Sipping from the saucer of love

April 2, 2007 on 3:54 am | In Love | 4 Comments

I 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.