Heartbreak does not mean our love was all for nothing.
We cared, we gave, and though we ended up empty, we loved.
And it was real for a moment.
Jose Alfredo Lerma Contreras
And thus worth it, no matter the outcome.
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Updated 8 years ago,July 19, 2017
You loved.
And you loved.And you were broken.
This is the same old song, the love story gone wrong.
How do you start again?
And do you even want to?
Jose Alfredo Lerma Contreras
I hear those thoughts running through your mind.
Weve all tried to pick up the pieces.
Why is it that we get broken and become so terrified of love?
Why is it that no matter what we do or give, we always seem to end up hurt?
I wish love didnt have to suck sometimes.
But if you hadnt gone through what you went through, would you have settled for less?
Would you have found yourself in a bad relationship or with the wrong person?
If you hadnt been broken in love, would you have realized what you deserve?
We get broken by love.
But in every heartbreak there is a lesson.
In every failed relationship there is a journey of strength.
When were let down, left, abused, mistreated, cheated on, we only see the negative.
And of course we do!
Because were devastated, were shattered, were reduced to nothing.
But these terrible moments are not the end.
This pain does not have permanent power over us.
And these failed relationships werent worthless because even in the lowest moments, we didnt losewe gained.
Heartbreak does not mean our love was all for nothing.
We cared, we gave, and though we ended up empty, weloved.
And it was real for a moment.
And thus worth it, no matter the outcome.
So often we see our heartbreak as wasted time, wasted energy.
But it wasnt, was it?
Because heartbreak teaches you to heal.
Because pain shows you how to be strong when everything around you crumbles.
Because losing the wrong person encourages you to seek new love, real love, with therightperson.
A person of worth and strength.
So allow yourself to grieve, allow yourself to feel pain, allow yourself to rebuild.
And allow yourself the freedom heartbreak bringsthe freedom to let go, to learn, and to begin again.
