Loving You

The concept and lifestyle of living as a loving person or human being seems both easy and complex. Most babies who are born into a loving setting return love naturally without needing lesson or lecture. Is love instinctive in each person?

What if that child is born into an abusive or neglecting environment, will that innate trait be evident?

Like various intangible or unseen qualities, love – according to Mariam-Webster’s Dictionary - is BOTH a noun AND a verb; a thing and an action.

The love as a thing pertains to a devotion, affection, attraction, connection and relationship for someone, even something.

The love in action is about valuing, taking pleasure, giving pleasure, growing and thriving, uniting! Being a doer of love.

Love in action leads to righteous responses and results.

Action and interaction minus love is just robotic at best.

We live in a world of both silk and sand paper.

Some people are easier to love than others. Silk is smooth and easy. While sand paper is abrasive (or rub us the wrong way, against the grain). Still, that sandpaper rubs against the wood’s grain until it becomes smooth like silk.

What is your nature or temperament? Are you silk, sand paper, or somewhere in between.

In your heart, how will you move forward in loving others?

Heavenly directives like:

Do to others as you would have done to you.

Be kind one to another.

Live at peace with one other.

Love one another, so your joy may be full.

In what ways can we love God and others constantly in as our lifestyle?

What happens when our motto to our spouse, children, parents, “precious ones” becomes: “Loving You!” ?

I love telling my wife Shannon, “Loving You, Babe!” to express the truth that I love her, and that I will actively, faithfully always love her as long as we both shall live.

“Loving You,” because love is a verb (and action). It is your choice to love actively, consistently, faithfully, with your words and actions.

Some of our most impactful comments can be our hellos or goodbyes- when we first see someone or when we part ways.

Who wants the last interaction with our special someone to be an argument or eruption? Then (most likely,) both people battle a mental squabble throughout that day, only to meet up later still miffed… (tell me I’m not the only soul who experiences this?)

“Loving You” helps us to prefer the other person before our self. Live more selfless and less selfish. Strive to love like God loves us, rather than loving with limits.

“Loving You” is not only an encouraging and comforting reminder in the ears of your precious ones, but it must be backed by actions of serving, listening, time together, generosity, tenderness or encouraging words.

“Loving You” reminds you that people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.

“Loving You” reminds you that sometimes being heard is much like being loved.