We either live in love or fear according to the Course in Miracles. Love is not something we have to attain, chase after, or try to conjure up. It's what we are at our core. We just have to remove everything that is not in alignment with our True Nature/Love. We are here to learn to love, not just to be loved as the ego desires. You have to become an expression of Love. Changing our default from the ego to love is what the spiritual path is all about. Each moment, we have to be very observant and diligent about what we give our attention and awareness.The practice of giving love changes your life, because it's the opposite of what the ego does. The ego withholds love and finds reasons for doing so and nothing is ever good enough. The ego notices the flaws in things and people, the imperfections, not the inherent perfection of it all. Giving love neutralizes and stops the ego in its tracks, and develops your ability to see as God sees to see the inherent perfection in everything.