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I’ve been thinking...never give yourself an excuse not to love...

I have given myself many...  

Sometimes my excuse was... 

...protocol (I just can’t bend the rules)

...common sense (I think you’re lying to me)

...religion (God does not like the way you live)

...safety (you could hurt me if you wanted)

...or whatever.  

I have allowed myself plenty of reasons not to show or demonstrate love...and in those moments, it was probably when it was needed most.

...why I did not give this particular beggar any money.

...why I did not let you use my personal property...I mean, it’s expensive.

...why I ignored the ways in which I am empowered to produce change.

I turned off my heart.

I can think of specific incidences where I purposely turned off my heart, my felt emotions, in order to do the “logical” thing...

...in order to make sure I did not look like a fool

...in order to make sure I did not have to defend my actions

...in order to make sure I gave the “right” answer

Foolishness.

When it matters the most...love.

When it hurts the worst...love.

When it is the most embarrassing...love.

When both you and the other person know “you’re doing too much”...do it anyway...love.

When they are the least deserving (how do we determine that anyway)....and the least appreciative...love.

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I could use this space to insert a lot of scriptures, but for some reason I don’t think that will be necessary.

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