Preparing Yourself for Receiving True Love

Love is a word that is so quickly used and abused in today's society. You can check out the latest movies and you can find the word love so often, you doubt that the story even needs it. You can hear couples say that they love each other, but you may be conditioned to believe that so many things happen behind closed doors that it can be difficult to see what is true and what is not. You see so many greeting cards, so many large bouquets of flowers, so many people making money off Valentine's Day and other love-related holidays that you wonder if the word means anything anymore. But take heart: even in this money-hungry society, there is true love, and you need to be prepared to receive it.

First of all, before you receive any kind of true love, you need to be prepared to give true love. But what is true love? Love, by itself, is an abstract concept that is difficult to define. A person in love will tell you that love is something that you know when it comes, and that you miss when it goes. But it is not something that you can define even before you see it. However, you can prepare yourself for it by loving yourself. Remember, you can only love others if you love yourself first, and you cannot give true love if you do not have it first and foremost with you.

Make no mistake: loving yourself does not mean being selfish and looking out only for your interests. It means that you should take care of yourself first, by being healthy and taking care of your body, on the physical level; and by making sure that you fulfill your potential, on the mental and psychological level. This can mean going back to school, or constantly stimulating your mind. How does this help you? It keeps you fulfilled and alert, and it can make you even more interesting to talk to, too! Now who wouldn't love someone like you?

Loving yourself means pampering yourself and taking care of yourself, especially when you are on a stressful binge of work. This can mean taking yourself out to the spa, going on a walk on your own, or simply staying at home and being by yourself. You need to recharge, and by recharging these inner batteries, you love yourself.