Week 9 - Love makes Good Impressions

Greet one another with a kiss of love. ~ 1 Peter 5:14

This week's study talks about how easy it is to determine how well a couple is doing by how they greet each other.  Basically, how we greet each other (anyone) tells a lot about how much we love or respect that person, our mood at the time, and a whole lot of other things.  We give away subtle clues. 

It's easy to let our guard down, to relax on our politeness, with someone we see every day.  But why?  This is the person we love the most...they deserve the best from us.  Yes, they're our best friend, and know us inside out.  They know when we're angry, moody, depressed....all those things that would cause us to be less than cordial when seeing them.  But that person is the one that can make us smile the quickest, and we should be open to that.

I get very moody sometimes, and can get withdrawn when I am.  Therapist knows this.  I'm learning to not draw her outside my "withdrawn lines" when I do...she wants to be in my world no matter what the mood.  And she does it with a simple greeting..."Hi" (except it's drawn out, Southern-style).  Depending on the tone, it's either a nice greeting, or an understanding welcome.  But regardless, she's always glad to see me.  And I like that.  A lot.

These postings aren't written to sing her praises, though she deserves them.  They're my thoughts on a self-study.  How do I greet her?  Do I cast off the cares and concerns of the day to give her my full attention?  Or do I barely speak on those "down days"? 

I know those answers, and I have to be better.  She deserves so much more than I can give on my own, but I want to try.

On a side note, Therapist and I spent a huge amount of time this week talking about where we've been, where we want to be, our hopes, plans, dreams.  We covered a lot of ground in both the practical, and the theoretical.  We're moving forward, one measured step at a time.  I cannot say enough about her.

What is Love?  It is patient, it is kind, it is not selfish, it is thoughtful, it is not rude, it is not irritable, it believes the best, it is not jealous, and it makes good impressions.  Plus, it is a whole lot of FUN!