I hope these thoughts give you something to ponder while you enjoy your morning beverage. As you go about your day, I invite you to take some time to reflect on your observations. Consider if there’s anything you can do to enhance your life, such as looking into the mirror and appreciating yourself. You may also find a way to make the world more beautiful with a simple act of kindness, like holding the door open without expecting a thank you. You may also want to consider if you have a gift to share with the world. Perhaps you have some untapped talent you may regret wasting, as we sometimes do with unused towels or our good china. I hope you find them enjoyable and return for more tomorrow.
Other’s Love
A Continuation of Self-Love
We often hear, “If you don’t love yourself, no one else will love you.” I do not believe this statement to be true.
While it is hard for others to love us when we don’t have a devotion to ourselves, they still do; unfortunately, we do not appreciate it and may keep pushing them away until they leave. If they have genuine adoration for you, they will continue to. Unfortunately, they may leave because they could not figure out how to show their affection the way you wanted them to, but that does not mean they don’t care about you anymore. They must also be devoted to themselves and, therefore, cannot keep being rejected. We cannot be so self-absorbed as not to see there is only so much one person can do for another. If you have a fondness for this person, you will understand and let them go.
As I said in Love Language, we express our love differently and cannot choose how someone else shows us affection. When you realize you are worthy of love, not only your own but the rest of the world, then you must accept the admiration and how it is offered to you.
When, in time, you realize this and reach out to them, give them time to accept that you have changed and can now accept their love the way they choose to express it. If they truly have a fondness for you, it will not be too late.
Today’s challenge:
Accept love from others.
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