The Courage to Be in Love

It's true it takes great effort to continue to work at the trials and tribulations of loving but it's worth it for those who have the courage and commitment and know the value of real love.
It would of course be so much easier to walk away or take the easy way out by avoiding truth, denying our own feelings, giving into fear or focusing on anything else but love; but then we would not only be hurting those who love us but also be cheating ourselves of all the joy and deep fulfillment of connecting with another human heart.
If we choose to avoid love and its complications, it is inevitable that we will later feel the deep regret of not mustering up the courage of our own hearts convictions to do what is needed to see love through.
Once we choose avoidance or walk away there is no way to avoid the eventual pain that exists inside us from doing so.
In spite of trying to deny it, it catches up with everyone when they least expect it; and when it does, the justification we try to convince ourselves of gives us no comfort, it only increases the pain.
It is everyone's individual choice and decision to stay or leave, unfortunately for those left behind from those who leave, there is a deep heartache to contend with; but the only way to remain living in the present is to feel the pain of such a loss or we become stuck in unexpressed grief.
We can wish and hope and pray that those we love will choose to stay, but in the end all we can do is accept the truth of what IS and try to continue to love others, and ourselves, the best we can by being true to our own hearts.