What is Love?

Love. It's a word that is thrown around. A feeling that is sought. An emotion that is expressed.

We all "know" what it means, but do we know what it really is?

Can I allow myself to be loved? I wonder at times, but I'm fairly sure that I am to the point where I can say "yes." Have I ever truly been in love in the past? I believe so. But then again, maybe it wasn't true, deep passionate love. Maybe it was just infatuation.

Right now I can say that I have the seed of love in my heart. There is THAT person out there. She has my heart, my thoughts, everything. I just hope that this time I don't chase her away as I have to the others in the past.

Patience they say. Don't move too fast. Yet there is another part of the spectrum that reminds us to get a move on it and let the other person know our true feelings. What to do? Who do I listen to?

I know who I'll listen to: ME!

I've spent my life trying to please those around me. Now it is time to ensure that my happiness is maintained as well. It may sound selfish, but if you neglect yourself, in the end, you cannot truly love. For you cannot give if you have nothing to give.