{"id":3066,"date":"2020-10-01T17:26:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T17:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kathryncolleen.com\/studio\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=3066"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:22:06","slug":"ep-148-real-love-is-joy-awe-and-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/kathryncolleen.com\/studio\/podcast\/ep-148-real-love-is-joy-awe-and-gratitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 148 &#8211; Real Love Is Joy Awe And Gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode, we break down a new and simple definition of love as joy, awe and gratitude. Then we dive into using these attributes to see if what you are feeling is really unconditional love, conditional love, lust, or something else. Plus a few ideas for spreading more love everywhere you go.<br><br>Visit the online ashram at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kathryncolleen.com\/studio\/lets-get-to-work\/\">http:\/\/kathryncolleen.com\/studio\/<\/a>. Join the email list to ask questions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow THIS link to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lastingpeace.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.LastingPeace.org<\/a>\u00a0where you can work through the roadmap online, get an awesome mentor who has been through it themselves, help others, and maybe even get a nice new title for your resume! 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