46. If you think you have to act a certain way in order to be loved, you’re not actually being loved
You’re being loved for someone you’re pretending to be, and that’s not being loved.
Joe Hudsonx.com46. If you think you have to act a certain way in order to be loved, you’re not actually being loved You’re being loved for someone you’re pretending to be, and that’s not being loved.
The paradox of human connection:
We avoid speaking difficult truths to protect relationships.
But that's what prevents those relationships from becoming truly meaningful.
You can’t be accepted for who you are if you’re not showing up as who you are.
Joe Hudsonx.comAt some point, you just want to be loved for your real—the actual state of the matter of you.