Comments on: Operation Hide Love Less

By: Why Not Give Love a Chance? Forty Ways! — the halfway point

Why Not Give Love a Chance? Forty Ways! — the halfway point — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:07:38 +0000

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By: No Complaint Day — the halfway point

No Complaint Day — the halfway point — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:00:09 +0000

[...] that the day was steeped in these good things. By my standards, I was kind. I was grateful. I hid love less. I noticed and appreciated beauty. And, overall, I was happy. Okay, there was an incident [...]

By: Aileen

Aileen — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:52:29 +0000

YES to Operation Hide Love Less!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love really can be a simple and easy thing to give and share and express & it is incredibly powerful. I am a fan of Nelson Mandela but I have to say in this argument Nelson Rockefeller wins LOVE is more powerful than education.

I am beyond thrilled to hear that Prop 8 has been overturned I hope it stands!

By: Meg

Meg — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:19:31 +0000

Finally had a chance to catch up with your posts! I cheered when I read about Prop 8 the other day, but still feel trepidation as it goes through further legal processes. It means so much to have equality in place.

Hide Love Less should be met with See Love More. I’ve seen plenty of gestures of love and nonjudgmental acceptance just go right on by the recipient. Part of the effectiveness of your son’s hug was the fact you are open to connection with your son. The same result is not guaranteed if it were from a child you did not know. We are all so guarded that sometimes the kindness of those who are not our nearest and dearest does not register as deeply as it could.

This isn’t intended to rain on your parade, but to respond to the question you pose about there being enough love in the world already. I don’t think there is, but I think there may be more of it than we realize. On that note, love and hugs to ya

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:12:55 +0000

Yes. Great advice, lovely operation. Last week I was struck by a stranger’s genuine smiles. I have been trying to figure out how her smile changed my day so dramatically. She was showing her love, for her son, for life. I’m in.

By: Christine LaRocque

Christine LaRocque — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:58:47 +0000

You are a wise wonderful woman. And this post resonates with me right now just when I need it most. When I need the perspective of an act so simple and yet so profound. Thank you for this. For providing clarity. And also for sending me off to seek one of those hugs right now!

By: rob white

rob white — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:16:49 +0000

Thats a good one, Belinda. Its amazing we all fall back into moodiness or crankiness and don’t even know it. It is our loved ones who see us best and can snap us out of it… my wife did this marvelously for me just this weekend. It is a great reality check… no matter how “enlightened” or “evolved” we think we are we can slide back into the 8 year old kid trying to get his way.

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:34:28 +0000

Belinda,

This is great…blog synchronicity hits again. I just came from Mark’s site and he talked about being able to hit our “default” button to return to your baby (natural ) state and now I’m here talking about love. I think Merlin had it right, we need to learn to live backwards, at least in our hearts.

I think what your son did is pick up on your energy because he hasn’t learned yet to filter it out, as we tend to do as adults. So, he knew what you needed, instinctively. Maybe, Operation Hide Love Less, is teaching us how to think and feel like a child again, when love is abundant and not doled out carefully because of fear and uncertainty:~)

I really like the idea of Operation Hide Love Less:~)

p.s I had to look up Proposition 8 in California. I certainly agree that it deserved to be overturned – love is love! I believe it doesn’t matter who is doing the loving, as long as it’s real and caring:~)

By: Aging Mommy

Aging Mommy — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:20:35 +0000

I think for anyone who has a young child as you and I do these things you learn as a matter of course, watching your child live by these guidelines each and every day. If I am ever really worried or upset my daughter instantly tunes in and offers words of support “it’s OK Mommy” or is especially nice and is naturally empathetic. I have learnt so very much from her. But my old pre-Motherhood self could have done with Operation Hide Love Less and the post-M version of me is still a work in progress

By: Patty - Why Not Start Now?

Patty - Why Not Start Now? — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:57:00 +0000

Operation Hide Love Less is brilliant, Belinda. And your story about your moment with your son is touching and telling. All of it comes together in one beautiful whole, and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the overthrow of Prop 8. Yipee!!!