What humans long for in our heart of hearts is love.
To be noticed and appreciated is perhaps the greatest gift we give one another...Nothing else really matters.
Do I trust you enough with my soul to let you in?
Will you hurt me?
If I let you in and you hurt me, will it have been worth the pain?
When I get to the end of my life I want to be pleased that I loved enough.
That I am leaving behind people who will miss me.
People who knew my soul.
In order to do that, I have to believe in them.
I have to trust them enough now.
Even if it hurts.
Especially if it hurts.
It doesn't have to hurt, only if you want it to. I adore your thought. One can only love and want to be loved in return.
ReplyDeleteTrust is an issue in my life also, Christina. With trust comes vulnerability. To let someone in means the chance of getting hurt, but I find that taking that chance is worth it, even if the worst does happen. It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all. Love is what builds your legacy.
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ReplyDeleteChristina & Charley,
Doubling the love & prayers for my tardiness.
Please let us know how it goes!
Hugs,
V
....People who knew my soul....
Aye, lassie.
I have not yet got to the point of trusing too much...especially when it hurts. Lisa :-]
ReplyDeleteTo grow old is to acquire the ability to sense when trust and respect are to be given or withheld. Our trust and respect have been abused so often over the years, we have learned to hold them in reserve until we feel that they are deserved. They are our most prized possessions, and we confer them sparingly, granting them only to those who will grant us the same in equal measure. Among the porch-sitters, of course, trust and respect are freely given with assurance.
ReplyDeleteHugs to you and Charley,
Bon & Mal
You and Charley in our thoughts and prayers. We're so thrilled that you've been accepted; with bureaucracy, persistence and perseverance count for more than is realized. For what it's worth, we have a very good feeling about this. We hope that our intuition turns out to be justified.
ReplyDeleteBon & Mal
Ahh dear Christina,
ReplyDeleteI know by the time during the day I make it to your space, the complications of my small life have been put to rest. Meeting up one day with Gabriel at the gate, I might just nudge him and whisper in his ear, "I'm all good, one of Christina's admirers!"
Since, no love is truly quenched until the spirit has been released, best we practice now the toil and letting go, so we become familiar with God's pace of peace.
Always our love,
Us
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ReplyDeletetears from me to you.
V
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ReplyDeletetears ftom me toyou.
V
Hugs,
ReplyDeleteV