Real talk: You CAN love without fear.

These have been some awfully tough days.

Yet, they have been awfully lovely as I have been loving folk, best as I can, with absolutely no fear.

I, am no longer afraid, of:

Not, being loved back.

Being, misunderstood.

Folks, questioning my motives.

Being, rejected.

Being ignored.

Folks, responding with anger, disdain and all the other emotions hurt folks tend to respond to genuine displays of affection with.

Yes, those things hurt. I am human. The human heart was built to be love and to love.

Through the love of God, of Life, of family, of friends, and myself, I have learned to keep it moving no matter what, no matter why, no matter who.

I have ALWAYS loved words and people. Even as a young child. I was born this way. 🤷‍♀️

It’s why I wake up wondering if folks I have never met are okay.

It’s why I end my evenings hoping those same folks had a good day and asking God and Life to look after them. Even the ones who wish I’ll for folk who look like me.

Those folks I especially ask God to love and help and bless. Must be difficult to carry so much ill will in your heart for folks simply because they don’t look like you or act like you or feel like you. Lord, please help them. They really know not what they do. Bless them. Help me to understand that folks just don’t understand.

My heart is so full now, absent the fear!

Amazing……(((((((((hugs self)))))))))).

I so wish I could scoop out some of this fearless love, and give it to you, beloveds, so you can also know this breathless wonder and joy even in the midst of heavy times.

The awesome news beloveds is that you can also experience loving without fear.

How?

Love.

Love, afraid.

Love, embarrassed.

Love.

Rinse.

Repeat.

After a while, the I feel like a complete idiot feeling will pass. The I feel like a moron feeling will fade. The what in the fresh hell am I wasting my time for will always pop up now and again but you tell that feeling to go on ahead and kick some rocks and keep on loving.

One day, I promise, beloveds, you will wake up, amazed that you honestly are no longer afraid to love.

Life is so short. None of us know how many days we have to love one another. Yet, the whole world has lost it’s collective minds over a slap heard around the world.

It’s time for the gavel to come down, beloveds. Time to stop judging folks actions, motives and just love them. Period.

We are ALL flawed, nuanced human beings. Whoever and whatever we call ourselves let us love, one another.

Without, fear.

Without, judgment.

Without, limits.

Without, conditions.

I love you.

Yes, I, Sweetpea, love YOU?

Why?

You are part of my global family. Families fight but they ought love one another, don’t you think?

I pray for you.

I ask for the best for your life and those in your life.

I shed tears, of joy, that soon you shall experience this AWESOME joy of loving for the sheer pleasure of caring for another human soul.

There are so many family I can no longer love, on this earth.

There are friends, now acquaintances, or no longer even that that I still miss, terribly, and wish them well and wish that they knew how much I love them, still.

Easter, is coming.

Last Easter, my heart was full of lamentation for a world seemingly grown cold with hatred, divisiveness and fear.

This year, in THIS year, all my heart longs to do is love folk as long as I can til this heart beats no more.

Easter, is coming.

Love, wants to come for you.

Let, Love in.

Life, wants you to live life, to LIVE, to the fullest.

Let, life in.

Be encouraged,

Sweetpea STILL

1. 

   as always beautifully written, beautifully spoken beautifully sister…..your journey is far from over . ❤️

2. 

   That reminder to stop trying to prove ourselves and just set down the weight of guilt is so deeply comforting.…

3. 

   I really enjoyed this, so true and made me smile.

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   🫶

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   😉🥰

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