This has been the biggest lesson of my life and also the hardest.  In some way I think if we are honest with ourselves, we all struggle with this lesson.  What is it about love that we feel like it needs to be earned?  If we had the right career, the right car, the beautiful home, perfect hair, a toned body, a certain height, a certain amount of money then we are lovable!  How did this get so ingrained in our DNA?  I’m sure the answer is multifaceted influenced by our environment, our experiences, being bombarded by media everyday, etc…

The fascinating part of us all is how imperfect we are and all the beauty that it holds.  How did you get to this point in your life?  What was your journey like?  What are the scars you carry?  What parts of yourself is hidden and so unlovable?  If you have ever had the courage to let someone in it’s a testimony of your vulnerability and your humanity.  This is where we connect, through our faults.  When someone can witness every part of us, the guts and the glory in all its scariness and still love us then it’s a gift.  Isn’t this the real meaning of life to love and be loved for who we really are?

“I am brave, I am bruised I am who I’m meant to be, this is me

I’m not scared to be seen I make no apologies, this is me

And I know I deserve your love. There is nothing I’m not worthy of”

This is Me – Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman

This has been the most painful lesson of my life.  I never got to say how much a loved one meant to me.  I never got to say how much they changed the course of my life because of their ability to see the real me.  That person saw my strengths and made me believe it.  The only thing that held me back was the belief that I wasn’t worthy of that love.  Ultimately, their death has been my biggest teacher.

My greatest hope is that the people I love know how much I love them and vice versa.

“We are not willing to hide behind the illusions of the world, the bourgeois conventions of society which honors rules before love.  We intend to go forward. We intend to take the leap of faith. We intend to grasp our love to our chest and never, ever, ever let go.”

Enchanted Love by Marianne Williamson