Wednesday, July 21, 2010

HOW DO YOU SAY I LOVE YOU?

i am very loved. i am quite aware and know of the love my family and friends have for me. words are always good to hear. words don't always tell the whole story or express what is in the heart. ears cannot always hear what should or could be heard from those speaking to be heard. but trying to express such powerful 3 words that people have died for and long to feel and share make for a journey worth its travel. i like telling my family and friends that i love them. i will express it in actions, but sometimes fall short on how that is shown materially, emotionally, or in available time. my desire is for them to know the full extent of those feelings, but how can anyone really-truly know or even show that. but the efforts are needed.the trying is worth it. the creative ways of displaying whatever can be displayed-is necessary and valued (hopefully). God has been expressing and showing His love towards mankind since the beginning of time. some have come to understand and respond to that love. some have rejected that love. some never believed it existed. at one time:i was one of those that didn't believe. but that was then-and this is now. i have learned that when i didn't know of God's love-it didn't mean it didn't exist because of my own ignorance. when someone loves us and we feel their lack of showing us they do-doesn't mean it doesn't exist. since we are not God-our ability to show love isn't always at its best, but we do what we can do to let our love be known. love is an action word that has emotional ties. express love emotionally. express love verbally. express love literally. express love in silence. be thankful when love is expressed in any form. be creative in your own expressions of sharing love. believe and receive and give back without fear.

FINAL THOUGHT: getting love as a kid comes easy and is expected from the eyes of a child. they move into learning to give back, but sometimes it is still about "getting something" back. then that moves into the joy of just giving without receiving (sometimes). love is easy and complicated at the same time. love is alot of things, but always not quite the same for everybody (giving it or getting it). but the evolution of experiencing the giving and receiving is a blessing and joy in finding a way to say "i love you".

QUESTION: who can you tell i love you today?