Love
We may recognise love instantly, but practising love takes time and patience, commitment and tenacity. For love relies on understanding. And understanding is a shy creature coaxed slowly from the shadows. The more we understand, the more we trust. The more we trust, the more secure we feel. Therefore, trust is the foundation of love. Trust is letting go of our fears – fears that no one will be there to catch us when we fall, that our vulnerabilities will be exposed and exploited, that we will get hurt when we let our guard slip. Love is trusting even when we have been let down before, having faith even when we have been given reason to doubt.
— Wayne Visser
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