We are terrified of being hurt again, so we throw Love away in favor of “healthy boundaries” … We are fearful of losing all that we own, so we throw Love away in favor of “being responsible” with our money … We are anxious about all the “evil people” out to get us, so we throw Love away in favor of punishing criminals and attacking our enemies.

And yet deep inside every one of us, WE KNOW ANOTHER WAY … No matter how much we repress it or rationalize its rejection, we know with every fiber of our being that Forgiveness neutralizes all aggression, and that Kindness overcomes all evil.

And even in our darkest hours of trial and tumult, that knowing keeps resurfacing — again & again & again, we are encouraged to reach out in times of risk or danger to Care for those most in need of the same.

Yes, we can keep turning our backs on Love or keep on throwing Love to the side of the road. We can even walk to the edge of the cliff and hurl it into the sea.

But it doesn’t matter.

You see, Love is more than a feeling — Love is a integral facet of WHO YOU TRULY ARE. No matter how calculating or cowardly or callous you are choosing to be towards others, and no matter what “good reasons” you are using to justify the same, as long as you remain, your Love remains as well.

No matter how far you toss it or how deep you bury it, Love will just keep coming back … It will just keep coming back to give you another chance to LOVE.

Filed under: Practical Tips for Peace-full Living by Scaughdt