It's said, written, felt, shouted, and whispered millions of times a day in every language on earth but how many of us have any idea what we're talking about?
"Love is when you choose to be at your best when the other person is not at their best." Wintley Phipps
Think about that, and how hard it is to put into practice. Love is not an emotion, that's easy, love is doing, that's hard.
Today's blog came to mind yesterday when attending a memorial service for someone who was important to me during a challenging period of my life. The Phipps definition of Love was the perfect metaphor, my friend had always been at her best when I was not and that made all the difference in our friendship.
During this pandemic it's important to be at our best, it's important to understand that friends, family, and colleagues may not be at theirs.
Your best means patience, understanding, and support. It means being there when others aren't.
We're not out of the COVID woods yet, not by a long shot, the worst is yet to come.
My life partner explained it to me, this way: "this pandemic is changing our lives in ways we have yet to understand, let's embrace the change and be at our best for each other and for those around us".
That's Love!
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