
But, I love you
How many of us have heard this after someone has given us a
mouthful of opinion and judgement?
How many of us have heard ourselves say this after we have
given a mouthful of opinion and judgement?
What do we mean by but, I love you?
There are varying forms of but, I love you.
These can be:
but, I am only telling you what you need to hear
but, I am only doing this for your own good
but, I still care about you
but, I still think you are a lovely person
But is love this?
Do we feel love for another after we judge, criticise, envy,
minimalize, scrutinize, or measure?
Do we feel love from another when we are judged, criticise,
envy, minimalize, scrutinize, or measure?
How would our communication with others change if we started
by asking ourselves am I loving you or end with did I love you?
How would communication change from others if they say but,
I love you and we ask how?