“You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation… and that is called loving. Well, then, love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. It is your aversion that hurts, nothing else.” – Herman Hesse
Sometimes your heart breaks open and is left raw, like a piece of steak. And it needed to happen that way.
It will keep happening until all your heartache turns into a river of trust. The river runs through you, into the ocean.. and becomes surrender. And the ocean loves you unconditionally, without fear. If you have spent enough time by the ocean, you know this is true.
LOVE EXISTS IN THE ABSENCE OF FEAR
Nobody is there to stay in the end. Some stay longer than others, but no one can promise you permanence. People come and go, but it doesn’t make love any worse.
You will meet some people who are unable to respond to your love. But others will come who can receive and share your love.
Love will always return. Especially if you learn how to give love without fear of losing it.
Maybe it will arrive in ever so subtle ways.. like rays of sunlight through a cracked door. Or a helpful gesture from a kind stranger. Rest assured, love is always there and you were never apart from it.
Take risks. Let people in. Love someone even if they’re not around. Love without any hope for return. Love because you can. When you allow yourself to love in this way, you grow expansive and fearless.
The heart was made to open. And there is really no other way to use it.
