The material presented
here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method
to exchange
information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal
level.
Love takes time. It needs a history of giving and receiving, laughing and crying...
Love never promises instant gratification, only ultimate fulfillment.
Love means believing in someone, in something. It supposes a willingness to struggle, to work, to suffer, and to rejoice.
Satisfaction and ultimate fulfillment are by-products of dedicated love. They belong only to those who can reach beyond themselves; to whom giving is more important than receiving.
Love is doing everything you can to help others build whatever dreams they have.
Love involves much careful and active listening. It is doing whatever needs to be done, and saving whatever will promote the other's happiness, security, and well-being. Sometimes, love hurts.
Love is on a constant journey to what others need. It must be attentive, caring and open, both to what others say and to what others cannot say.
Love says no with empathy and great compassion.
Love is firm, but when needed it must be tender.
When others have tried and failed, love is the hand in yours in your moments of discouragement and disappointment.
Love is reliable.
Love is a choice and commitment to others' true and lasting happiness. It is dedicated to growth and fulfillment. Love is not selfish.
Love forgives, knowing the intentions are good.
Love does not attach conditions... Genuine love is always a free gift.
Love realizes and accepts that there will be disagreements and disturbing emotions... There may be times when miles lay between, but love is a commitment. It believes, and endures all things.
Love encourages freedom of self. Love shares positive and negative reactions to warm and cold feelings.
Love, intimate love, will never reject others. It is the first to encourage and the last to condemn.
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Love is a commitment to growth, happiness, and fulfillment of one another.
A great post. I too will print that out. Love really does take time. I've loved my A for 22 years and we waited 20 years so that we could be together. When I think now of our separate living conditions while we are recovering, the time we spend a part doesn't seem like it's forever. Thanks for the reminder.
Live strong, Karilynn
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