When love is called blind, it often is used to suggest that one has fallen in love with an illusion. When first struck by Cupid’s bow, it is easy to see a person’s attractive appearance and impressive accomplishments and fill in the rest of the unknown aspects with positivity and unconscious expectations of perfection. Any red flags and causes for concern tend to get overlooked and/or justified.
If expectations are premeditated resentments, casting the expectation of perfection onto the beloved is just as much our fault as it is for the person who we may feel deceived us. Instead, seek to see the other person in their fullest expression. Take the time to cultivate a genuine understanding of each other and ensure that the love felt by each other can stand the test of changing seasons, human fallibilities, insecurities, and vulnerabilities.
Genuine love blooms over time after each person has seen the multifaceted aspects of each other’s personality arise throughout multiple conditions and situations and still find themselves reaching out for each other with mutual love, appreciation, trust, and respect.
Inspiration for the Day: “You can’t rush something you want to last forever." —Unknown
Note: This is an ongoing series to help provide support during these challenging times. These daily readings are part of an overall book on balance, which includes 12 essentials for maintaining balance to support resilience and your best self. The 12 essentials include mind, body, love, service, self, family, intimacy, purpose, environment/living space, nature, social relations, and spirit. This series is sharing 30 days of lessons about love. It will examine multiple aspects of love and provide knowledge and inspiration for hearts to heal and love to flow. It is designed as a daily reader to allow time to reflect, process and incorporate.
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