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What does it mean?
Love exists collectively between people rather than within them.
In plain terms
Love is something we share together.
What can you take from it?
Love lives in the space between people.

Where it applies

  • partnerships
  • team dynamics
  • friendships

Putting it to work

  • focus on shared experiences
  • build mutual trust

Questions to consider

  • Where does love exist exactly?
  • Is love an action or a feeling?

Another view

This ignores the internal emotional work needed to love.

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