LOVEš
The word is mostly used according to the first definition given in the dictionary: āan intense feeling of deep affection.ā In other words, love is what one feels.
After years spent speaking with couples before, during and after marriage; and of talking to parents and children struggling with their relationships, I am convinced of the partiality of the definition. Love should be seen not as a feeling but as an enacted emotion. To love is to feel and act lovingly.
Too many women have told me, bruises visible on their faces, that the husbands who struck them love them. Since they see love as a feeling, the word hides the truth, which is that you do not love someone whom you repeatedly beat and abuse. You may have very strong feelings about them, you may even believe you cannot live without them, but you do not love them.The first love mentioned in the Bible is not romantic love, but parental love (Genesis 22). When a child is born, the parentās reaction to this person, who so recently did not exist, is to feel that āI would do anything for her.ā In the doing is the loveāthe feeling is enacted. That is why we often hear the phrase āyou donāt act like you love me.ā We know in our bones that love is not a feeling alone, but a feeling that flows into the world in action.
Between human beings, love is a relational word. Yes, you can love things that do not love you backāthe sky or a mountain or a painting or the game of chess. But the love of other people is directional. There is a lover and a belovedāyou donāt just love, but you love at someone. And real love is not only about the feelings of the lover; it is not egotism.
It is when one person believes in another person and shows it.Of course it is possible to perform all sorts of duties for someone and feel little or nothing for them. Love is not about being hired help. Love is not an obligation done with a cold soul. But neither is it a passion that expresses itself in cruelty, or one that does not express itself at all. The feeling must be wedded to the deed.We would have a healthier conception of love if we understood that love, like parenting or friendship, is a feeling that expresses itself in action. What we really feel is reflected in what we do. The poetās song is dazzling and the passion powerful, but the deepest beauty of love is how it changes lives.
Love yourself too
Love in simple words is- Love is a mix of feelings and actions that shows a deep liking for someone or something. Romantic love can lead to things such as dating, marriage and sex, but a person can also feel for friends, such as platonic love, or family.
Disadvantages of love - The old saying ādo what you love and youāll never work a day in your lifeā is certainly true in many ways. However, making money with your passions comes with some real disadvantages, too.
Itās wonderful to have a job that you enjoy. The attitude that we bring to the workplace really matters. Happiness improves productivity, efficiency and retention. But, is doing what you love really the only way to find that happiness professionally? There are some real downsides to earning a living doing what you love the most.
1. ITāS HARD TO TAKE BREAKS
It is a lot easier to throw yourself entirely into your work when you really love it. The problem is that having downtime is really important: breaks and vacations are healthy for us physically and mentally.
When you are super passionate about what you do, it can be really hard to turn it off at the end of the day. If and when you ever do step away from the actual work, ideas are still floating around in your mind.
You may even find that thoughts of work distract your mind when youāre asleep. Sure, in some ways itās really wonderful to be so consumed with work that you love. But, it can also be really exhausting.
2. OTHER ASPECTS OF YOUR LIFE SUFFER
Maintaining good work-life balance isnāt just about managing stress. There are other reasons to hold on to the goal, even when you really love what you do.
No matter how much you enjoy your job, you need to have other things in your life, too. Itās easy to ignore family, friends, hobbies, exercise, etc., when you find so much joy at work. Do that long enough, and youāll stop growing as a person.
3. INTENSE HAPPINESS CAN DAMPEN CREATIVITY
Too much happiness can backfire on you.
4. YOU MIGHT EARN LESS
When you focus on doing what you love, you tend not to focus as much on other things ā like pay, for example. Thereās a certain amount of privilege involved in even thinking about work this way in the first place. If you enjoy the luxury of being able to prioritize ādoing what you love,ā it might also be a good idea to remind yourself that working is also about earning a paycheck.
Itās wonderful to be fulfilled by your job. But when thatās your focus, you could find that more practical compensations, like your paycheck, could really suffer.
5. PASSIONS SHIFT AND CHANGE
Despite the drawbacks, there are still a lot of advantages to choosing a job that really excites you. However, donāt forget to take into consideration the fact that passions grow and change.
By all means, enjoy your job. Just donāt be surprised, if one day, you start to feel differently about it. Something that you thought youād enjoy doing forever may only fulfill you for a few years or maybe even a couple decades. Then you could be ready for something else.
This is another good reason to keep other aspects of your life going. What would happen if you put absolutely everything into your job and then fell out of love with it? Better to spread the love around, and find joy in all aspects of your life.
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