On Love

[dreamgirl]

I do think that it is a shame that we only have the term "love" to describe all types of love.  I like what you are saying Scout.  Love is everything.  Also, I do think that romantic love is something that most of us want and need.  I have learned a lot from failed relationships, it really pushed me inward and forward.  My thinking these days is that if we do want to include a romantic relationship to our lives, then the best thing to do is to go into the heart, to look within, and find out how or why we are not whole.  If we have the courage to do our work, and become whole(DJ called this the totality of the self), then we would attract someone who is whole too.  If we have not done our work, and we are not whole, have not addressed the shadow within and integrated it, then we attract a partner who will eventually bring us pain and suffering.  This pain and suffering is often the impetus for growth, yet sometimes we skip this step and seek out another partner to fill that hole.  

Just my musings on love relationships these days, I hope this is helpful.