March 16, 2011

Love; the Action Verb

To stay with the love theme, I would like to go into what love can do in our lives.  Love is powerful as we have mentioned.  It can change people like nothing else can do.  Fear can make us do crazy things, but love can enable us to do wonderful things.

Fear of what others will do to us can cause us to build walls and cut folk without hesitation.  Love, though, will empower us to tear down our walls and help others do the same.  Love will continue to believe in a person when everyone else has given up on them; including that person.  I have over looked the force of love for years.  I have written that love is a verb not just a noun, but I am seeing now that love is an action verb.  Love is not just calm, laid back, and quiet.  Love is cheering us on, encouraging us, lifting us up and strengthening us.  When we are weak, beat down, beat up, tore up, and alone; we have to fill our love tank.  To be without love in the world today is to be _______.  You have to fill in the blank there.  For me it is to be depressed, unvalidated, feeling alone and pitiful.  Love is lifting me to new heights.  From these new heights I have a much better vantage point than I ever have before in my life.  What has love done in your life? Are you allowing love to determine your thoughts and actions?