I Love You is a word that is heard in many contexts and between many different types of relationships. The meaning of love is diverse, but somehow through the context in which it is used, conveys its purpose. In America especially, the word love and “I love you” gets tossed around many times a day. The words can be shared and felt between families friends, and lovers. Love is even known to be experienced at first sight. Love is a feeling, but it has different feelings within it. For example, you love your mother in a different way then you love your significant other. This does not mean that you love either one of them more, but the feeling is different even though you “love” both of them. Sometimes you can love someone for a period of time, but that love goes away, or you can love someone forever like your child, regardless of what they do and if they hurt you. I have yet to hear the word Love in our Group Dynamics class (Sorry to say, especailly not last week!) But I have seen feelings of caring, and thoughtfulness, and kindness, which all can be related to love. In some of the fishbowls and Schein groups people are very thoughtful and considerate of the other classmates feelings, some people try to be accepting and make the others feel important. I noticed this a lot with Ally, after someone expresses and idea or opinion she tries to say an accepting approval after. This helps a lot in a class called Group Dynamics because everyone wants to feel apart of the class and whats to know that there opinions are understood and appreciated. Ally really helps to do this. as well as others i’ve seen among the class, but I’m still learning names! Showing love does not have to be in saying it. I personally think that the word gets thrown around way too much. Its nice to hear it but knowing its gentuity is sometimes difficult. I think Love is shown, and since love can be shown in many different ways, i’m sure its being shown in our class, but maybe we don’t always recognize it as love. I personally think that the main purpose of being on this earth is to love and be loved and so maybe we should try harder in our class to be kinder and more accepting of each other, instead of yelling and getting on each others cases about a WIKI project?!