Lovers

“Love is perhaps the most beautiful feeling, but it doesn’t always bring peace. Sometimes, we sacrifice too much, tolerate others’ excesses, and erase our own identity to appease their ego. But love doesn’t mean that we forget ourselves, trample our dignity, and self-respect.

There comes a time when the heart gets tired, emotions become a burden, and love starts to feel like a colorless shadow. That moment is the most difficult, when love remains in the heart, but hope ends, when the beloved becomes a stranger, and when the love we give ourselves starts to hollow us out.

Then, the person is left with only one path – to quietly gather themselves, with the conviction that no one dies for anyone, and that the greatest love in the world is the one we have for ourselves.

Oh, incomplete world… perhaps some loves are better left unfinished, and some relationships are only complete when they break apart…”

Dr Malik Arshad Awan

Betrayal

LOVE DIES WHEN YOU ARE BETRAYED.

My friends ask me, “How did you make him forget you so fast?”

How can I stop loving you if you were my whole life?

How come I never mentioned your name again?

Within two seconds, the answer is:

Love dies when you are betrayed—when you are stabbed in the back, admiration for that person turns to dust.

Beautiful memories rot when you discover their true face. When you see their falseness, love turns into disgust as every lie is revealed.

You become so disappointed that you go from loving to despising.

Love can survive absence, distance, death, sickness, even poverty.

But it cannot survive betrayal, lies, doubts, distrust, or deep disappointment.

I love her đŸ˜

“I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it’s these things I’d believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn’t all she should be.

I love her, and that’s the beginning and end

of everything.”

“You are the finest, loveliest, tenderest, and

most beautiful person I have ever known, and even that is an understatement.”

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

[art by distilled_future]

If you’re going to love â¤ď¸

If you’re going to love, love like you mean it. Tell that person you care. Look them in the eyes. Kiss them with passion and a fearlessness that bubbles up from your chest. Don’t stress over what you have right now, and whether it will grow. Don’t be afraid of the way life is imperfect and fragile. Just love.

If you’re going to love, love like tomorrow won’t come. Like this next day, next hour, next second is all you have. Like the person standing in front of you is the best damn thing you’ve ever seen.

If you’re going to love, love like there’s no one else. Like you can’t get enough of their touch, their smile, their laughter mixing with yours. Love like you’ve never even considered a life without them, and believe that they too have wished the same.

If you’re going to love, love like you’ve never been hurt. Like you’ve never experienced the pain of a broken heart, or the dishonesty in someone’s voice. Like you’ve never watched a relationship fall apart, or two people who once had passion for one another fade into strangers.

If you’re going to love, love with a ferocity. Love like it’s all you’re meant to do, because in all honesty, what else is there? Give the person you care for your whole heart. Show them who you are beyond the layers. Get vulnerable. Get messy.

If you’re going to love, love with purpose. Love with all that you have, all that you are. Love, even when the world makes it difficult or says you should give up. Love through your actions, your words, your choices. Choose to love your person, no matter the ups and downs.

If you’re going to love—damn it, love with intention. Don’t half-love. Don’t ‘almost,’ or ‘kind of’ commit. Don’t waste time giving only portions of yourself so you both miss out on the real thing.

If you’re going to love, just do it.

Just love and love and love. And never stop.

– Marisa Donnelly

No ordinary Love â¤ď¸

Sade

I discovered Sade while drugged via psychiatry…ala the ” chemical

straightjacket ” and she helped keep the flame of love alive , while

my reality was of the disposal process , of a highly disinterested,

disturbed , detached , depressive person who had dumped all his

shadow on me and one of our children .

Like a light in the dark , a flickering flame , heart knowing that I

would know that love . That light became brighter and brighter as

After having the mother load of trauma , while still shedding decades

and pre birth trauma come all at once , without a single soul being

aware ; a gal befriended me and showed me the female version of

narcissism…It took a while but man, I walked away from that situation

with no regrets . It was an invaluable teaching experience.

I had to learn to roll through my feelings and traumatic memories, to

go within .. That was driven to move to the mountains that brought me

a slower pace , but first I had to slow my mind down …The pace of city

life was a challenge that had to be eliminated .

That accomplished , my normal Pisces mind can ‘roam’ as it were and

I own that , and try to not be overly excited as I was years ago and

it didn’t turn out well…

Thy Will Be Done ..

I have known I had to clear the tragedy and trauma of my family

and I have had to leave that to Divine Love , who know their hearts

and their horror , what they feel… I will trust that healing , for them

will allow healing on a comfortable degree with mother & child .

Today , messaging is of love ❤️…and I had this in mail, and thought

of this song , so anchoring in my world of horrors , and dissolutions .

I had to be able to roll through

Angel message :

https://youtu.be/AXenZU3XLIk?si=Hg3Ia4VDISxCYUP5

Sade,

No ordinary love ❤️

https://youtu.be/_WcWHZc8s2I?si=cEYJjeAub_w0VuVW

youtube.com/watch

Enduring Love

I know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death.

They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make.

Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories.

We find comfort in knowing that our lives have been enriched by having shared their love..

(Leo Buscaglia)

The bonds of love transcend the limitations of time and space. Even when death separates us from those we cherish, their influence remains, woven into the fabric of our being.

Every choice we make, every thought we entertain, every action we undertake carries the echo of their love, a silent yet powerful presence guiding our steps.

Their memory is not merely a collection of cherished moments; it’s a living legacy, a profound and enduring imprint on our hearts and minds.

The comfort we find in remembering their love is a testament to the enduring power of human connection, a beacon of hope that shines brightly even in the face of loss. ❤☀

Self love

One of the most challenging goodbyes occurs when we love someone yet recognize the impossibility of establishing a healthy relationship with them. Remaining in the relationship means continuing to wait for changes that will never materialize, tolerating hurtful actions, accepting minimal effort, and losing ourselves in an attempt to avoid loss. Although departing will be painful, it will ultimately lead to healing. Conversely, staying will perpetuate the cycle of hurt, causing the wound to deepen. Sometimes, choosing to leave is not a reflection of a lack of love for the person, but rather a demonstration of self-love and self-care, which necessitates leaving with love.

Sweet Child of Mine

Sweet child of mine

I’d grab a star and

store it full of magic

and endless light to

carry you through,

out into days that

would take you

away although

never far enough

for distance, yet

pull you across

time where I’d

wrap myself in

the gentle folds

of remembrance,

an endless candle

illuminating every

eternal memory,

our days never

stretching long

enough when our

stories blended

into all the wonder

of your unwinding

imagination,

where I fell with you

back into a dream,

a child again holding

a gift I was given…

a heart-shaped star

full of light and magic.

gwj

(artist unknown)