dailydatewithgod

As someone who spent many years trying to protect her heart from ever being hurt again, it has been a slow road to come to terms with my understanding of love.  It is not something I have a full understanding of but I do acknowledge its ethereal and multifaceted nature.  There is a space in my being between my heart and mind which sits comfortably with the acceptance of God as love.  As I open myself up more and more to the many faces and experiences of God being present in life, the more I have flexibility and forgiveness around the sometimes convoluted understanding of what love is.  I have always been a fan of the song by Foreigner which shares what I think we all long for–to know what love is.  It is a calling from our hearts. It is unfortunate and fortunate that we use the same word to describe our like of chocolate and someone for whom we would willingly sacrifice our lives. My guess is those from whom we have learned love are just as confused by its meaning.  We are all really just doing the best we can.  We are all doing the best we can to meet the truth of who we are. Given we have been created by and out of love it is about coming home.  My best from moment to moment is to accept how love shows up in me, others, and the amazingly convoluted world we inhabit despite my expectations.