Empath is probably one of the least understood sensations, so much so that we don’t really talk about it much. Merriam-Webster defines empath as: the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience…
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Compassion
by Lyndsy Dailey •
Merriam-Webster offers both a simple and full definition of compassion: Simple: a feeling of wanting to help someone who is sick, hungry, in trouble, etc. Full: sympathetic consciousness of others‘ distress together with a desire to alleviate it Regardless of which definition you choose, the compassion has two components: 1. Recognizing that someone is in need and 2. Wanting to…
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Equality
by Lyndsy Dailey •
Contrary to what many believe, no person is superior to any other person. Regardless of race, sexual orientation, gender, religion, ethnicity, country of origin, anything. I am not an anthropologist or sociologist so it is beyond my scope of knowledge to identify the origin of superiority. The important thing is to acknowledge that it exists…
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Acceptance: It’s Important
by Lyndsy Dailey •
Acceptance is the first Love Principle on the list. That is not by chance. Acceptance is first because it’s the most important Principle. It lays the foundation for everything else that embodies Living Through Love. According to Merriam-Webster, acceptance is “the quality or state of being accepted or acceptable.” To accept something means “to receive…
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On Perspective
by Lyndsy Dailey •
Perspective gets a shockingly small amount of attention for something so important. Perspective really is everything. We get annoyed when we have a bad day and someone tells us to keep things in perspective. But, at least for me, perspective goes beyond that. It’s not about stepping back just when a situation is bad to…
About Love
Love Principles
by Lyndsy Dailey •
The big question about Love isn’t really what Love is. Most, if not all, of us have felt it at some point in our lives. It may have been when we were with family at a reunion or together for a holiday. Could also have been when we were with friends we’ve known a long…
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Welcome!
by Lyndsy Dailey •
Welcome to Living Through Love. I’m glad you found your way here. We live a chaotic world of go, go, go and more, more, more. We have loads of ways to communicate with people, and yet it still feels like there’s something missing. We reach out to different things – drugs, religion, etc. – to…
About Love
About Lyndsy
by Lyndsy Dailey •
It’s probably a good idea if I introduce myself. I’m Lyndsy. Living Through Love is the culmination of years of thought, study, and feeling on life based on my own experiences and the conversations and experiences shared by people I’ve met. Sometime while I was studying at the University of Florida (Go Gators!) I got…
About Love
About Living Through Love
by Lyndsy Dailey •
Living Through Love is an evolving project that’s about finding a way of life that makes us feel fulfilled, peaceful, and happy. What stops us from doing this is fear. By understanding and living the Love Principles, we can eliminate fear and find our way to Love. Once there, we can share and spread Love every…