Love | Life | Relationships
Love is in the Care of Those Around Us
But it also starts with self
I don’t know if you have this problem, my reading lists seem to grow beyond my control at times, I want to read everything! But now I have found an additional way to put into use those long reading lists created, with this new pub Reciprocal. All that reading is certainly coming in handy, with the chance to also uplift those writers who wrote all those fantastic stories I have had the privilege to read.
I thought I’d start my first post, as this week has been all about love, so in keeping with this theme, let’s spare a moment for the different types of love.
Stories of Love and Writers who wrote them
I have been fortunate to have experienced the love of being a grandparent, but sadly to also to have lost a parent, so I totally understood the sentiments of Janet Meisel story “Losing Yourself as Both Ends”. This was a capturing read, about the love she has for her grandsons who have ruled her heart since they were born. She talks of how autism creates additional challenges for them. She brings us to the other end of life and talks of the love and care she gives to her elderly mother aged 96, returning the gift of love to her. Love on both ends. Within this, she highlights the cycle of life, love, and also trying to find your own self-love in there.
Within the cycle of life, childhood is one that brings back many memories. Lynda Claire in “I Just Wanted to Be Loved”, takes us through her childhood imagination. Her use of vivid images about love is worth the read. She reminisces about what she thought love was meant to be. She shares how love did not come easily in her own life despite her hopes and dreams, and that maybe she had held onto the hope of love for longer than needed. She takes us through her journey to learn that self-love comes first and that happiness comes from within. It’s all about self-acceptance.
It starts with self-love.
The final writer I wanted to mention, is J.R. Spiers who is an uplifting soul who thinks of others and of course his chickens. He helps new writers by giving them a lift of love. I simply loved the title of this post “Love Looks Like This When It Gives You an “Oof!” To Your Chest”. The title alone will make you want to read and give you an oof to your chest. It gives you a tingly feeling inside.
This week people have been sharing love and stories of romantic love, I just wanted to remind us to take a moment to remember self-love. Many put it aside and think self-love is selfish, but if you do not start with yourself, then there may be nothing to give to others.
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