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Subject: Re: ' i love you'

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sweetsong

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Date Posted: 18/01/07 14:30
In reply to: sweetsong 's message, "' i love you'" on 15/01/07 14:10

so how do you get over the fact that there are people you love more? how is that possible? you love your best friend more? you love your boyfriend more?

love is still something that is given in measured supply. you have a soul sister white wolf here in spaniel for example. there are levels of love on this board then higher and lower.

zenwind you once talked of your dharma brothers and sisters in your buddhist sangha. do you not love them more?

see i don't see how that works. i am always the least loved sister and daughter. does this mean there is any love at all there if you can limit the supply?

if so love is just another way of ranking people. i don't want to do that. maybe that is why i am scared of loving.

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Re: ' i love you'

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whitewolf
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Date Posted: 19/01/07 2:54

You make many assumptions sweetsong - please remember we are all individuals, with different experiences and different opinions.
For me, love is not something 'measured' or a method of 'ranking,' and I doubt that anyone could adequately define the term love... it is beyond words. Perhaps it is a connection / a feeling / a belief system all of its own even... but it is certainly beyond mere words.
Why does love need to be limited?
I'm sorry that you feel you are 'the least loved sister and daughter' - please don't let this feeling block yourself in / shut yourself off.
It's a clich�d expression (but like so many 'clich�s' there's a lot of truth in it) : "You have nothing to fear, but fear itself"
Love yourself sweetsong, open yourself up to the beauty of giving and receiving love. I promise you it's worth it.
Blessings
whitewolf

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