had. There are many where the word love has been used, but based on this new definition there was no love at all. It has given me new insight into what contitutes a healthy relationship. The definition Scott Peck gives reads: "The will to extend one's self for thepurpose of nuturing one's own or another's spiritual growth." Using that definition love becomes an action rather than a feeling. When I reflected on relationships and compared them to this definition I could honestly say that there have beena and still are relationships where I would have said love existed but really does not. The relationship with my husband and kids have taken on new meaning and I can honestly say that love exists in these realtionships.
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I love the real kind of love that
we see before us in our lives..I sure wish more people could see it in theirs too! Thanks for sharing some love here Rexster xo
Rexie- For a long time, I thought Love was a noun or at best and adjective, describing a state... I have learned that real love is a verb, love requires action, demonstration, just like faith. And well, faith is Love in my book. Love is difficult when you're a self centered person like me, but I am better than I used to be!
Thanks Rex!
Good luck on your reading. Hope you will find the new meaning of love more meaningful.
Thanks for that....I have not read that book in a long time...I was thankful for the reminder.
Ok here is your comment... This post has hidden meaning that you were not honest about. Also ... is this what love would do?
P.S. its always up to us..TO HEAL our mind..not to see someone as having done something that we dont approve
That is an excellent definition of love, and I've never heard it described that way before. I think I will have to write that down.
Thank you for sharing that, Rexie. This will stay with me a long time.
~Judith
I like that definition of love very much. After all my spiritual pursuit is made that much better by sharing it with others...thanks for sharing this :)
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