Why do we need an object or a reason to love?
We are socialized to believe that love is a scarce resource. To be saved for a select few, our family, friends, intimate partners, other loved ones.
Just love! ❤️
Your heart and brain experience love from both directions. Love registers and has an impact on you if you are receiving love, giving love to others, giving love to yourself, a pet or even to an imaginary being or concept. One of the things that distinguishes our brains from other animals is the power of our imagination and imagined reality. We say it’s not ‘real’ but the imagined reality has impact on our brains and bodies nonetheless.
Think about the impact of stress on our health, sometimes stress is from things that we imagine but never come to pass. We all realize that many diseases are influenced by stress. It impacts many of our body systems from the nervous system, the cardiovascular system to the immune system, even the digestive system.
In the same way stress can impact us negatively, love can impact our health positively. Studies show that social connection is one of the most important factors in health and longevity. It is the quality of love in your heart not the subject or direction that matters so much. Feeling the feeling of love decreases stress hormones, which has a huge positive impact on our health. Benefits include reducing blood pressure and blood sugar, boosting the immune system, reducing chronic pain like migraines, even improving memory.
Just love! ❤️
Flow it freely to yourself and others without the condition of expecting anything in return. Love without needing a real reason or even anyone in particular to flow it to. Holding back on love, and having such specific reasons for feeling or showing it, diminishes our experience too. We don’t have to agree with another person’s opinions or even spend any time with them to love them. We can just say “I wish him the best,” and be done with it. Even our best love match will have a different opinion from us on some things. Agreement on our opinions not a prerequisite for love. Opinions aren’t facts, they are just beliefs.
I love that we all have our different opinions and styles and gifts and unique flavors. What a smorgasbord this planet is!
I love that you took the time to read this, and I am sending you so much LOVE!!! ❤️