No, not the cable series, the big four-letter word that can change our lives. The ‘L’ word in this case, is love. We love to hear it from the people in our lives that are important to us whether it’s our children, our spouses or our parents. The first time our significant other can say it to us, it can make our hearts do little flip-flops.
Love is a word that seduces us. It permeates our music, our literature, our popular culture and our religion. The word is so powerful that it overcomes tragedy and unites even the most divided of people. After all, if we think back to 9/11 – the phone calls made from the doomed flights were not calls of hatred or anger – they were messages of love.
Hearing the Words
Though they are only three little words and actions do far often speak louder than words – we still need the words. We want to hear them. We need respect, we need generosity, we need caring and we need support, but we want love. We want love to bring us together and we want love to keep us warm at night.
Hearing the words are vitally important to us and to our relationships. So the next time your spouse says he or she loves you or you say I love you – don’t just rush it. Turn around, look them in the eye and make sure you convey the wealth of emotion that you feel. When your son or your daughter wraps their arms around your neck and says love you, hug them tightly and nuzzle them gently as you tell them you love them too.
Remember, we all need love, we all need to feel it and we all need to know it’s there, but we want to hear it and we should want to say it too. So don’t forget to tell the people you love, that you love them and tell them every day and be thankful for each and every opportunity.
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