Day 70 - Thus Far

As an introspective person, I tend to take a lot of time looking inward and looking back, processing what I've seen and learned and gained.  Considering it's been 70 days since I took on this endeavor of daily blogging about love in its various forms, I figure now would be a good time to think through what I learned both in doing this blog and in thinking about love in concert with daily life. 

• The most important thing I've learned and that I continue to learn is that love is soooooo much bigger than we tend to think of it.  I was telling a friend the other day that we think about love in terms of the state of Virginia, but the actual size and depth and expanse of love is more like the North American continent. Because our thoughts about love tend to be limited to the romantic, there is a world of love that would greatly enhance our lives, but we miss it, because we have put love in a rose-colored, candy-shaped box with marriage as the ultimate goal instead of looking at love for the sake of love and care in all aspects and relationships in our lives.
• The only limits that love has are typically the ones that we put on it.
• As a single person, I have very significant experiences with love on a daily basis that mean more to me than some of the romantic relationships I've had.
• Intimacy (something that will be blogged about in the near future) is a key component in love.  [And as a hint, intimacy is NOT synonymous with sex.]
• Self-love is foundational, and without it, love for anyone else is impossible.  With that being said, it's important to understand and embrace all parts of yourself.  
• There is much misunderstanding about love as evidenced by songs that I listen to and media that I watch (which is part of the reason I started the blog).
• There's a long way to go in this journey....