Love is scary, without a doubt.

"First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love." —Maya Angelou

You learn to love and you love hard but at the end, you could be left standing there empty-handed and lonely-hearted. Love takes you by surprise and sweeps you up. At first sight, you fall hard and fast and you want to be caught. You want to feel the power that love carries. You let yourself feel the happiness that takes over, the kind that takes your breath right out from under you. You feel the fire burn and roar. The feeling of burning passion binds you together.

Love goes on and love moves like a roller coaster, up and down, all its twists and turns. Love takes over your life and there you are, standing and willing to move mountains for that one person. You expect to fall but you aren’t always caught. You think about love differently than you did in the beginning. You get used to the way things are and you always think everything will be okay. You learn to give in on the things you once stood tall and strong on. You allow yourself to get walked on more and more as the years go on. But for what? Love should be beautiful, not damaging.

There is someone out there willing to give you their all. There is someone out there waiting to show you what unconditional love is, the kind where you don’t feel like you’re falling without getting caught. The kind of love where you never feel the fire slowly burn out. There is someone out there who will love all your imperfections and smile when they see you wake up with the morning light shining so beautifully on your skin. Love will find it’s way to you, so don’t ever settle for less than deserved. Wait for the moment, wait for the person, wait for love to overwhelm and surround you with everything beautiful that you have ever wanted. Love is scary, but the right love is the kind that you are scared to live without, because that love makes you a better you. The right kind of love makes you whole and fills your heart. Love may be scary, but don’t ever let love drag you down.