When you think you're all alone and unloved, don't give up hope. There are those who love you, no matter what.

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Love, it's something we want, something we need and to many people, something that seems like it takes a lifetime to find.  You can try to go through life never admitting this, but in the end, love is the only thing that really matters in life.  I have spent the better part of my life trying to understand love; trying to figure out why I love the way I do and why I have loved those who have come into my life.  I have found love, lost loved, cried over love, and wondered if love would ever find me.  The biggest lesson I had to learn was that I would never find love until I was able to love myself.

I was looking at a picture of a very dear friend the other day, he was very young, maybe four or five years old, and yet the same smile he displayed in the picture is the same smile he has today.  The picture showed a young boy full of joy, happiness, and laughter, and yet today, although the smile is the same, was there still joy, happiness, and laughter?  I literally began to cry as I thought of him laughing in this picture, wondering if he still felt the same way today in light of all that he goes through on a daily basis.  I know there have been times when he has felt very much alone in life and I will tell you that feeling alone is a desolate place to be; when all the walls around you seem to be closing in and there appears to be no one on your side and all others are against you.  It is so very hard for me not to want to just reach out and hug someone and tell them that they are not alone when I see people who are struggling with feelings of loneliness.

There are so, so many people walking around today feeling unloved.  They move in and out of their day wondering where this thing called love is hiding and why oh why are they unable to locate it?  When there is an absence of love in your life it is almost impossible not to feel alone. You might be in the middle of a huge crowd of people and due to the lack of any meaningful relationship feel as though you are the only person within a million mile radius.  Love is something you should never fool with, as love is something that can alter a life in ways you never imagined.  I have seen love turn the heart of the most hard hearted person in the world.  I have seen love melt the cold, calculated heart of someone who's only intent was to divide and conquer anyone they came in contact with.  I have seen love turn the poorest person into someone who felt as though they had all the riches of the world for themselves.

There's an old 70's song that talks about looking for love in all the wrong places.  The question arises:  why do people look for love in places they know will hurt them?  The answer is pretty simple:  people look for love because love is the one thing that people need, whether or not they ever want to admit it.  Love is the one thing that can alter a life for better or for worse.  The three most important words one can hear is "I love you".  These three little words can change a life forever.  These three little words can either build you up or in the absence of ever hearing them, tear you down.  These three little words can mean the difference between success and failure in almost any venture you might consider entering into.  Receiving love from another person is the one thing that will reach your very core and it is love that will push you to be the person you were always intended to be.
It's easy to tell someone you love them, it's not always easy to show them.  Loving someone is not always convenient.  Loving someone is not always easy, and loving someone is certainly no guarantee that love will be returned to you by the person you are showering your love upon.

Your creation was brought about by love.  When I say this I do not mean love between the two who bore you.  Face it, there are lots of babies being born today who have not come about because of a loving relationship.  The love I am talking about here comes from the Creator of the Universe.  God's love is unconditional and it is infinite.  Spirit's plan for your life is based on love, and in that love you will be able to discover your destiny and walk in it.  If your creation was brought about because of love then isn't it reasonable to assume that love is something that would be important in your life?  Most assuredly, if love is important in your life then isn't it also reasonable to assume that God would see fit to provide love to you when you need it most?  There are those around today who can and will provide you the love you seek, without requiring anything in return for it.  When those feelings of loneliness or those feelings of being unloved rear up, all you need to do is realize that love will manifest itself to you because God is always and will always provide you with what you need in the moment.  Never give up hope.  Never give into doubt.  Never believe that you are unworthy of love.  The fact that you were created is sign enough that you are worthy of love and that is also a guarantee that love will find you when you need it most.

I have given love freely and I have received love freely.  It is now time for you to accept the love out there for you and when you do the loneliness that you may encounter will be fleeting and you will then feel what it is like to truly be appreciated and loved.  You do not have to settle for second best.  You are deserving of the best kind of love.  Those three little words mean the world when they are spoken from the heart and they go to your heart.  Open up and receive these words and know they come from my heart to yours.