{Real} Love
What the world needs now is love, sweet [real] love... In Greek, it's called agape . In wedding vows, it's called "for better or for worse." In life, it's called reality . We all love us some romantic love--called eros in Greek. Affection, flirtation, flowers, chocolate...it's all very attractive. And it's the spice that any good relationship needs to have sprinkled throughout. But when it comes down to it, life isn't always romantic. We don't live in a movie. Real life can be messy. Real life needs real love. Agape . A giving kind of love. Because romantic love only gets us so far... I had the pleasure of reflecting on real love last week while spending some extended time bonding with the bathroom floor. I was the last Chosen One in the family to have a militant stomach bug bestowed upon me, and I was down for the count. It was a long, long day. Even in my misery, I could only sleep for so long, and watching the sun and shadows cr