Lailah Gifty AkitaLove is the breastplate of life.
About This Quote
When we set out to try to understand love, we look for it in our relationships with others. We see the people we love and the way they make us feel. We see their smiles and their laughter. But, we miss entirely how love shapes our lives.
Love is the breastplate of life. When we feel love, we step into a protective armor that allows us to take risks and risk taking can be essential to us to grow and learn and become what we later become. Love is the breastplate that allows us to gain strength and courage and then let that strength and courage protect us.
It’s the armor that allows us to stand up for what is right, even when it costs us dearly. It’s the armor that protects us from fear, despair, loneliness, heartbreak, loneliness, regret, pain, emptiness, depression, addiction ,and self-loathing . It’s the armor that allows us to face our fears without losing our courageousness.
And it’s the breastplate that enables us to grow beyond where we were when we first found this amazing feeling called love.
Source: Think Great: Be Great!
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