Daily PlanIt love In the book "The Road Less Traveled," M Scott Peck defines love as "the will to extend one's self to nurture one's own or another's spiritual growth." This definition includes self-love. We must begin with loving ourselves in order to be capable of both loving others and receiving love. We learn to love ourselves by fully realizing that we are loved simply because we are alive. A higher power is one completely reliable source of unconditional love. When we understand this, we see that all deserve to be treated with love, wherever we are on our travels. This definition also implies effort. Love requires ongoing effort to keep it growing, like a garden that we plant. Love is either nurtured and grows or neglected and dies. We either choose to act lovingly or we choose not to. we learn to communicate, or we don't. We accept others as they are, or attempt to control them.
We may not have learned how to act lovingly, but if we do not change, we continue to be defined by our past.
LOVING Actions that create love express:	UNLOVING Actions that destroy love express:
If any are NOT present-PROBLEMS	If ANY are present- PROBLEMS
Attention Apprectiation Support & encouragement Communication Understanding Joy Freedom Clear boundaries Respect Trust Caring Kindness Thoughtfulness Fairness Commitment	Neglect Lack of appreciation Lack of support Failure to communicate Confusion Unhappiness Attempts to control & manipulate Unclear boundaries Disrespect Distrust & doubt Hurtfulness Unkindness Unthoughtfulness Unfairness Disloyalty

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