“ ... Try to try to try to forget
To change the things about me
You can not accept
Any day that you have regret
Just let it recede
It's conditional
Not for free
There are strings attached
Tied to me
I'll want something back
If you agree
To be in love with me ... “
~ Tracy Chapman ~ Conditional ~
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Love, unconditionally, no matter what, for eternity. We intend for our intimate relationships to reflect this yet what they are based on need or something deeper ... what if subconsciously, we are eroding our relationships ...
Love doesn’t have to be earned
Love doesn’t have to be proved
When you love unconditionally. it means exactly that ... no conditions ... not based on what you do or what you’ve done ... or what they do, or what they’ve done. It is based on who you are because authentic love is consistent. You may express your opinions, you may disagree, but underneath it, that love never stops.
Love means you are responsible for your own happiness ...
When we are raised with conditional love, we have this deep need to seek approval, and people pleasers are born. But, we will always come up short because the constant strive to earn love will never end.
Love is a grace we give one another ...
When we love others simply for who they are, we accept what is. We love naturally, we share this gift ... it is why we are here. Expressing unconditional love is a practice. A practice involving reflection, empathy, forgiveness and compromise. Life doesn’t go as planned ... people don’t behave as expected ... all we can do is adapt.
Chaos will always reveal true colours ... will they still love you unconditionally. if you don’t agree ... will they still love you unconditionally. if you choose to do something different ... will they still love you unconditionally.
To love unconditionally is to love with absolutely no boundaries, even when it hurts, because unconditional love is limitless. This type of love looks beyond faults, struggles, and whatever pain and hardships that life may bring. This type of love is what’s called unconditional.
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