Thank you for the reminder that it takes courage to love and that taking an interest in each other is the basis of love. What a wonderful use for the courage we can harvest in this moment and this season. Happy Michaelmas to you!
Thank you! Same to you! Yeah, St. Augustine said something like, "Love is an act of will." We so often think of love as something that exists in the feeling realm, and it surely has a feeling component. That's what motivates us, but real love also includes thinking and willing, methinks. We can't just follow what feels good. The courage part is what allows us to, for example, take an interest in our children and students even when they're getting under our skin. Or, our spouses for that matter.
Thank you for the reminder that it takes courage to love and that taking an interest in each other is the basis of love. What a wonderful use for the courage we can harvest in this moment and this season. Happy Michaelmas to you!
Thank you! Same to you! Yeah, St. Augustine said something like, "Love is an act of will." We so often think of love as something that exists in the feeling realm, and it surely has a feeling component. That's what motivates us, but real love also includes thinking and willing, methinks. We can't just follow what feels good. The courage part is what allows us to, for example, take an interest in our children and students even when they're getting under our skin. Or, our spouses for that matter.