The question "where is love?" assumes that love is not only some object that is roaming around the world, but that it also exists independently of our life. Not only do we have to find it first, but we also have to invest the necessary time to get to know it. It's almost like we're going on a blind date with love, unsure how it will look or behave and whether it will prove itself worthy of a second date. There is no great mystery to love that requires us to take such leaps of faith. To speak of love apart from the very life that makes it possible to exist is a mistake. Love is not around the corner,it is not across the street, it is not somewhere around the world waiting for you to find it. Love is not a game of hide and seek.
If it is possible to care about who we are in a manner that increases our sense of self-worth, if it is possible to approach each and every day with the purpose of treating ourselves with dignity, respect, affection and integrity, then we don't need to look around for what we can create in our own person. Love is not out there, it is a part of us. It is found when the search for it stops.
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