Day 7: Love Deeply

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Today's post topic asks "Have you ever been deeply in love?". My quick answer is yes - I am deeply in love with my bestie (he means the world to me!).

But it begs the question of what is meant by the phrase to be "deeply in love". That, to me, is the most important question. From my experience and becoming more aware of how to love I've realized that to be in deep love with someone outside of yourself is be worthy of their trust with their heart in your hands and them of yours. To handle their emotions, feelings, experiences, baggage, trust, love, honesty with gentle care. And not to dismiss their presence for your own selfish needs but to, at times, put their needs and desires ahead of your own or, at least, to consider them as a factor in your decision process.

This type of love is rare and sometimes doesn't arrive for many. I think we are always in the hot pursuit of the idea of love that we overlook the very meaning of what true love, deep love is. It's the type of love that always leaves you wanting more, drives you completely insane and makes you wonder how on earth did you ever live without it.