The Personal Side

 5/1/2022 trust is a part of love. technically, all emotions are a part of compassion, but that's another layer than we want for this conversation/message. trust is a part of love. true love of another - be they family, friend, foe, or other - has no mistrust. the true depth of love is to accept another wholly and completely as they show themselves to you. regardless of what you may believe about them, regardless of what you might think about them. true love of another is to know that they would never do anything to hurt you, and that you would never do anything to hurt them. self-love is to give yourself that love. to trust wholly. to know that, no matter what someone shows you, it is only done in love. they are just a figment of that shadow in you, giving you that message. they are the messenger, holding the letter for you. if you can not feel love for them, for being that messenger, then feel love for yourself for loving yourself enough to give you the gift of that message. you ...

 my shadows are with me out of pure love. they love me, even through my hatred of them. they love me so much, they will endure anything in their effort to deliver their message to me. they do not poof in a flash, snarling and growling. they fade into joy, sometimes fast sometimes slow, as they successfully deliver their entire message. yours is the courage to hear them fully. to love them fully back for the gift they give you.