LOVE

What is it? What is your definition of it? Is it overrated or misunderstood? How does it make you feel? What makes it real to you? The dictionary says love is a strong positive emotion of regard and emotion. My definition of love is unconditional emotion for something or someone. It is not lust. It has nothing to do with sex. Love is intimacy to me. It's being there and caring no matter what. It is accepting someone for who they are no matter their flaws. Love is kind. Love is sweet. Love is hard sometimes. Love can hurt you and break your heart into pieces but love can also mend your heart when it has been broken. Love is peace and love is joy. There is love you have for your friends, for your family and for someone special. Although there are different types of love, I don't believe you love anyone any less than the other but just in a different way. I love my friends and I will be there for them. I love my family. I know they love me and they will be there for me no matter what. I love my daughter unconditionally no matter what. I love "him" too and I can say I'm in love with "him" even if he doesn't feel the same. Love doesn't mind and you can't choose who you love or who loves you. I do not feel love is overrated but I do feel it is misunderstood. I do feel love is taken for granted. I think it is misconstrued and I feel it is used and abused. I have been in love three times in my life. There were times I thought I was in love but I wasn't. I guess when I think about it, there may have only been twice. Once in 2001 and now in the present. I feel my love for someone was built on sexual lust. I was in love with lust. However the two I can honestly say I have loved and I currently love are based on more than just sex because in both situations, there was no physical sex involved. I have wanted to give up on love but I never have. It is better to have loved and lost to know have loved at all. Love is a good feeling. It's even more wonderful when it is mutual. I long for the time it will be mutual. Being in love alone is hard. When I wanted to give up on love, I never did because I remembered God is love. He has loved me so much that He never gave up on me. I figure, why should I give up on love if Love himself never gave up on me? I am grateful to have God's love because even on my bad days, I know I have God no matter what. I do want someone to love me too one day and I know it will happen one day. I won't give up on that. When it happens, I will know. Keep loving and living.