We, as men, tend to love differently than women. But no matter what, love has the ability to empower us, to change us and even though we live is a sick harsh world, love is like a powerful antibiotic to help us heal. Love overcomes all obstacles and provides us with the support we need to go on.
Have you ever got the feeling that love has ‘loopholes’? By that it means… I love you as long as you are ‘handsome,’ ‘beautiful,’ or have ‘a lot of money.’ But we know that you can’t dress love up in how good someone looks. Personal self-reflection and some deep thinking can often cause us to have a different perspective. Maybe it’s all the reading that has causes our minds to reprogram themselves causing us to be left with one word, love. The word that many of us men have misused throughout our lives.
REALITY CHECK. The Bible says "love your neighbour has you love thyself." Now whether you believe in the Bible or not if you have a lot of self-hate, it is guaranteed you won’t be able to love someone in a healthy way. It is important to take the time for yourself to address those parts of your past that you may have loved and lost, made mistakes, had regrets or carry resentment. If you are loving someone in the hopes that if you make them happy, then will in turn make you happy; you are setting the relationship up for failure from the start.
Challenge yourself to examine in an honest way; how you view yourself and takes the steps to love yourself so you can truly experience loving someone else. Ask yourself, are you happy with who you are? Are you able to give freely to someone else without expecting something in return? What do you think love is? Do you know how to love each other in a healthy way? When you are able to answer those questions each and every relationship you have will benefit positively.
“A flower cannot blossom without sunshine and a man cannot live without love.”
“Love is not something that you look for, love is something that you become.” – Alina Villasant
This is simply beautiful. Thought provoking and makes me realize how far I've come, but also that there is still work to be done on making sure we all love ourselves to the fullest each day, so that we can truly love one another better. Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteHey world thats my powerful strong courgeous cousin he is going place. Keep on shining D. Paula.
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