Some of us have been tested in ways that cannot be explained. The level of betrayal and loss we have experienced would easily harden the average person’s heart and make them cold toward giving or even welcoming love. Yet despite the coldness we have received from the people we love, people who may not love us the way we need to be loved in return, we are still full of love.
I do not know about you, but I have so much love to give. The lesson I have learned is to be more protective of the love I have to offer and more cautious about who I give it to. Everybody does not deserve your love. Your love is different. When you come across people who have never experienced the kind of love you give, they often take you for granted. They usually do not know how to handle you. They see that your heart is overflowing with love, so they keep taking because they believe there will always be more. They drain you of everything you have and pour it into people who have not earned even half of what you freely gave.
Now, I am not saying people do not deserve love. They deserve to feel loved. They simply may not deserve your love. Your love is very special. You love in a way that cannot be replaced. Your love hits different, and if you are not careful, people can become addicted to it. But just like an addiction, they begin to abuse the very thing that makes them feel alive. Your love is too strong for people who are used to toxic love, so they begin to reject you. Those are the ones. Those are the ones who do not have the capacity or strength to hold you. Those are the ones who cannot handle your love’s potency.
Do not let their rejection define your worth or the quality of your love. Do not let their rejection convince you that no one deserves your love or that you do not deserve to be loved with the same depth and sincerity that you give to others. Pour into yourself until your cup overflows. Protect your love, your time, and your energy. Reserve them for the people who will appreciate you, cherish you, and pour back into you.
Because after everything you have been through, you deserve a love that does not drain you. You deserve a love that sustains you.
missmetropolitanjunkie.com 