love – Anne Z

Day 219 of 1000: The Joy of Giving

Erich Fromm on giving as a relational process, with nods to Erik Erikson’s generativity and Nel Nodding’s definition of care.

Writing, and creating in general, from interest curiosity not a sense of deprivation or needing to make money.

What is our purpose here as human beings? I propose it is to learn how to love, and how to care.

What Iris Murdoch might say about the modern dating advice “don’t settle.” On fantasy vs imagination in love.

Using Ian Leslie’s 27 Notes on Growing Old(er) as a starting point for reflecting on my new romantic relationship.

Accepting the mess of my websites, I contemplate how I’m reducing my aspirations for my work life even as I increase them for my new relationship.

Reflections on death leading me to concluding that the purpose of life is to give and receive love.