12 Vital Truths To Understand About Love

You don’t fall in love, you build it.

You’re going to find countless articles on the internet that make you feel all warm and fuzzy about love — and many of them are true.

I say that because, well…I probably wrote most of them.

What isn’t true, though, is that love is all sunshine and rainbows.

That it’s bunnies running through fields in the springtime. That it’s free of worry or concern. That it’s…well, you get the idea.

Love is a journey. A dynamic and varied path that we walk alongside our chosen partner. It is something we build and strengthen over time through consistent action.

Along this journey we’ll find triumphs, victories, challenges, struggles, pain, joy, loss, and everything in between.

In the forthcoming points, we’ll discuss the actual realities of what it entails to recognize and build true love.

A journey worth taking.

1: Love teaches you who you really are.

I believe that many people spend most of their lives (if not all) feeling unclear about who they really are at their core.