Journey Day 382

Confession: I am watching this season of the Bachelorette. I'm not super proud of this fact because it's filled with ridiculous guys and an even more ridiculous girl, but my friend Mary and I seem to just be glued to the screen. I was watching this past week's episode and something that one of the guys that got "let go" said something that really pulled at my heart strings... he said "I just want to love someone unconditionally". Isn't that the heart of all of us? We just want to love and be loved by someone else unconditionally. We want someone to wake up next to, someone to listen to and someone who will listen to us. This is true and romantic and non romantic relationships. I have friends who I know will love me unconditionally, and I have friends that I love unconditionally. It doesn't matter what happens, the love is solid. I think the longing for this type of love stems from our longing for community. We long for people to drink coffee with, laugh with, walk with, talk with, and cry with. We weren't meant to live life alone... we were meant to live a life filled with people and love. So while Ryan of the bachelorette might have a few screws loose, he had it right. There is nothing quite like loving and being loved unconditionally.