Sipping from the saucer of love
April 2, 2007 on 3:54 am | In Love | 4 CommentsI spent the weekend with my mum, Bev, who at 72 is one of my greatest inspirations. We were talking about the 52 Virtues and especially of love. She told me a great story which I’d like to share with you.
When she was a child her father had a routine with his morning cup of tea. My grandmother would fill his cup and then let it over flow so his saucer would also be filled with tea. His treat was to put the cup to the side and sip from the saucer. Only then would he drink from the cup, often pouring some into the saucer again so he could sip from the saucer again.
Bev has a lot of love in her life and attracts beautiful and caring people to her. Her theory is that if you love yourself and have an overwhelming love for all around you, then love will always flow towards you.
She says that her cup of love is over flowing, she has so much to give, and that she feels that she is sipping from the saucer. What a beautiful way to look at life. I hope that you and your children find your cup of love over flowing and that you too can sip from the saucer. If you have any stories about love or any of the other 52 Virtues, why not share them here?
Cheers
Janet
P.S.If you haven’t read The Family Virtues Guide yet, I recommend you get a copy as it has some wonderful ideas and inspiration on developing the virtues, including the virtue of love.
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Trackback by Isabella — April 18, 2007 #
Hi Isabella
There are so many things that are such essential skills, aren’t there, that just aren’t taught in schools? I do find though that some skills that are taken for granted really need to be taught in some way – and that’s really where family, friends and community come in. I’m thinking of things such as respect, and even generosity with love such as my mum, Bev, practices and teaches so well. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.
Cheers
Janet
Comment by Janet Beckers — April 18, 2007 #
Such a wonderful story to share Janet.
Thank you- and thanks too to Bev! I will ponder the meaning contained in this story for a very long time, and you are most correct: will never look at life the same way, because of having read it.
It’s a hard lesson to learn- but one we all must: Life gives back to us what we put into it. Plain and simple.
Walk around having ‘Stinkin’ Thinkin’ as Joyce Meyer so eloquently calls it- and you’ll get stinkin’ stuff back!
I appreciate your Mom’s story so much. Thanks again- and thanks too for all you do!
Comment by Carrie Pierce — December 17, 2008 #
Thank You Janet and thank you to your mother also. I love stories like this. Ones that have real meaning and the reader, who may never have experienced these types of feelings, can do so by reading this story. You are fortunate to have your mother…and your mother is fortunate to have you!!!
Beth
Comment by Beth — August 16, 2009 #