Love...It's Amazing! Embrace it! But, Never Ever Chase it!

Familial ties can be the catapult you need to soar in life. They can also be the anchor in the sea of turmoil holding you down. In life, we sometimes have to break the ties that bind when they lead to our detriment. You should never walk away from family frivolously, but you shouldn't stay anywhere love doesn't live.

Dependency is not love. Abuse is not love. Disrespect is not love. Lust is not love.

Take inventory of your relationships whether they be with friends or family. Take note of those relationships that drain you of your love, energy, time, money and happiness. Take note of the relationships that take without giving. Take note of the relationships that leave you feeling disrespected, disheartened, or disenfranchised. Take note of the relationships that tear you down, instead of lifting you up. Take note of the relationship that dumps all of their problems and emotional baggage on you. Communicate the effect the relationship is having on you. If they don't change, they don't value you and your presence in their life. Pray for them and let them go! Stop allowing them to hold you hostage because of familial ties, years invested, fear of loneliness, fear of change, fear of starting over and fear of the opinions of others! Every one has a purpose in your life and they may have already served theirs!

Be open to love. Embrace Love. But, never ever chase love.