Is it truly better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all, like the saying tells us? Well, I say, "yes". In episode 14, I talked about vulnerability and that it means opening ourselves up to being hurt. Without that openness, we can never experience real connection with others. This heartbreak thing can happen in any deep, loving relationship, romantic or otherwise. We can choose to be closed off and superficial. But, if we do, all we will get is closed-off and superficial relationships. But that isn't what we as humans really want. We have a need for deep, meaningful connection with others. Without vulnerability, we cannot gain that deep connection. And without that deep connection, there is no love. And without love, there is no heartbreak. In life, we can experience all kinds of heartbreak, big and small and in any kind of relationship. Sometimes we learn a lesson about ourselves and other times, we learn a lesson about someone else. Either way, there is a lesson in the struggle. At least that has been the case for me. I love the quote, "Love doesn't break us, it breaks us open". Question is, if we knew we would have heartbreak, would we change the story?
