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Michael Newberry's avatar

I wonder if unconditional love is really our potential to feel love, rather than navigating relationships. What you describe, Joyce, is the feeling I have for painting, I love everything about it including all the battles and mistakes, indeed unconditionally.

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Joyce's avatar

Well, I’ve found that ‘navigating’ relationships is a form of conditionality, often even transactionality. Unconditional love should come from both sides. It is not covering up the perhaps less desirable aspects but accepting them as part and parcel of who the other person is.

@Elliot Murray and I published an article about it

https://open.substack.com/pub/elliotmurray/p/the-secret-of-love?r=35flw8&utm_medium=ios

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Trudi Nicola's avatar

Yay! You’re back! A lovely poem, Joyce. So good to read your words once again. ❤️✨

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Joyce's avatar

Thank you, Trudi! 💙💫

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Lovely to see you posting again! This is absolutely beautiful... 😎

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Joyce's avatar

Ahh, thank you so much, Chris 💙💫

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Tesstamona's avatar

❤️ glad to read from you today Joyce.

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Joyce's avatar

Thank you! 💙💫🥰🤗

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A.C. Cargill, All-Human Author's avatar

Simple.

Lovely.

Heartwarming.

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Joyce's avatar

Thank you, AC 💙💫

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Deborah Brasket's avatar

Something we could all use more of. Thank you for sharing, Joyce.

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Joyce's avatar

Thank you, Deborah. We could indeed 💙💫

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Julie Dee's avatar

Nice to see you back on here ❤️

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Joyce's avatar

Thank you lovely 💙💫

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Richbee's avatar

Joyce. A few words a universal message.

Let their be light.

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Joyce's avatar

Thank you, Richard. Indeed, let there be light 💙💫

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The Black Knight's avatar

My, this is really wholesome! Thank you for the poem, my friend!

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Joyce's avatar

Thank you, my friend 💙💫

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An K.'s avatar

Beautiful!

And sometimes it has fur.. 😉🫶

Thank you Joyce! 🌸

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Joyce's avatar

Absolutely true 💙🐾

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