What is Love?

Author Toni Morrison writes about love, motherhood and writing. And how you can do all three at the same time. This article inspired a conversation about the definition of love our generation inspires. My friend Sara unfairly characterizes herself as not intellectual but she's the one who brought the subject up. I usually just read something and go on to the next thing without thinking about the material in relation to my own life. But I started thinking about the concept. For me, love is believing in my children enough to give them room to make mistakes and not punishing them in ways that crush their self-esteem.