Love is such a beautiful thing. As cliché as that may sound, I would be doing an injustice trying to make is sound better or new age. For example, let’s examine Love and a Classic Martini. No matter how many different variations of a Martini created, nothing is more appreciated than a Classic Martini. A Classic Martini is pure, untouched, undiluted, and unmixed as goes the same with Love. Love makes a broken voice sound melodic, old people feel young again, and a down and out spirit renewed. Love gives one the Courage to prevail because his mission is not only about him anymore. Almost every song and poem written is about Love and in the Bible 1 Corinthians 13: 4-13 speaks of Love being the greatest gift.
Love is also complex, reckless, and irresponsible. When you were young and in Love you planned your whole life with your boyfriend/girlfriend and I bet none of the planning included financial strategy. Love just always seemed powerful enough to pick up the tab.
Then we grow, become wiser and more experienced “Relationshipers” and all the pureness we had in our hearts become tainted. The innocence and ideology of Love is altered because of those who broke our hearts. Therefore instead of wiping the slate clean when a new person comes along, we bring them in with a hard heart and provisions thus eliminating our focus to discern true Love. Another cliché which opposes my opening one is, True love is hard to find. I feel we are all destined to experience true Love, but our own selfishness or desperateness blocks the blessing that awaits. Most of us are on extreme sides of the scale. Either;
1. We are so desperate for Love that we give our heart to everyone who comes along, or;
2. We have been so hurt by Love that we push away those who truly Love us.
How do we get to the middle?
We can start by leaving our old relationship garbage on the side walk for the garbage man to pick up. Negative emotions such as resentment, hate, and jealousy carry with us if not dealt with and eliminated prior to entering a new relationship. In order to let Love in, you have to prepare your heart for it just as a host would prepare a room for a guest. When a room is prepared for a guest, there is no evidence of the prior guest. The room is cleansed and made anew as should be with your heart. Are you ready to let Love in? I’m listening! All you have to do is Holla at ya Gyrl!
Godspeed
~Latoya~
