Wednesday, February 6, 2008

The LOVE Doctor is in...

So during this month of Love, I have made some choices about how I am going to love.
  • freely- without holding back
  • passionately - without remembering a grudge
  • tenderly- without a hint of being forced
  • truly -exposing my underbelly
  • deeply -as though my life depended on it

As freely as water pours over the edge of a cliff, I want love to flow forth from me.

Without even pausing for a moment to question the trade-off or the risk: I endeavor to love my husband, my children, my family, and my friends. Yes, even strangers. Harder still, to those who would gain from seeing me fall - my position will remain a loving one.

Beyond the obvious, I am going to work really hard at thinking loving thoughts when a horn honks next door at 2:30 in the am. When I get cut off in traffic - HA! traffic... When someone says something snide or catty, I want to resist the urge to jerk my knee. Turn the other cheek and plant a big fat smooch on theirs instead.

When I want nothing more than to have a moment to myself, but the world just keeps on turning - rather than 'frustrated' or 'overwhelmed', I want love to be my response.

It's all about love. And the LOVE Doctor is in...

2 comments:

Sarah P. Henry said...

what a way with words. love this. i may just have to adopt your attitude. and i must say, you have done a great job loving at least one of your friends. (i mean me.)

also, your bow-heads at the top of your blog are amazingly good lookin'. :)

kj said...

i LOVE this post. what a great idea...

you're amazing.s