Love.

Whatever happened to the day when nothing, I mean NOTHING, got in the way of searching, seeking, and ALWAYS finding love? When did we become so fearful? What is there to be afraid of? Love? Isn't that what we're (more or less) looking for anyway???

Perhaps, my fellow lover, it is because true love - real real deep soul love - is all too powerful a thing; it is indeed something to be fearful of, like God (at least, that's what some would want you to believe - that God is to be feared). And the more afraid you are, it is quite possible that the closer you are to it.

Let me tell you that I have been afraid lately. I think this is the most scared I've ever been, frankly. "I'm afraid of getting hurt," we might often secretly think to ourselves. But if you really think about it, how can you get hurt when you have love all around you and inside you, when you ARE love?

So...is this what we do, spend every minute of every day searching for love? If that is truly the case, then we are also living in fear in those moments. We simply cannot allow our fears to dictate our efforts in our pursuit of love; all we have to do is realize that every day is a day dedicated to that very cause.

To recap: We only fear love because we are truly searching for it. We are subconsciously completely aware of what a tremendously powerful thing love really is, what it requires from and of us, and that the repercussions of such a thing can be quite 'dangerous'. Well, whether you like it or not, we are very close to love. In fact, we are always close! It is never far from us, it never leaves our side. And if we choose to address and overcome our fears, the door will open, and love will welcome us with open arms. Like a parent who must let their child go to discover the world on his/her own, love patiently and eagerly waits for our return. There is no time limit, no deadline; it will ALWAYS support you and provide for you, it will ALWAYS be there for you when you decide you are ready.

And should you be so blinded by your fears that you don't even know that they exist only to cloud your soul's truest and purest desire, it is then that I would say, "Be afraid. Be very afraid."