When I consider or meditate on BELOVED, one of my words for 2019, I keep coming back to this thought. BELOVED is really two words, Be Loved. Someone who is beloved is dearly loved by someone. That means the beloved person has to know they are loved. They have to allow themselves to be loved. To receive the love that is offered.

If I’m being honest, this is really hard for me.

I’m always looking for the angle to quote one of my favorite classic movies.

Everyone has an angle, strings, something they want. And I’m realizing how cynical and harmful living from that position is to me…and to the person who is trying to love me.

So this week I’m trying to receive the truth that I am loved. That I can live loved. That I can receive love. Because BELOVED equals Be Loved.