some thoughts...

Here are some comforting words from Paulo Coelho:

"And with love, there is no rules. Some may try to control their emotions and develop strategies for their behaviour; others may turn to reading books of advice from "experts" on relationship - but this is all folly. The heart decides, and what it decides is all that really matters."

"All of us have had this experience. At some point, we have each said through our tears, "I'm suffering for a love that's not worth it." We suffer because we feel we are giving more than we receive. We suffer because our love is going unrecognized. We suffer because we are unable to impose our own rules. But utimately there is no good reason for our suffering, for in every love lies the seed of our growth. The more we love, the closer we come to spiritual experience. Those who are truly enlighted, those whose souls are illuminated by love have been able to overcome all of the inbibitions and preconceptions of their era...They have been joyful - because those who love conquer the world and have no fear of loss. True love is an act of total surrender."

"One doesn't love in order to do what is good or to help or to protect someone. If we act that way, we are perceiving the other as a simple object, and we are seeing ourselves as wise and generous persons. This has nothing to do with love. To love is to be in communion with the other and to discover in that other the spark of God."

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How am I feeling? I must say so-so. Although I would like to let go and move on, I guess it's normal for me to feel this way. I'm sure in due time I will finally learn the art of letting go. For now, all I must do is pretend not to feel anything (which is really hard and it sucks!) and keep myself busy with other things (re: music + the internet = the perfect lonesome, boredom, and disappointment remedy).