"LOVE IS NOT A FEELING, IT'S A DECISION"

One very clever way the world keeps its story safe is
to include love as part of its story, but give it different
meanings.

For example, it tries to say love manipulates
with phrases like, "If you loved me, you would do this or
wouldn't do that."

What it is really teaching is guilt, and
the phrase should read, "If you don't want to feel guilty,
you should do this or shouldn't do that."

The world has taught you that love is painful.
When you become infatuated with someone and want to own them.
You call it falling in love.

The desire to own someone comes from the world's
teaching that you can only have what you get.
That you can get love and can only have it if you
hold onto it tightly.

Attempts to own someone can result in a lot of pain.

THE WORLD'S BELIEF SYSTEM PROVIDES ONLY SUBSTITUTES FOR LOVE.

For more about your love, read YOUR OWNER'S MANUAL by Burt Hotchkiss.

Your OWNER'S MANUAL has assisted thousands of students of A Course in Miracles.
Copyright owner of A Course in Miracles is The Foundation for Inner Peace, Mill Valley, CA