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65 Definitions of Love

April 12th, 2010

To me, Love is the ultimate force. Love is an amazing and infinite flow of energy that is everything that we could ever want or need. It is who we really are; it’s what connects us
to all of creation. Love is unconditional and everlasting. Love is the warm and overwhelming feeling of appreciation, joy, satisfaction, and peace. Love is loving yourself as well as others inside and out.

By: Kristen Butler
Website: http://www.facebook/powerofpositivity
Bio: Founder of Power of Positivity. I love living a healthy lifestyle. I believe in the Law of Attraction. I love animals. I am a Social Media Strategist and an Entrepreneur. Be the Change YOU want to SEE – This is what I live by everyday.

Unconditional Love is a tether that compassionately holds us above the chaotic fray of our suffering. In its most sacred expression, Love asks no questions and makes no demands. We are embraced by Love regardless of What Is. When we realize this, all the way down to our bones, we are freed to live the life calling to us no longer bound by our suffering.

By: Corinne S. Ramage
Website: http://www.Spiritual-Healthcare.net/Network.html
Bio: Corinne S. Ramage is the founder of the Spiritual Healthcare Network which includes acclaimed online programs, innovative original books and private counseling services. Her premier online program is called “Touch Stones to True Wellness.’ Her most inclusive book to date about her theories of wellness is “The Art and Practice of True Wellness.” She is available for guest lectures, radio interviews, and teaching classes about her original theories of True WellnessÂ© or any aspect of the personal healing journey.

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Love is accepting someone just the way they are without trying to change or improve them.

Love is made up of “five” major ingredients that blend just right. Friendship, Trust, Respect, Passion and Communication.

Friendship means being able to say anything to your partner because you have that ease of “best buddies.” Best friends never take advantage of each other; they are there to help one another. Any good partnership includes the same love you have for a best friend.

Trust is when you are truly connected to someone mentally, physically and emotionally. It’s that warm, mellow feeling we experience when we trust each other is a large part of true love. Peace-of-mind in a relationship is vital to its stamina. And trust, like anything worthwhile, is something we earn over time, gradually.

Respect yourself before someone else will respect you. When it comes to love, if you respect your partner just the way he or she is when you first meet without wanting them to change, then that’s a good sign that love can prevail. Whether respect can grow and blossom will determine the depth of your love.

Passion is that all-consuming feeling of pure lust, euphoric, overwhelming, distracting, beautiful thing that can be spontaneous or it can come on gradually too. Passion grows when you can be comfortable with each other and you break down any barriers by communicating openly and honestly.

Communication is like that magic spice that brings out the flavor of all the other ingredients. Good communication can unleash strong creative energy between you and your partner. And with good communication, you can let your hair down and talk about anything. Not only does it enrich your relationship, it takes a big chunk out of everyday stress.

By: Dr. Ava Cadell
Website: http://LoveologyUniversity.com
Bio: Dr. Ava Cadell has a private Counseling practice in LA, she is the author of seven books including,12 Steps to Everlasting Love, a media therapist, public speaker and Founder of www.LoveologyUniversity.com

LOVE.

It’s the substance of you,
the substance of me.
But what is it?

Words are helpless;
words can only hint.
We don’t know what It is;
we only know that It is.
Which is enough.

Love is what springs up
when you’re looking
in the other direction;
what rushes in
when your definitions drop away.
When you absolutely
don’t know anything
whatsoever anymore,
there It is–
painting Itself madly across your life
with sudden strokes
and unexpectedly rash ink.

Love follows no rules;
has no uniform behavior;
can not be contained in a jar.

Love is what happens when
you disappear into thin air.
Then It’s the ground
holding up your feet;
the rain scrubbing the trees;
a flower sneezing perfume;
opulent sun;
the brilliance of a child’s eye;
warm fingers, warm toes;
a lover wrapping you up
in a 20 pound smile;
hot cocoa on an ice cold night.
It’s music, It’s silence;
It’s an old rubber band
that accidentally
falls out in the shape of a heart.

But don’t think Love
is all yesses and no noes:
Love walks backward near anger;
It refuses to chat
with bleakness or density;
and It vanishes entirely
when you try to box it in.
Love is smarter than all of us
put together.

Make a deal with yourself now
to forget everything you ever knew
about Love;
It never cares what you think anyway.

Just give it
breathing room:
if you sense It’s hanging around,
shut up and listen.

Because Love is the God Within
hurling Itself into your world
to sweeten the pictures.
It heals, It creates,
It comforts, It unites.

Often It removes
the unnecessary.
Yes, and It can heat up parts of you
that are dead from neglect,
if you don’t question Its methods.

We see a kiss and say that’s Love…
but the truth is Love is Love
and the kiss
is a poor shadow on the wall
trying to live up to the Real Thing.

One more time:
Love is what happens when
you disappear into thin air.
Disappear as fast as you can
– you won’t miss the weight.

Afterwards,
you’ll watch Love float you
into sanity, into realness,
into vision.
Then, with Love as your lens,
you can collect smiles like flowers
and hold them alive in your heart.

Oh yes you can.

By: Elsa Joy Bailey
Website: http://www.elsajoy.com
Bio: Writer, poet, ordinary being on the journey of Awakening. Manager of Spiritual Growth website (www.elsajoy.com)

Love is indefinable! The human mind cannot fathom the depth and profundity of the very Essence which makes up our Being. Love is all.. a constant stream of Creation, flowing brilliantly throughout every thought, word, vision and deed. Not the forms of the world, but the Content of the Heart of Spirit. To begin to know we simply say, “Love is” be still and cease to speak.

By: Pamela Silberman
Website: http://www.simplybeing.net
Bio: Pamela Silberman is the author of Simply Being: One Year with Spirit and founder /co-organizer of Be The Love, inc. a nonprofit organization existing to help further the essence of love through bi-annual events held within the world. www.bethelove.us

As a Baby-Boomer I have lived long enough to experience several different kinds of love.

As a child, I loved my parents and I knew they loved me. When I scraped my knee I could run to them and they would fix my “boo boo” and make me feel better.

As a teen-ager, I loved my first boy-friend. What else would cause those funny butterflies in my tummy?

When I met my husband-to-be, I knew I was in love. I couldn’t eat, sleep or stay away from him for more than a minute.

When I gave birth to my first child, I learned about unconditional love.

As years passed, I learned to appreciate and love my friends who are now as close to me as my family.

On reflection, I am one lucky woman. After all, living without love, is not living at all.

By: rita morgan
Website: http://www.notjustthekitchen.com
Bio: Rita Morgan is the Founder & CEO of Not Just the Kitchen, a leading website geared to Baby-Boomer women. Here you will find hundreds of articles on health, beauty, family, relationships, money and more. For the vision impaired, we offer audio versions of our interesting articles.

Compassion … plus courtesy to the other person. [Often people forget to be as courteous to the ones they love].

In a relationship it includes wanting what is best for the other person, rather than possesion.

By: Dr. Fiona Kelley OMD
Website: www.acupuncturelasvegas.com
Bio: OMD, acupuncture & Chinese herbal Medicine, NCCAOM diplomat of Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology & Oriental Medicine.

Love is the sustenance of my human soul. To me, it is a process which evolved naturally, but with many obstacles. My wife and I had to overcome many cultural differences and bridge an incredibly expansive geographical distance. We took the time and effort to be together, and more importantly, to stay together, despite all challenges-and there were many. I know how much I love her when I contemplate the priorities of life every day. I know that she is above all else and I want to do everything I can for her, even if it means sacrificing myself. Making her happy has become the most important thing to me and I value her love more each day. She has earned my trust and has shown the true quality and depth of her character beyond any doubt. I am humbled by being with her and feel blessed that she has chosen me, as I have chosen her. I notice the changes in myself and I have evolved into a better man, for my sake and hers. I also see the maturity and growth she too has attained through out relationship. If she is the only reward I will ever earn in life, then she is all I need and I will be happy

By: Sensei Adam Rostocki
Website: http://www.cure-back-pain.org
Bio: Sensei Adam Rostocki is a martial arts instructor, real estate consultant, author and patient rights advocate, based in New York.

Love is abstract and infinite and eternal.

Love, reflected in this world, has the power to heal all division, for separateness is the illusion. It takes determination and persistence, but for those who stay the course and transcend all obstacles, the experience of Love is the reward. You can see it shining in the eyes of the peaceful, sparkling in their voice, and radiating in their smile. And most of all, those that follow the path of Inner Love become wise and wholly gentle, for they live in the Heart of God.

An attribute of Love is communication. Like Love, communication transcends the body and remains unbroken. In its wordless state, Love is synonymous with Communion, for in Light Everything is plainly revealed or Known. Love goes on and on forever, and this realization comes when the lesson of forgiveness is finally learned. There is nothing else.

By: David Hoffmeister
Website: http://awakening-mind.org
Bio: David Hoffmeister is a living example of the teachings of A Course In Miracles & Self realization. He teaches from Enlightened Mind, shining the Love of God wherever he is invited in the world. David lives a simple life of trust and is supported by the Holy Spirit. Thus he never charges any money and never has anything to sell. His gatherings are open discussions and he invites questions and comments from everyone who attends. His websites have a variety of inspiring, enlightening, free resources (ie., Videos & MP3s) along with some of the most profound Self-realization writings on the planet. David’s global mailing list group, AwakeningInChrist, has hundreds of archived messages written from the Holy Spirit as answers to questions sent in to David from around the world.

David’s teachings and his living example demonstrate the State Of Being & Oneness Jesus called the Kingdom of Heaven. David traveled full-time throughout North America beginning in 1991. During his first 12 years of teaching David met with Course groups and individuals in churches, bookstores, homes, parks, & spiritual centers where he was invited. In 2003 he began traveling to 22 countries on 4 continents (North America, South America, Australia, & Europe). Most of these visits and gatherings were in the United States, Canada, Argentina, & Colombia, though in recent years David has also visited New Zealand, Australia, Sweden, Denmark, the Canary Islands, France, Switzerland, Germany, & Belgium as well. In 2006 David began the first of 4 yearly tours along the East coast of Australia. In February 2007 he spoke at the ACIM Conference in San Francisco, California and thereafter returned to the South Pacific and to central Europe. David returned to the South Pacific & Europe for gatherings in 2008, and in February, 2009 David spoke again at the international ACIM Conference at the Holiday Inn in San Francisco before embarking on travels to Australia & Hawaii. During the Summer of 2009 he is traveling throughout 6 European countries sharing gatherings and retreats on the “Sing Me Awake” tour. During the fall of 2009 he held a week-long retreat in Utah and gave a 4 week Devotional Retreat in Mallorca, Spain. During the winter of 2009-2010 he continued traveling through Europe, North America, & Australia.

Awakening to the Oneness of God’s Love, David demonstrates that the time of Peace is Now. He invites you to join him in the Love of God and rejoice.

Love is a verb, not a noun. It is not something you have – but rather something you give. It is the absence of fear and the presence of faith. Therefore when you feel it, you show it.

By: Ty Bennett
Website: http://www.leadershipinc.com
Bio: Ty Bennett is a sought after speaker, bestselling author, and successful entrepreneur. Ty is the founder of Leadership Inc, whose purpose is to empower individuals and organizations.

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