Love is a feeling – most people have felt it in some way or another. It can feel like excitement, happiness, stage fright, gratefulness, wonder, victory and exhilaration all at the same time. The mix of emotions changes over time, and is never exactly the same from relationship to relationship.

Love is a decision – a conscious choice to believe, a leap of faith. That is “the falling in love”, letting go of your doubt and truly believing in the love you feel. Which is something you can’t touch or see, and requires you to have faith in your feelings and trust in the feelings of someone else. It is in this decision that you take ownership of your love.

Love is an action – to truly believe is to act on your faith. Your actions and your beliefs must be in sync or you will no longer believe. The feelings of love are rekindled and reinforced when you act lovingly toward someone, and they in turn may act lovingly toward you. Love is something you do. It’s a verb not a noun.

Love is a circle – of feelings-decisions-actions. A never ending spiral staircase, building upon itself. Just as a plant requires earth, water, and sun, love needs all three aspects to stay alive. Love can start with a feeling, with a decision, or with an action, but then it will need to engage the other aspects for it to grow.

Love can be broken when emotions are suppressed, or doubt replaces faith, or when complacency replaces action. It can survive for a while with only one, but will never thrive with out all three.

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