Posted rather late (last one in, #109--grin!) on D'VERSE, a favorite place!
Prayer Girl at Naples Beach
Love? LOVE it!
People say that love hurts,
but that's not true.
Loneliness hurts.
Rejection hurts.
Losing someone hurts
Envy hurts.
We confuse these with love
but in reality, love is the only thing
in this world that does not hurt.
Love covers up all pain
and makes us feel
wonderful again.
--Unknown
LOVE and PEACE, Peeps!
love is a beautiful thing....and hey PG!! i think where we get confused is when we put out hands on love and try to make it into something it isnt, then there is pain....
ReplyDeleteSince--in the end--love will BE everything, it is senseless to "try to make it something"! You ALWAYS so right on, Bro.
DeletePEACE to you and your family (and students)...
Anna is so lucky to have you.
ReplyDeleteI try to tell her that! "Yeah, right"!
DeletePeace, Izdiher
Love has many facets ... thanks for your post ... I see, you don't follow my blog ... yet ... which is okay, no worries, no pressure ... Love, cat.
ReplyDeleteOKAY...FOLLOWING!
DeleteFollowing many facets--grin!
PEACE!
Beauty and love, hope and peace! (-Laughter and forgiveness are in the mix too!)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the beach- and of course great company! thanks-
Yup. Naples IS wonderful place to live. We are blessed, Izzy!
DeletePeace!
Hello to you and PG. Love is what we all want, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Syd. Not only do we want, we need it. (Even God needs it? Maybe?)
DeletePEACE!
oh yeah, so true, so quickly forgotten...
ReplyDeleteBut I shall NEVER forget.....the SHADOW!
DeletePEACE! and Love,
Steve
Love is care and respect. Steve, this is Faz....
ReplyDeleteGuess I having problem with names. I cannot remember the rea ones, much less the "aka's"
DeleteLove and PEACE, Faz!
Is the lady in the picture your lovely wife Steve?
ReplyDeleteYup! She an "OK" Peep!
DeleteI beg to disagree. Actually, I won’t beg. I disagree. When you say the “business of love” then you are taking into account the other aspects and range of emotions that accompany love. But what is love? Is it wanting, needing, feeling wanted, feeling needed? Does not make much difference from paying a prostitute or a call boy in that case, doesn’t it? Some people really have a profound desire for sex and therefore will experience passionate affection for another person, whether that person is paid for the services that elicit these emotions, or not. People who are infatuated or obsessed think they are in love. Interestingly I looked up the meaning of love:
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[luhv] Show IPA noun, verb, loved, lov•ing.
noun
1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
2. a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.
3. sexual passion or desire.
4. a person toward whom love is felt; beloved person;sweetheart.
5. (used in direct address as a term of endearment, affection,or the like): Would you like to see a movie, love?
Ah, there you go. It can mean anything. Love is never without pain and hardship. One cannot claim love as an individual feeling, or emotion. When you talk of love, you cannot pick and choose. You have to take love as is. Joy and pain, but mostly it is pain and hurting.
Happy is the child or fool who has not discovered how to love but is loved. Tortured is the soul that loves. Tortured still is the soul that loves who analysis everything.
Ces, may I lovingly agree to disagree with you--probably the first time for that to happen. You might have misunderstood my stance on love--from many blog posts.
DeleteNo purpose would be served by repeating--except that it has absolutely nothing to do with a dictionary--grin!
PEACE, Ces!
Steve
No, a dictionary does not define love, but fools have been known to give it more meaning than it has or is.
DeleteLot of songs about the "Foolish Heart"!
DeleteThanks, Ces.
Sometimes I think we all in the same boat.
PEACE!
Wow wow wow ... you have said it so well ... loved it !!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mr Green Man!
DeleteBeautiful thoughts and woman! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet comment, Jessie. Thank you! I'll show her. I do not think she knows she is featured in my blog post.
DeleteNo life without love ... but when life is gone ... love lives on.
ReplyDeleteYessss! THAT is how I also believe. Thank you. One day we will "know" all about it, one way or the other, right? Meanwhile cheerfully and joyfully do our best at whatever it is we do--grin!
DeletePEACE!
So true Steve.
ReplyDeleteJohn, thank you, more for being here than for agreeing!
DeleteNice poem Steve! Have a great day in love and service.
ReplyDeleteYou BETCHUM, colleague!
DeleteWell, heck, I'm just going to say I think love is a good thing and that hurting is a bad thing and that yes, I believe there are good things and bad things in the world...not just things. :) You are a diplomat in the most generous definition of the word. :)
ReplyDeleteLove is so much bigger than words... regards
DeleteYup, I gotta agree, love cannot be put into words. Each Peep has own understanding. Like we cannot understand God, either. It is said that "God IS Love" and THAT is BIG--pushing love right into the Eternal life.
DeleteMagpie, I thought diplomat was he name od a famous Hotel--PEACE!
DeleteThank you for your words.
there is one kind of love that surely covers all pain... smiles...sometimes it can hurt if you love too much..? maybe..? just thinking aloud...smiles...and rgd. your comment...i of course had my own bible with me...on my iphone...smiles...happy OLN steve...always a ray of light to see you..
ReplyDeleteThoughtful comment, Claudia! Like...can one love too much? Maybe in human terms yes, but in a spiritual sense, I believe there is not "too much!
DeleteSo now you got me to post this on OLN, and that gives me 108 posts to read and comment. OBOY, OBOY!
really nice message here. Nicely done. Thanks
ReplyDeleteSo true and it is sad that all of these are so closely related to love. Thanks.
ReplyDeletethis made me cry and such a lovely photo of your sweet prayer girl. my gratitude to you for sharing such a lovely little glimpse of your[and prayer girl's] world. xxx
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