Don’t be dismayed by the brokenness of the world.
All things break. And all things can be mended.
Not with time, as they say, but with intention.
So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally.
The broken world waits in the darkness for the light that is in you.
L.R. Knost
What do you think of that quote? It spoke to me. I don’t think all things can be mended, at least not those shattered beyond recognition in so many pieces and shards that it is time to be discarded. For me, I experienced a relationship that was broken that way. Sometimes, regardless of your intention, trying to “fix” it only destroys the light in you or at least dims it so that you can’t recognize yourself anymore. Sometimes, it will have to be left to the universe for either the other person’s intentions or someone else’s to take over and time for you to let go and release the broken thing.
At that moment of release, you begin to heal and the light in you begins to grow again. And with love, you light your own path. Those around you will see and feel the warmth of that light. So much so that your light will shed an illumination on their path too.
Love yourself intentionally, extravagantly, and unconditionally. When I was younger I was always taught the scripture to “Love your neighbor as you love yourself. They always stopped at “Love your neighbor” and never focused on the crux of the matter; “love yourself.” How can you love another with so much disdain and disapproval of yourself? Well, you can’t really. Learn to love yourself, take care of your own light, and then love that same way to the world. Just my two cents.