50 Truths About Love And Dating From a Love Coach
This year I turn 50 (in a few days, actually). In light of this important milestone in my life I wanted to document the 50 Truths About Love And Dating after 40 I’ve learned along the way (and my journey going from a single hot mess to married to the love of my life in my 40s). I hope these simple, but powerful truths will help you along the way on your love journey.
1. Everyone deserves love
2. Everyone is worthy of love
3. You can’t love the wrong guy enough to make him the right guy
4. If it feels bad, it’s not love
5. You don’t have to prove yourself to be loved
6. If it takes constant effort and work, it’s not love
7. Love is letting go of control
8. Everyday you can love yourself a little more, no matter where you’re starting from
9. True Love is the freedom to be your authentic self with another
10. If you have to constantly test to see if it’s real love, it’s not
11. Love is expansive
12. Love feels good even when you’re working through icky stuff
13. Staying with the wrong person longer does not make the relationship better
14. Love is growth
15. Love is courage
16. You can not make someone love you, no matter how hard you try
17. Love feels hopeful
18. Your desires, needs and wants are valid
19. Love is nourishing
20. Love is an adventure of the heart
21. Chasing love makes it run away faster
22. Don’t let someone make you feel bad for having wants and needs
23. Let yourself be loved and adored
24. Withholding love is an illusion and an impossibility
25. Love is accessed from within
26. Love flows through you, as you
27. Love is available to you at anytime
28. Love is not something you get from someone
29. Love is connecting with yourself, the world and others
30. Love is openness and willingness
31. Releasing someone can be the greatest act of love there is
32. Opening your heart is the bravest thing you can do
33. Living from the heart is everything
34. Your mind will take you away from your heart if you let it
35. Your heart is powerful
36. Your heart will lead you to loving experiences and people if you trust it
37. Heart guidance is subtle and profound
38. Being clear about how you feel and what you want is the fastest way to find true love
39. Tuning into your heart requires presence and softness
40. Connect to your heart everyday and watch your life transform!
41. Expand your heart energy everyday
42. Nature and animals will open your heart in a huge way
43. Your heart will not lead you astray
44. Love always finds a way
45. You can never run out of love
46. The heart will always bounce back
47. Your heart wants to love and never becomes jaded (only your mind can do that)
48. Love is the being, becoming and doing (all three)
49. You can learn to love in a healthy way even if you weren’t loved and cared for as a child
50. The most important decision maker in dating is how you feel in your heart, body and soul when you’re with the person.
Which ones did you resonate with the most? Or add your own!
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