Everyone yearns for the feeling to fix a broken heart, but a band aid won’t do. A broken heart hurts, it absorbs all of your energy leaving you tired and upset. A broken heart is one of the worst experiences anyone can go through, and sadly many people are effected by a broken heart. But what fixes a broken heart?
The answer is time and love.
For a long time I have suffered from a broken heart. A broken heart hurts so much that for the longest time I tried to fix the holes and gaps in my heart where love did not exist. The one way I tried to fix the holes in my heart were with relationships with guys. For months in college I became obsessed with the idea that I could meet new people and potentially meet the love of my life, but the one thing I did not realize while doing this was that love cannot be found, love just happens and it’s always a fantastic surprise.
The moral of my experience is that no matter how many dates I went on or how many guys I talked to I never found that “love” that I wanted to fill my holes and gaps in my heart. Instead I realized that there was already love surrounding me, but I refused to see it. Love surrounds us through our friends, our family, and most importantly God.
Love is not artificial; love is not the alcohol you consume, the drugs you use, the number of people you date or the number of people who you are friends with. Love is the things you love to do, the people you love, and the people who love you.
Most importantly, there is no substitute for love.
With love and hope,
Julia
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