How often do you hear "I Love You." ?
In my last blog I pointed out how hard it is to say “I Love You.”
Then I came across this online forum on the question:
How often growing up did you hear your parents say “I love you!”
Here’s the list of responses
There is a full range of responses: from “never” to “so often that it meant nothing.” One person said only while he was being disciplined. Other people talked about the cultural conditioning they had as members of various ethnic groups.
Then I saw this article on HOW to say I love you…
It goes over a few good tips like looking people in the eyes and not associating it with behavior. (NOT “I love you because you did such and such.” RATHER “I love you because you are lovable.”)
What I have concluded is that while it’s the hardest thing to say it may also be the thing we most want to know. We all want to know we’re loved. -Not like the people who said they heard “it” and it became a cliche… KNOW.
To really know we are loved is perhaps the most valuable deposit that can be made to the bank of our soul/ spirit.
In the mean time I found a dog that can say it quite well:
