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Love Conquers Pride And Pain.
Submitted by: PieceofPeace
San Francisco Bay AreaI am young woman living in the Bay Area who enjoys technology development, travel with friends and good books paired with good coffee.
With an open heart, thank you to the online community and the creators of The Secret for supplying hope and encouragement when things got dark. It is your unwavering faith that is contagious and brought me the desires of my heart.
Every New Year’s Eve I take a moment to set an intention for the new year ahead. I decided that night that I wanted love and adventure in my life. I said it out loud to my loved ones and although I didn’t have any idea of how to get started, I knew that the Universe is all-knowing and delivers a way. In less than a month, a distant online acquaintance send me a message wanting to connect. Little did I know this man was the manifestation of intentions for love and adventure. We fell in love quickly and spent our time creating as many memories possible. However, our relationship was long distance and each of us established in our own careers and cities.
Then, doubt and fear consumed our thoughts for the future. The crippling fear of losing one another suffocated our love. In the most cruel way, he ended our relationship over an impulsive text message. I tried to call him to get answers or at least to end our relationship in a dignified manner. Instead, for 2 full years I did not hear from him at all. Every day for months I would desperately pray and ask the Universe for his return. I was reading books, success stories, podcasts and doing affirmations most of the day to yield results. What I did not realize then was that my energy was desperate, fearful and attached. I was in so much pain that I lost all motivation and became cynical of love.
With time, I came to accept the will of God. Instead of focusing on his return, I directed my energy to healing myself and finding happiness in the moment I was living. I figured if I am happy this second and the next and then the next 180 seconds, I can build a chain of happiness. My healing brought him back to me in the most striking way possible. Although we had been apart longer than we were together, he could no longer remain proud, silent and in pain. He reached out to my family for weeks asking them for information on where he could find me. First, I got an anonymous bouquet of flowers sent to my office. Then, a last minute invitation to dinner downtown by a mutual friend I hadn’t connected with since the breakup. Finally, after dinner with our friend, I see a man approaching me with roses and it is him asking me for a moment of my time.
The moment was overwhelming. I felt like I’d seen a ghost and when we sat down, he expressed his regret for the way our relationship ended. He told me he loved me and against his attempts to try and move on, he could not forgo our love. The only thing he asked in return was for me to answer a question to his face, “If I loved him back?” He promised me if I did not, he would leave in peace knowing I was healthy and happy. But, if I did love him, he was here for good and to make things right.
I am elated and above all, feel peace in my heart. I believed for a long time he was my person, but had to truly let go of him to unknowingly prove my unwavering faith. He is back now and although the future is a mystery, his return was a miracle of love.
Thank you God! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!