Pizza Love vs. The Real Thing

If you haven't already, you just gotta be reading The Daily Love as much as you can!  I take the title quite seriously and read it DAILY, and it has changed my life.  Seems extreme, but it's so true.  Mastin Kipp is the creator of this uplifting daily blast of wisdom and I am so thankful that it found its way into my life!  He writes about life, love, and living your dreams, with a big emphasis on letting go of the things that get in the way (ie. FEAR).  I love that he includes articles from contributing writers as well as daily quotes as an intro to his own writing. 

The following is a quote he posted that really resonated with me.  I like to summarize it as, "pizza love vs. the real thing."  :)

"People use the word 'love' a lot of different ways. Take me, for instance. I am often heard saying that I love my mom and dad. I am also often heard saying that I love pizza. What am I saying when I say I love my mom and dad? I'm saying that I care about them. I'm saying that I love spending time with them and that I talk to them every chance I get. I'm saying that if they needed me, I would do every humanly possible to help them. I'm saying that I always want what's best for them. What am I saying when I say I love pizza? Am I saying that I care deeply about pizza? Am I saying that I have a relationship with pizza? Am I saying that if pizza had a problem, I would be there for the pizza? (What? Not enough pepperoni? I'll be right there!) Of course not. When I say I love pizza, I'm just saying that I enjoy eating pizza until I don't want any more pizza. Once I'm tired of the pizza, I don't care what happens to the rest of it. I'll throw it away. I'll feed it to the dog. I'll stick it in the back of the refrigerator until it gets all green and moldy. It doesn't matter to me anymore. These are two very different definition of the word 'love'. It gets confusing when people start talking about love, and especially about loving you. Which way do these people love you? Do they want what is best for you, or do they just want you around because it is good for them, and they don't really care what happens to you? Next time someone looks deeply into your eyes and says 'I love you', look very deeply right back and say, 'Would that be pizza love, or the real thing?"

- Mary Beth Bonacci