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I think that's what life is all about. Searching. We search for answers, friends, keys, "the other sock", new furniture, new "things", what to have for dinner, but most importantly, for what our life means to the world, to us.

What I think we search the most for, is love. And you know what the funny part about that is...love is free. A smile, a hug, a kind word...all free. A feeling, a warmth, a touch...all free. Yet, it is the hardest to come by for some, the hardest thing to learn, and can be the hardest thing to accept. It can also be the hardest thing to give.

Why is that? Love is our greatest gift! Love is our most prized possession, yet can be treated like our most despised. Because, not only is love grand, but love can also let us down, be twisted, and become lost.

So love, yeah, I don't know what to tell you about love. Except it was given to us freely, and it is ours to give away freely. It should not be hard, but it is, or it can be. So what should we do? I love that saying about, ""Dance like nobody's watching; love like you've never been hurt. Sing like nobody's listening; live like it's heaven on earth." -Mark Twain

It's so true! We are hurt so often by love, but we should, love like we've never been hurt. Why? Because we have the tools to embrace the deep dark pit of love, and bring it in to the light.

Comments

Jazzy said…
I just startd The Love Dare this week. It is interesting how hard it can be to love our spouses, even though they are the ones we should love the most, next to God of course. The person we choose to spend the rest of our lives with, can be at times, so unlovable, yet we are called to love them unconditionally. Yikes!! I am excited to see where this book leads me and I am hoping that it transforms my ability to love ALL people, but especially my hubs:)
Heather said…
Love renders us vulnerable. I think when love goes awry it's most often an unconscious defense used to protect our most insecure parts of the self. Often, I think we are not even aware (or afraid to accept on a conscious level) of what's really going on underneath our behaviors in relationships. Even when we hold back, that's a behavior too. <3
Ehlan said…
I love your philosophical you are Megan! Thanks for sharing with us! (I never knew that quote was Mark Twain...)