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There are many differences between true love and infatuation, but what we all must remember is that we all go through stages in our lives where we think we
are in love and we really aren’t. It’s often said that it’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Even I know that, and I have not yet
experienced my life to its fullest. If there is one thing I cannot stress enough, it would be that God will always be there to love each and every one of us, no
matter what.

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF LOVE

What do you feel when you love someone? If distilled down to it’s core components, what would those be? Yes, love is an emotion, a feeling, a wanting, and
a “being”. We know it feels good, but what specific feelings, and desires are present when we feel love?

Love is Acceptance.
Acceptance is labelling someone as "okay" and having no desire to change them. Who they are is perfectly fine with you. You pose no condition on whether
you will love them or not. This is unconditional love. When your love IS conditional, the moment they step outside your set of conditions, love evaporates.

Love is Appreciation.
Appreciation is one step beyond acceptance. Its when your focus is on what you like about another. We look at them and feel this sweeping appreciation for
who they are, their joy, their insights, their humour, their companionship, etc. When someone says they are "in love" with another, they mean their
appreciation is so enormous for this person that it consumes their every thought.

Love is Wanting Another to Feel Good.
We want the best for those we love, for them to be happy, safe, healthy, and fulfilled. We want them to feel good in all ways, physically, mentally and
emotionally.

Love Pays Attention
We want to demonstrate to those we love that we are “there in the moment”, consciously aware of his or her existence.

Love Shows Affection
Regardless of how the other person may compare in some areas with others, we want to make it clear by our showing sincere affection that those we love are
important to us.

Love Demonstrates Understanding
Understanding is demonstrating that we are sincere in wanting to identify how the other person feels and perceives the world, events and others around them.

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