Love is what it is all about

I have made it through the first 3 chapters. The first 3 keys to having a good foundation to give authentic love. The first two totally reminded me of the verse from 1Corinthinans 13: 4-7 in the bible that most people have heard at one point or another usually at a wedding service. I decided to make it my memory verse for the month. I started memorizing verses again but doing it differently this time. Instead of printing the verse out a number of times and post all over the house, I write it down in a special spot for it in my planner that I designed. I think the act of writing down everyday helps memorize it a lot more. So, here's the verse for anyone that hasn't heard it:
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, is is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Those first two are 2 of the keys, patience and kindness. In reading these chapters, I realize how very much I have to work on. I have patience but not all the time and kindness has a lot to do with doing something which I have found to be a thing I don't just do naturally. I often think too much instead of just doing and in the end I end up not doing anything. So, much to work on but as Gary Chapman puts in we are all in progress and have to have that kind of attitude with ourselves and each other. So, my goal today is kindness. I am going to write down all the acts of kindness I experience and do today as an exercise in helping me be more aware of it. Thanks to God for Gary and his writing and wisdom in helping all of us be better at loving.