{"id":265,"date":"2017-12-27T17:28:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T22:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homesteadinginthecity.kleinmartin.com\/?p=265"},"modified":"2018-01-01T20:58:07","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T01:58:07","slug":"second-day-of-christmas-two-turtle-doves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homesteadinginthecity.kleinmartin.com\/?p=265","title":{"rendered":"Second Day of Christmas: Two Turtle Doves"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Second Day of Christmas: Two Turtle Doves<\/p>\n

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I think of love when thinking of the two turtle doves that are second in the song. I think most people will. It\u2019s common enough in our culture. I even have an ornament on our tree given to us our first year of marriage of two doves cuddling. So for this second day, I am going to think about Love. While love is common and everywhere, and fairly simple, it\u2019s not actually an easy thing to write about, despite the plethora of songs and poems that do it.<\/p>\n

As you know, English is a mis-mash of different languages that all loaned words and phrases to us. Love is from Proto- German, and the same root word gives the German for \u2018joy\u2019. (English uses the Latin word gaudia to get our joy.) We currently have only the one word for love, although the Greeks had 4 different words for four different concepts of love. They had the affection that parents feel for their children, the passion that sexual partners feel for each other, the care we feel for our friends and family, and the general love we feel for mankind. The way we use love in \u2018I love chocolate\u2019 was not a form of love to the Greeks, but has been a legitimate use of the word in English since the 1200\u2019s. Love meaning \u2018nothing\u2019, as in \u2018do it for love\u2019 or the tennis score, dates back to the 1600\u2019s. It\u2019s strange to me that a word that means everything can also mean nothing.<\/p>\n

This helps to explain why there are so many different things that we think of when we say or hear \u2018love\u2019. You can love your children, your spouse, your siblings. You can love ice cream and working out and movies. And all are valid loves. All bring us joy.<\/p>\n

But many times, we try to quantify love, to say that this thing or that, or this person or that is worthy or unworthy of love. We even judge ourselves worthy or unworthy of loving or being loved. We judge, and weigh, and reason, and bargain and rarely simply love.<\/p>\n

Love and joy are linked. If it brings you joy, you can be proud to love it. It doesn\u2019t matter if it is silly or serious. So if you love ice cream, love ice cream. Learn to make it, simply buy some, call a friend to share some. If you love a hobby, indulge in it. See what makes you get joy from it, and keep it in your life, especially when you think you don\u2019 thave enough time.<\/p>\n

And of course, love your family, love your friends, love those who bring you joy, And in return, demonstrate your love. Tell those you love what they mean to you. Give them a call, drop them a message. Check in with them so they feel the joy of your love for them.<\/p>\n

So when I think of the two turtle doves, I will remember all the people and all the things that bring me joy, and be filled with my love for them.<\/p>\n

Back<\/a> to the introduction.
\nForward<\/a> to the Third Day.<\/p>\n

Note Bene: As long as it\u2019s positive and doesn\u2019t hurt yourself or others, it is worthy of your love. If it damages your happiness, your health, your relationships or your life in any way, it\u2019s probably not love. Seek support. Another note: this does not hold true for children. We love them even when there is no joy, which is why the Greeks had a special name for it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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