It is in nurturing our relationships, that we develop a larger and larger capacity for care—our inner heart of unconditional love awakening from its long slumber in self-centeredness into the happy condition of harmony and joy.
 

When a love relationship begins, we do a lot of physical bonding through sex and snuggling, hugs and kisses—nature's way of leading us to deeper levels of caring and sharing. This deepening emotional bond keeps the couple together as a team to care for each other, and raise any children they may have. And on an expanded level, as our family feelings grow, they overflow into caring actions with the world community.
 

But sometimes along the way we forget that it feels good to give of ourselves, and then our partner does not receive from us the emotional support they need to keep the loving bond intact. Without mutual caring, someone is not getting their emotional needs met. And, even if one of the partners wants to keep the relationship going, just the desire of one is not enough to keep it viable any longer.
 

Moving On Courageously

When a bond dissipates, there is nothing that just one of the partners can do to make the other care. It is time to go on—to take time for processing the loss, and making a fresh start. Making a fresh start, where love will be received and exchanged in a healthy way.
 

There are times in our life when we know we should be doing something more or different. These are the times when we need to go forward, courageously, into the unknown. And, this may not be an entirely unknown future. We may see what lies ahead, and be hesitating to take the steps in that direction, because of the changes we will need to make in our daily life.
 

Courage to move on and love again, requires intention, strength of will, and applying our energy in the new direction—remembering that we usually find time, for what we want to do.