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 | | Subject: Showing love, worthy of love, receiving love Sun 24 Oct 2010, 12:47 pm | |
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The evolution of human growth is an evolution from an absolute need to be loved towards a full readiness to give love.
~Dr. Karl Stern As children, we looked to our parents for love, for clothes and food, for an indication of who we were. If our needs were met, we felt secure. As developing adults, we still seek love. We continue yearning for security and all too often our self-definition comes through someone else. But a healthy sign of our growth is revealed each time we extend love to another with no thought that love is owed us in return.
We can show our love in myriad ways - a genuine smile, a note of appreciation, an unexpected favor, perhaps flowers, or a phone call. Warmly giving another attention in any form is an act of love, one that will be repaid in full by someone, at some time.The ease with which we genuinely love others is directly proportional to our commitment to loving as a priority in our lives. To love is a decision first, an action second, a value next. Today's Thought from Hazelden is a reading from the book:
Worthy of Love, by Karen Casey
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