Is ONE True Love All We Get? « Body &Amp; Mind

It’s amazing to think that in a world filled with billions of people each of us should experience love only once during our entire lives. As a child I believed in Prince Charming and happily ever after, but as I’ve grown and my life has taken some surprising turns, I find that there hasn’t been what I would call “one true love” but rather an assortment of loving relationships that have brought me both great joy and pain. While each has run its course, they have all left me with important realizations about life and revealed new things about myself. And though I think back on each with mixed feelings, the one constant has been that each change initiated an enthusiasm in me to look forward to the next adventure and expanded my capacity for understanding, passion, and clarity.

I believe that people come into our lives at different times and for different reasons. I first fell in love very young and that seemed to have been the hardest relationship to get over. Since then I have been lucky enough to fall in love several times and these experience, I believe, have led me further down the path to where I am supposed to be.

Consequently each relationship has also taught me how to fully process emotions and recognize what’s important in life. I mean, if I didn’t feel the elusiveness and disappointment of a handsome, irresponsible rogue would I ever be able to appreciate a mature, dependable man? If I never had to deal with lies and deception would I ever understand the importance of truth? And if I never felt the sting of betrayal, would I know the peaceful security of devotion and respect?

Think about the things you take for granted everyday, and consider never being able to have them again; simple things like your car, coffee, or chocolate. You go about your business each day just accepting that these things are there for your use but no real emotion is attached because of their consistency in your daily life. And it’s the same thing with people. Living each day safely “in the middle” without cheers or jeers is boring! I believe that without taking risks and maybe experiencing a little heartache, we can’t truly know how great love can be.

So if you find you are still waiting to be swept off your feet by Mr. Right, take a moment to consider what’s going on in your life now. The “one true love” for you at this moment might be different from the person you looked for in the past or who you may want in the future. I believe that as long as we keep moving forward, the circumstances of our lives will change. And each new situation requires us to expand our interests and interact with new people — friends and lovers who will love us and for whom we will feel love; people who will make us laugh, support our dreams, and accompany us on our journey at least in this phase of our lives. And isn’t living in the moment all we can really do anyway?