Love is offered as a gift. It need never be earned, nor deserved.

Love is freely given in hopes that it will be received, then cherished and respected; given in the hopes that it’s returned, freely and openly. Love is a precious thing. It comes from an open heart and a loving space. It’s offered to a few special people over the course of a lifetime. But when it is returned in the same fashion, the same degree, then something special is created. We have but a few opportunities to love deeply in life. When that opportunity presents itself, being open to give and receive love in equal measure provides us the chance to find a deep sense of oneness, of connectedness with another person, that’s so profound, so intense as to be all encompassing.

Love is an offering that opens a person like a flower, from a tight little bud to a full, open bloom. Love received opens the heart and makes it sing. It opens the body to full surrender. It allows a person to feel completely safe, protected, nurtured and supported. Fear and self-consciousness have no place, for love protects the heart.

Love withheld or earned elicits fear and self-consciousness, rejection and hurt. Love earned asks the question “What do I need to do to be loved”? It says “See what I am doing for you”? Love withheld comes from a closed or broken heart; a heart that needs love offered to heal.

Love offered elicits an open response – freedom in dancing “cheek to cheek”, joyous laughter and a deep sense of comfort when lying next to each other. Love given asks the question “What will make this person feel loved”?

 When we offer love with an open, healthy and full heart, the love is pure. It is there to be taken with gentle hands and held lightly.  When two people offer love, the connection is magic.

 Have you offered love lately?