A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR-AT-LARGE
WELCOME TO THE LOVE ISSUE If asked, how would you define the word LOVE? Would you “google” it? Would you gaze at the sky and think of your relationships for the answer? Would you search your heart for the clues? Or would you rely on the spiritual definition of your Creator? It could be that all of these answers are correct, and more. Imagine how the world would be if everyone examined their response to the question “What is Love?” and applied to each and every relationship or meeting they encountered? If you think about it, there are many types of love relationships – romantic love, love for your children, spousal love, love for mom and dad, sibling love, friend love, love for animals and nature and the much sought-after self-love….. the list goes on and on. One could say that love is an action word and our actions are closely tied to the value we place on a person or thing to bring it or them closer to us.
Viewing love another way, in her book A Return to Love, author Marianne Williamson says that “only love is real.” The premise is that love is a divine creation and cannot be threatened nor destroyed. She further surmises that fear is manmade and can therefore be conquered by love because love is the only thing that is eternally real. Is love complicated? Can the definition of LOVE be simplified? What do you think? We’d like to hear it – email us your definition of love: chronicles@cls-volunteer.org. Credit: Williamson, M. (1993) A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles. HarperCollins Publishers.
- Janine Lattimore
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