"There is no remedy for love, but to love more" - Henry David Thoreau *. In honor of Valentine's Day, I figured we could write a piece about love. There is no grander feeling in the world than that of being truly in love with another person. The flip side of that is there is no greater heartache than the loss of it. Be in the end of a close relationship, intimate or otherwise, a death of a loved one, or some other way of losing someone you care about, once you've experienced that type of acute and unforgettable pain, a natural reaction of many people is to close their hearts down, sometimes permanently the hurt is so excruciating for some, and build an emotional wall or form a shell, to protect themselves from never being hurt in the same way again. This usually causes them to become numb and often leads to bitterness at worst, or a feeling of hollowness from the void at best. Hardly compelling options.
The best remedy is to dare to love again. The ol' "The best way to get over the last one is to move on to the next one". Resilience in love, like resilence in most areas of life, usually pays off. Like anything worthwhile there is an element of risk. However it's a risk worth taking. With love, it's like balm for a wound that has no other ointment. Not only that, the next person you get into a relationship with will have the benefit of the experience you bring (as long as it's not unresolved baggage). The good news is we all crave and ache for love and approval. Sow for the harvest. Plant enough seeds of love for others and before long you'll walk in a garden of love and affection. It sure beats, the lonely, isolated alternative. Happy Valentine's Day everybody!
*Todays quote was taken from the great site: http://www.greatest-inspirational-quotes.com/
I'd heartily recommend visiting it and thank Jax from the www.stevepavlina.com forums for allowing me to use his site :)
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