one more time

"Have enough courage to trust Love one more time.
And always one more time." Maya Angelo

I recently received a card with this on the outside and have kept it on my desk at work. I look at it every day, but lately I have been thinking about it more and more.

You see, I think part of the sting of being alone is the worry of being rejected again and again by others. Once it happens a few times, the thought of going without love is much more appealing.

There is no risk, no pain, no longing or sadness.

Yet there is a part of me that feels utterly incomplete. Not whole. Like I have failed in life's paradoxical puzzle--finding a soul mate.

I should add Here's to not giving up to my list of mantras.

Have courage to trust love one more time.
And always one more time.

Here's to one more time...