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SoulPancake on OWN: Love Fest!

Today at 12 NOON ET/PT Oprah & Rainn Wilson present SOULPANCAKE on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Tune in for our debut episode on OWN -- it's all about the love. To get you primed, here's an original list on love by SoulPancake contributing writer Naomi Mac Millan!

When my guy and I were going through some rough stuff, we started keeping a journal together where we would each write a one line note to each other about why we loved each other or what happened that day to make things great despite the circumstances we were in.

List three things you can do to remember where the love is.

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1. talk to the people you love
2. smile at everything and everyone
3.volunteer and help people in need

1. Think about the opportunities to meet new people and learn new things
2.Taking the time to appreciate and be awed by my life and the people in it
3.Embracing fun with no rhyme or reason

1. Think of my immediate family
2. Smile at a baby
3. Sing

1. Laugh, for any reason. Losing yourself in laughter is more euphoric than almost anything on Earth.
2. Smile at people on the street. Some reactions are adorable, priceless, and genuine.
3. Fall in love for an afternoon. It's like a henna tattoo.

1. Think of my awesome childhood
2. Spend time with my love
3. Laughing with anyone

Look /talk to my grandchildren
Read my Bible / talk to my savior
Perform unselfish acts for others

sing, write, watch

Touch,smile,faith

Faith, Friends, Family

Listen.
Stop the tapes of negativity.
Listen some more.

1) Listen, Observe, Vocalize and Engage (LOVE)...Be a participant in your relationship.
2) Measure your love goals. (Note: In my relationships, at different periods of time, either myself or my boyfriend would dicker over who was giving who more attention, affection, sex, etc. And the point was, neither of us were ever correct or ever agreed and it was always a debate that resurfaced later. So instead of keeping score of what I was doing for the relationship and what he was not, I decided we would establish love goals and he would give me points and I would give him points towards the goal. For example: Points for helpfulness, points for courteous, points for spontaneous behavior, points for romantic gestures, etc. After awhile, we conditioned ourselves to be CONSCIOUS of our impact on each other.)
3) Convert negative terminology (can't, doesn't, won't, no, etc.) about your partner to positive terminology. I've learned to make true statements. in a positive way. For example: I would say "He never does the dishes." When in fact, he had done the dishes. I am the one who dominated the dish washing for efficiency and time. He thought that was my task. so I have learned to tell other people, "He does a good job at the dishes. I need to allow him more opportunities to do the dishes." Why is this important? Its easy to get into a routine of criticism and scorecard keeping. Our words are important in the moment.

smile, listen, hug

1. Digging beneath the surface and seeing the gems that all teens have inside and then communicating that vision to them. When they see that you see something special within them they begin to see and believe it for themselves and that's magical.

2. Contemplating the end of my life and the lives of my loved ones as an unavoidable fact helps me appreciate the present so much more and helps my love for others grow right before my eyes.

3. Identifying potential pockets of time and space where a spontaneous offer of help makes all the difference in someone's day. Perhaps more commonly called random acts of kindness but when you see an opening for one and at the same time know exactly what to do to make that moment work for another person it is love incarnate for everyone!

Open my eyes, take a deep breath, and say good morning to the woman I love.

1. Hug a tree
2. Play with someone, old or young
3. Buy food for someone who is sick

Call the people you love
Say hello to your neighbor
Go outside and breath

1. Give love, send it out as much as you can. Smile, hug people, tell them their worth to you. Even in bad traffic jams or at the dentist (actually don't hug someone in a traffic jam, that could end badly, just smile).
2. We often photograph what we love desperately trying to capture that intangible feeling. Reignite this by looking at pictures. Think about the love (and not about your poor taste in clothing in the 80s).
3. Love yourself. You bring love into this world and you are worthy of love, the two go hand in hand. Treat your mind and body well, and it'll show in the love you give others. Some days that means eating right and exercising, and some days that means savoring a delicious red velvet cupcakes on a lazy Sunday (just don't eat 3 red velvet cupcakes on a lazy Sunday like I did...oops).

SoulPancake on OWN: Love Fest!

List three things you can do to remember where the love is.

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1. talk to the people you love2. smile at everything and everyone3.volunteer and help people in need

1. Think about the opportunities to meet new people and learn new things2.Taking the time to appreciate and be awed by my life and the people in it3.Embracing fun with no rhyme or reason

1. Think of my immediate family2. Smile at a baby 3. Sing

1. Laugh, for any reason. Losing yourself in laughter is more euphoric than almost anything on Earth.2. Smile at people on the street. Some reactions are adorable, priceless, and genuine.3. Fall in love for an afternoon. It's like a henna tattoo.

1. Think of my awesome childhood2. Spend time with my love3. Laughing with anyone

Look /talk to my grandchildrenRead my Bible / talk to my saviorPerform unselfish acts for others

sing, write, watch

Touch,smile,faith

Faith, Friends, Family

Listen.Stop the tapes of negativity.Listen some more.

smile, listen, hug

Open my eyes, take a deep breath, and say good morning to the woman I love.

1. Hug a tree2. Play with someone, old or young3. Buy food for someone who is sick

Call the people you loveSay hello to your neighborGo outside and breath

- Smile.- Call instead of text.- Be kind.

1.answering my nieces and nephews' questions2. researching my ancestry to realize how I got to where I am3. running in a community group

Yoga, talking to strangers, giving gifts

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