To Be Loved

To be loved: 

with Thanksgiving only days away and the holiday season officially kicking off, I've found myself reminiscing on family time watching the television specials that marked these special occasions. I loved all of them as a child, with maybe my favorite being the Peanuts and Charlie Brown picking the least loved Christmas tree of the lot and the gang eventually bringing it into the full light of it's beauty. It's a wonderful childhood memory, full of meaning, and filled with a warmth of closeness spent with my family. However, it's one another holiday special that's been coming to mind - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, particularly the Island of Misfit Toys. 

it resonates even now.

perhaps for so many of us.

the synopsis is that Rudolph and his companions stumbled upon an island that was filed with unloved toys due to what was viewed as their malfunctions and seeming flaws. They found solace in their community, drawn together through their deep loneliness and wish to be loved for who they were. I actually felt their isolation as a child, maybe most of us did, feeling like an outcast due to our own self-perceived flows. Or maybe they were brought to light by other children, possibly even an adult. 

yet here's the lesson I missed as a child.

eventually, each toy found a home, a child that loved them, not in spite of their flaws, but completely for who they truly were - a unique gift that was meant solely for the sake of joy. As a kid, I was just happy that they found a home and missed the most obvious lesson -

who we truly are...

is meant to love and be loved.

and not a single thing has to change for this to be so.

we are love.

always.

exactly as we are.

right now.

~

Love, Eric 

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