E-Motion: Energy in Motion - Love Energy in Motion

Energy begins with thought, whether that thought is conscious or unconscious. If the thought is not considered valid it will be dropped, but if it is considered valid it will move/expand into an emotion. If that emotion becomes strong enough, it will move/expand into an action. For example, if I design a chair and believe it would be a very comfortable and attractive chair, and I begin to desire it, become excited about having it, I will be moved to build it. If, instead, I doubt it's comfort and beauty I will not be excited about it and therefore not moved to build it. Here's another example, I am walking down the street and begin to think that I am being followed, and as long as I believe my thought is valid I would begin to feel fear - that fear will move me towards action, whether it be hailing a cab or going into a store. If I stop believing in that thought (maybe because I see the person I thought was following me go in another direction), the fear would dissipate and I would no longer feel a need to take action. Bottom line: thoughts that are believed to be valid lead to emotions, those emotions, if strong enough lead to action.

So, let's talk about love -- whether it is love for one's self, a son or a daughter, a parent, a relative, a friend, a significant other or even a pet. What is the action resulting from this emotion called love? What is loving behavior?

There are many nice gestures that can be made towards ourselves and others, such as being monitarily generous, that are not necessarily the result of the energy of love. Sometimes, even though a person may actually feel love, other feelings they have may supersede their ability to behave lovingly. This is evident with child abuse - many of these parents feel love for their children, but cannot behave lovingly because other emotions overide it. When that parent can resolve those other emotions and have more self-love they will become able to behave lovingly towards their child/ren. The more we know how to behave lovingly towards our self the better we are at behaving lovingly towards others.

So, let me share with you my thoughts on what behaviors are love based. I call these the four "food groups" of love:
1) Recognition: The willingness to truly see what is true and real. The opposite would be denial.
2) Compassionate Understanding: The willingness to understand, with empathy. The opposite would be judgment.
3) Acceptance: The willingness to truly accept. The opposite would be rejection.
4) Faith in...: The willingness to trust/believe in/support a persons potential. The opposite would be distrust.
Love is made up of these four behaviors, working in concert. The energy that flows from this is uplifting, powerful, strengthening and healing.

Do you offer this to your self? If you don't it is possible to learn to do so. Love (the emotion), in motion becomes love, the behavior. It will be your rock. Once you can offer this to yourself it will flow naturally and easily from you.