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Is Love A Choice?

Written by Raphael Wettenstein

Topic: LovePublished May 18, 2007
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While exploring the answer to this question I came across a definition in Wikipedia on-line: Love: Love is a profound feeling of tender affection for or intense attraction to another. It is considered a deep, ineffable feeling shared in passionate or intimate interpersonal relationships. However, in different contexts, the word love has a variety of related but distinct meanings: in addition to romantic love, which is characterized by a mix of emotional and sexual desire, other forms include Platonic love, religious love, familial love, and the more casual application of the term to anyone or anything that one considers strongly pleasurable, enjoyable, or desirable, including activities and foods. Well, now I know that love is manifested in “a variety of related but distinct meanings”. However, is love a choice? This inquiry was not answered in the quote above. Maybe looking at the opposite of love will enlighten us. Fear, not hate is the opposite nnlove, and who is a better guide on the subject than Emmanuel. I want to share with you the clue to what I was looking for in this channeled pearl of wisdom: The Choice For love - nnnWhat does the voice of fear nnwhisper in your ear? Fear speaks to you nnin logic and reason. It assumes the language nnof love itself. Fear tells you, “I want to make you safe.” Love says, “You are safe” Fear says, “Give me symbols. Give me frozen images. Give me something I can rely on.” Loving truth says, “Only give me nnthis moment” Fear would walk you nnon a narrow path nnpromising to take you nnwhere you want to go. Love says, “open your arms nnand fly with me.” Every moment of your life nnyou are offered the opportunity nnto choose - nnlove or fear, nnto tread the earth nnor to soar the heavens. nn( Emmanule`s Book II) Yes, for me love is a choice whenever I am confronted with fear, nnsince fear spells: False Evidence Appearing Real Raphael Wettenstein www.cafepress.com/ichooselove

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Raphael Wettenstein is a life long researcher of metaphysics, natural healing,love, and of the spiritual side of life.

His quest to understand life`s secrets lead him to explore hypnosis as means to communicate with our veiled subconscious mind, as well as with other dimensions of existence.

In his over sixteen years of practice, R. Wettenstein has solved many life themes of people from all walks of life.

His knowledge, professional skills, experience, compassion in the Past Life Recall sessions has helped numerous individuals in understanding their life purpose and goals, resolving relationship nnfrictions, letting go of damaging behavior, strengthening skills, aquiring new and positive look on life, and more.

R. Wettenstein brings to hypnosis an eclectic array of psycho-spiritual understanding blended with a window to cutting edge science, and holistic medicine.

Member:

National Guild of Hypnotists American Hypnosis Clinic, Inc

Certifications:

American Institute Of Hypnotherapy The Hypnosis Institute The Network for Alternative & Intuitive Therapies Integrated Energy Therapy

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