Let their challenges expand your love

When someone is struggling, let their challenges help you love them more. You can imagine how hard it is for them. Let this expand your love rather than contract it.

This applies to people you naturally care about and to people you don’t. We often do the opposite. We pull away from people’s pain, get frustrated by their patterns, make their struggles about our discomfort. Yet their hardest moments are invitations to love bigger, whether we feel close to them or not. And, we can love people boldly whether we keep them close or use a little space as a boundary.

Real love isn’t just for the easy times when everyone is shining, or just for the people we already adore. It’s for the messy times when we all need each other most. It’s for everyone.

Who needs your love to expand right now?