falling in love

is there anything more wonderful than hearing the words "I love you",

the total knowing we are loved?

is there anything more brilliant than saying those words to someone, or showing by a little something that we do, that they are precious?

I sometimes wonder if I should come with a warning sticker... "I shall fall in love with you"... because it's what I honestly believe we are supposed to do - to love absolutely every person we come across, with as much of our hearts as we possibly can. So if you bump into me on a good day, you get full on radiant beams and concern for you and your life, a listening ear and compassion in abundance. If I'm feeling a little squished, you may not get quite so much of me, I'll have my own stuff that gets in the way a bit.

So why the warning sticker? Is this not how every human being should expect to be greeted - with warmth and genuine delight that they exist? YES! Only it's often a bit more complicated than that - we connect with our own hurts, insecurities, past experiences. And in a world that celebrates competition and exclusivity, we can feel a bit miffed if someone goes about saying they love everyone - that hardly makes us special does it? And it's impossible to ignore the fact that we live in a highly sexualised culture... so my warning sticker may need to point out that just because I love you doesn't mean I want to go to bed with you... Sex is a way of connecting (for some people maybe the only way they've found of connecting), but sex isn't love.

So I hope that today I shall again be falling in love - lots of times - with every person I encounter - whether it's the first time we've met or the thousandth time. Let's spread the love :D