by Michelle Maynard Koenig

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Love the source within you. Then surround yourself with people who recognize that source.  It matters not how many or how few.  People seasoned with love will accept you for who you are or are not.

At this very moment …
there are people across the Earth similar to you.
People who are from all walks of life.
People who are feeling lonely or missing somebody.
People who are tolerated, but not loved.

At this very moment …
there are people across the Earth similar to you.
People who may find themselves in a situation or relationship that breeds chaos and angst.
People who have secrets haunting them day in and day out.

At this very moment …
there are people across the Earth similar to you.
People who wish.
People who dream.
People who hope.

At this very moment …
there are people across the Earth similar to you.
People gazing out the window of a car, bus, train, or even from the confines of their home,
and wondering if there are others in the world like them.

At this very moment …
there are people across the Earth similar to you.
People who, if you shared with them the self-doubt occupying your thoughts, the worries wrenching your gut in pain, or the faceless fears that continuously rob you of serenity, recognize the familiarity in their own life and understand you.

At this very moment …
there are people across the Earth similar to you.
People who could be reading these words, just as you are.

At this very moment …
I am writing this for you.
You are loved, not tolerated.