PRINCIPLE #8 ❤️ True Love Wants to Express Itself

Blame the curse of growing up in the disaffected and ironic 90's... but I had a very defined idea, until not-so-long ago, of what was "cool" or "acceptable" behavior.

Like, don't get too excited about anything, because that's LAME. Don't show or tell friends or lovers how much you love/want/need/appreciate them, because they'll think you're DESPERATE. Don't go out on a limb and be silly, goofy, or too "out there," because everyone will label you as WEIRD.

("Weird," by the way, used to be just about the worst thing anyone could call me. I had such a blistering desire to be "normal" and not to be singled out or judged for anything... probably because deep down, I thought I was such an unacceptable freak, myself.)

"Stop thinking," is what I wish I could tell my younger self. "Get out of your mind, and into your emotions. Ride the good ones. Single them out. And express them in your daily dealings with the world around you, through what you say, how you think, and what you do for others."

Self-consciousness will get you nowhere, when it comes to expressing the love inside you. That's because the only one truly judging you is YOU. Believe it or not, most people will be thrilled and surprised at the prospect of someone radiating a positive emotion in their presence -- unless they're very, very down, themselves.

In that case, they might just need someone to hold their hand for a little while, first. ❤️‍🩹 That someone could be you!

And True Love, that reciprocating, mutually beneficial little devil, will see to it that you land a nifty emotional reward for giving love to someone who so desperately needs it. After all, do you think you're the only one who's getting on board with this whole "expressing the love inside you" thing?

Well, my dear Addict friends, the fact is, True Love INVENTED this kind of loving self-expression! As such, True Love's gifts and rewards for you, for doing the same, are both limitless and immediate.

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❤️ What in the heck IS True Love? (Spoiler: it goes waaaay beyond romance.)

❤️ How does True Love relate to YOU? (Hint: it loves you truly, wildly, and irrationally.)

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Sent with True Love from the Universe ❤️💫