How Does ❤️ Love Thrive?

By Vinay Dhanrajani


Photo Credit: Vinay Dhanrajani, Darlington Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada


Dear Friend,

Have you ever pondered about how love thrives? I recently did and decided to share some of my thoughts.

I feel love thrives in security. In freedom. 

I say that because I have never seen love in presence of fear or judgement. They just don’t mix together. 

We all long for love .❤️

Liberating love. Not binding. But love that conforms with love from another being. The kind that creates a common bond exuding more love. More beauty. Life affirming. Not suffocating.  

There is joy in conforming, you know. It gives a sense of belonging yet freedom;It's like water settled calmly on the open palm of a gentle hand. Like the dew sparkling gloriously on the still, lush green lowly grass on a bright sunny morning. 

There's a bond. Not pressure. Yet they are together.

And then there are bonds too tight. Forceful yet repulsive. Like sand slipping through the fist. Like water seeping out from the suffocating grip of a forceful fist.

Conformity thrives in freedom. Love thrives in  freedom.

It's a wilful bond. 

A beautiful attachment.

What do you think makes love thrive? I’d love to hear from you. 

Meanwhile, read this excellent book- The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak. 


Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

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