THE DAILY SPARK

LOVE… a Verb

LOVE IS A VERB!

Quote by Erich Fromm

Erich Seligmann Fromm was a German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. He was a German Jew who fled the Nazi regime and settled in the US.  Source:  Wikipedia

REFLECTION:

  • A verb denotes action.  Most people see love as a noun.
  • What happens if you rethink love as a verb? 
  • How will that change your actions/behavior?
  • Try on love from this new perspective.

HOW CAN I SAY IT….

How can I say this so we can both be in conversation?

REFLECTION:

  • Is there a deep/real conversation you need to have with someone?
  • STOP… Give extra thought to how you might broach the conversation so both of you can be a part of it. 
  • Reflect… what you will say to open the door?
  • Be BRAVE… have that conversation

IDENTITY vs. BIOGRAPHY

View from window of Monasterio de San Julian de Samos

Real conversations are food and drink for the soul.  If you take time not as a kind of a product but as a mother or a parent of presence, then in the world of Spirit time behaves differently.

Your identity is not equivalent to your biography.

Quote by John D’Donohue

John O’Donohue was an Irish poet, author, priest, and Hegelian philosopher. He was a native Irish speaker, and as an author is best known for popularising Celtic spirituality.  Sourced: Wikipedia  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_O%27Donohue

For more about John, visit: https://www.johnodonohue.com/about

REFLECTION:

  • Do you conflict your identity with your biography?
  • How often do you engage in “real conversations”?
  • Do you take time to be really present when you are with another?
  • How can you be more present for another today … engage in a “real conversation.”