I just had to use the beautiful picture from this article because it's imagery speaks so eloquently to many levels of consciousness. The article itself is a revelation and I hope you will enjoy the Neuroscience aspect of Romaticized Love and Emotional Taboos.
"Many of the futile attempts of partners to get the love they want in their couple relationships today have to do with “romanticized love” ideals, infused into Western society during the Middle Ages. These ideals, in effect, impose unfair expectations on men and women alike, with regard to what it means to be a “successful” man or woman."
"True love is an act of will that often transcends ephemeral feelings of love…it is correct to say, ‘Love is as love does.’” ~ SCOTT PECK
http://blogs.psychcentral.com/relationships/2011/06/the-neuroscience-of-romanticized-love-part-1-emotional-taboos/
"Authentic love nourishes, however. It frees and heals us to be all we can be. Problems occur when we become dependent on the pleasurable sensations of arousal that alter our brain chemistry, and associate the pleasure with a person or activity as the sol source of these good feelings."
"Love is not a feeling. Love is an action, an activity...Genuine love implies commitment
and the exercise of wisdom...love is the will to extend oneself for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth."
Commitment, wisdom, purpose, nurturing, authenticity in love, brain chemistry and pleasure are part of the magic of love. So too, these components are the necessary requirements for finding and living a love fulfilled life.
"Many of the futile attempts of partners to get the love they want in their couple relationships today have to do with “romanticized love” ideals, infused into Western society during the Middle Ages. These ideals, in effect, impose unfair expectations on men and women alike, with regard to what it means to be a “successful” man or woman."
"True love is an act of will that often transcends ephemeral feelings of love…it is correct to say, ‘Love is as love does.’” ~ SCOTT PECK
http://blogs.psychcentral.com/relationships/2011/06/the-neuroscience-of-romanticized-love-part-1-emotional-taboos/
"Authentic love nourishes, however. It frees and heals us to be all we can be. Problems occur when we become dependent on the pleasurable sensations of arousal that alter our brain chemistry, and associate the pleasure with a person or activity as the sol source of these good feelings."
"Love is not a feeling. Love is an action, an activity...Genuine love implies commitment
and the exercise of wisdom...love is the will to extend oneself for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth."
Commitment, wisdom, purpose, nurturing, authenticity in love, brain chemistry and pleasure are part of the magic of love. So too, these components are the necessary requirements for finding and living a love fulfilled life.
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