So, I hate to break it to you...I've never truly hugged a porcupine.
But in this metaphor, I have.
I think you'll vibe with this one big time.
Relationships can be incredibly complicated.
All types of relationships are complicated. It's amazing that any of us get along in the first place. With all of the craziness of life going on, life can be pretty difficult at times.
Then throw in people's past experiences into the pot with a dash of ego and we have even more of a miracle that we can get along.
However, there's something to be said for the person who stays another persons rock no matter what is going on in their life. There's something special about being someone who can support another person despite their misbehavior.
We all need someone to put our back up against when times get tough. The reality is, we actually all really need that person in our life. We need someone to talk to, to express our deepest fears and our greatest wishes, our worries, doubts, fears, insecurities and everything else in between.
But it takes vulnerability.
It takes you being willing to break down your walls and really confiding in another person. It takes trust. It takes you being willing to put your faith in another person being able to take care of you.
So what's the beautiful part about all of this?
You give someone the opportunity to love you just the way you are and just the way you aren't.
You become imperfectly perfect to them and give them the opportunity to support you.
We all, deep down, are thirsting for a love that seems to be harder and harder to come by these days.
So when people out there in the world are really hurting, when they are suffering, when they are emotional and in pain and may seem a bit prickly like a porcupine...
Hug those people tight.
Nourish them. Love them. Give them the care they need. Break down their walls and let them know that they are loved no matter what.
That's true love.
That's really loving someone for who they are.
That's how we all deserve to be loved.
That's what we all deserve.
But in this metaphor, I have.
I think you'll vibe with this one big time.
Relationships can be incredibly complicated.
All types of relationships are complicated. It's amazing that any of us get along in the first place. With all of the craziness of life going on, life can be pretty difficult at times.
Then throw in people's past experiences into the pot with a dash of ego and we have even more of a miracle that we can get along.
However, there's something to be said for the person who stays another persons rock no matter what is going on in their life. There's something special about being someone who can support another person despite their misbehavior.
We all need someone to put our back up against when times get tough. The reality is, we actually all really need that person in our life. We need someone to talk to, to express our deepest fears and our greatest wishes, our worries, doubts, fears, insecurities and everything else in between.
But it takes vulnerability.
It takes you being willing to break down your walls and really confiding in another person. It takes trust. It takes you being willing to put your faith in another person being able to take care of you.
So what's the beautiful part about all of this?
You give someone the opportunity to love you just the way you are and just the way you aren't.
You become imperfectly perfect to them and give them the opportunity to support you.
We all, deep down, are thirsting for a love that seems to be harder and harder to come by these days.
So when people out there in the world are really hurting, when they are suffering, when they are emotional and in pain and may seem a bit prickly like a porcupine...
Hug those people tight.
Nourish them. Love them. Give them the care they need. Break down their walls and let them know that they are loved no matter what.
That's true love.
That's really loving someone for who they are.
That's how we all deserve to be loved.
That's what we all deserve.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is a professional life coach at AYKME coaching. Dive into these great Great Quotes On Kindness or these Quotes About Sympathy to get some motivation to move forward!
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