09/01/2024
Throw yourself into love and remember:
Love begins with self-love. My 'I' as a source of personal affirmation and value.
The other person is a source of affirmation and a source of love, but does not complete my 'I'.
Therefore, no one can make me completely happy and no one can make me completely unhappy.
Feeling love is wellbeing, pleasure and psychological health. It is not suffering, nor fear, nor does it determine my personal worth.
Good handling and management of these concepts can position us well when it comes to embarking on the adventure of loving. We will choose to love and be loved, not on the basis of our fears, insecurities or myths of love, but on the basis of our motives, personal values and life goals, making us mutually happy. Or, as we behavioural psychologists say, to be a great source of mutual reinforcement.