“I Love You” . . . Why Are We So Afraid to Say It? – Guest Post…
“Our time on this earth is short. Our reason for being here is to learn. And there is nothing more gratifying than telling someone you love them and having them receive it with delight and reciprocation. Saying “I love you” shouldn’t be a fearful thing. It should be a joyous union of two souls helping each other grow.” Tina Frisco (now read the whole post, please!)
My note: I say “I love you” to many too…and what I’m really expressing is a flash of deep feeling that I must set free…it has nothing to do with lust, infatuation or any shade of those dark emotions….but I know millions cannot do this for one reason or another. In fact, I recall my mother blushing when I first said those 3 words to her…but gradually she began to give them back to me, shyly, when no one else was listening. Feeling free to express our love can certainly take some work – but its oh so worth it!!!
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My sisters and most of my friends and I regularly tell each other “I love you.” I usually speak the phrase freely and easily but have noticed over my life that many have difficulty receiving as well as speaking the sentiment. I wonder why that is . . .
I think many of us are afraid of what “I Love You” might imply. Certainly it depends on who is saying it and in what context. A lot of us have received salacious messages from people we’ve friended on social networks, and that is never comfortable — nor is it appropriate. And it most definitely isn’t love. But lust is an entirely different subject and not fodder for this post.
Among true friends, why are we so afraid to speak our hearts? Do we think the sentiment might be misconstrued? Instead of…
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