Did you know you have a love meter? Just like when you see that stranger wandering around your yard once a month to read your electric meter, you have a love meter that needs to be monitored.
An electric meter tells you how much electricity you are using. In exchange for some coins, a parking meter will keep track of time, allowing you to park in a particular spot for a small fee without a fine. As long as you don’t run out of time.
What about this love meter? How does it work and what does it do? As humans, we have this grand capacity to show and give love. We do not always have to feel love to know that it is there inside of us. Just like we know our electric meter is spinning even when we don’t see it. The electric company does a good job of keeping us informed. Our love meter is like a parking meter. We need love deposits to make us tick. The unique thing about our love meter is that we earn deposits by giving away love.
We all have our moments when we don’t feel like giving love or feel loved. Those days will happen. We feel at our best when our meters are fast-paced and happy, and not so great when they are slow or empty. So how do we know?
A low or empty love meter will leave you feeling:
- Lonely
- Tired – feel exhausted
- Withdrawn
- Grumpy
- Fearful
- Waste time
These are indicators that your meter is running low and that deposits are needed.
Ways to make deposits into your meter to feel your best:
- Be thankful!
- Share
- Be energized
- Cherish our time
- Do a task for someone else.
- Express gratitude
When you do some or all of these simple examples, you will feel your love increasing.
It is not a mistake that I mentioned gratitude twice in my list. A thankful heart and a person who expresses gratitude for the people and things in their life can quickly and fully fill their love meter. Gratitude causes us to want to do the other things on that list without even much thought. Our inner core feels its best when we share and give. You can’t truly share when your love meter is low. That only leads to more tiredness, which leads to grumpiness, which leads to…you get my point.
It’s a perfect time of the year to check your love meter. How are you feeling? Which list most represents you right now? No need to worry about overfilling your love meter. It’s kind of a magic thing. Kind of like this time of the year.
I leave you with some encouragement to feel the joy of expressing your gratitude, and to keep a check on your love meter! Which reminds me to check whether my cute meter reader is single!
Happy November to you!
Jessie Rex Services, LLC 
I especially like your tips to share, and to do something for someone else. These actions have pulled me out of loneliness and anxiety every time! Counting my blessings, well, that’s a wonderful thing; I like to start with clean air and water. Wonderful post, Jessie!