The reason you want [your deceased] back so bad is because you didn’t have to change you at all to love her
You’ve had to make concessions for [who you’re with now] at every turn. She locks you down with shackles on your wrists and ankles to where you have to keep turning and moving and finding new ways to be comfortable
That’s not love
— eq
thoughtkick:
“Sometimes the greatest act of love is to walk away so that the other person can find their true self and direction again.”
— Leon Brown
love is not
just warm, fuzzy feelings
love is real
in doing what’s best for another person
even if it hurts
“Love didn’t hurt you. Someone who doesn’t know how to love you hurt you. Don’t confuse the two.”
— Unknown
understand
that you chose
your torturer
your attacker
you didn’t know
what you didn’t know
but their issues
aren’t everyone’s issues
let each person
show you who they are
without hanging your past on them
“Despite how open, peaceful, and loving you attempt to be, people can only meet you as deeply as they’ve met themselves.”
— Matt Kahn
accept where
people are on their own path
without judgment or expectation
“When you protect yourself from pain, be sure you do not protect yourself from love.”
— Alan Cohen
vulnerability requires
immense strength
because you must
lower your walls
and accept reality
without attachment
to anyone’s
approval or acceptance
validation or continued
presence in your life