In order to achieve happiness and fulfillment in one’s life, one must first learn to love himself and others. Love encompasses a wide range of positive and deep emotional states, from the purest religious habit or virtue, the most intimate personal experience, to the most pleasurable physical sensation. It is the emotional state we feel when we truly appreciate ourselves and others for who they really are. The only way we will ever truly know what it is to love is by feeling it. We must first learn to let go of our own neediness and selfishness, in order to experience love.
Emotions; such as happiness, compassion, approval, pride, contentment, and enthusiasm are all components of emotional well-being. When we are in the presence of other people or the environment that allows us to experience these emotions, we are experiencing emotional well-being. Conversely, when we are alone and isolated with no one present to share our feelings, we are suffering from loneliness. One of the best ways to tap into our emotions is through our senses. The five senses can all work in conjunction with each other to bring us closer to our inner passions, as well as to our experiences of emotional well-being and happiness.
All of the human body’s organs are designed for love – sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste. Our sense organs also work in conjunction with the brain’s logic and memory to help us store positive emotions, memories, and events. These organs work hand-in-hand with our emotions to help us keep calm when overwhelmed, which is critical in life. Therefore, feeling positive emotions when around others is essential to healthy living as well-being.
The next level up in our emotional well-being is intimacy; which is the heart of all positive emotions. People who are very open about their private feelings and are not ashamed to display them find themselves happier, more content, and more able to cope with the ups and downs of everyday life. The more we are open and display our emotions, especially affection, the more we will draw into our lives other people who share similar feelings. Love becomes a kind of universal attraction, drawing us to one another in a wave of positive emotions.
One last way that love includes other people is through our shared experience of life. Even if we do not feel love for another person, if we are close to another person, we will experience that other person in our daily experience. If we are close to someone, whether it is a friend or a partner, this person will have a significant affect on our experience. This is because we are drawn to people who are kind, generous, and supportive of our interests and of our happiness. This is a way in which love includes other people – and it makes us a happy, thriving family unit.
Loving others is more than just a good feeling. It is the path to happiness and true fulfillment. Loving others involves honoring and releasing our own desire for power and control over our lives, and surrendering to the natural flow of relationship building that occurs when two people come together. This is why passionate love is a good and necessary part of any long-term relationship. When we choose to live lovingly with another person, we make a commitment to each other that will last for the duration of that relationship.
