I have a note in my journal that Grace Kelly died from a fatal car accident on September 13th of this year. We didn’t know then that another “princess,” Diana, would die years later, in a tragic vehicle accident in France. Two women who led unbelievably fascinating lives, but died without love. Both had been tormented most of their years, looking for someone to love them in the way they could love back. My mother worked a cross-stitched Sampler once that read, “To love and be loved is the greatest joy on earth.” It is sad to think that a princess so loved by the masses, died without that one special love she sought.

To be loved. Is it in your capacity to love deeply and unconditionally? If not, you are losing the most precious part of life. The more you love, the more love comes back to you. Some people die alone and unfulfilled because they never knew how to show or receive that gift. That’s right. A gift. It can’t be bought, traded or killed. It just goes on and on without ending…..when it flows from the heart. Put the “mind” on a shelf. It doesn’t know love….nor can understand it. The heart is the seat of emotions….it was made specifically to manufacture love by the wagon load. The more you dump it out…the more there is in the wagon.

To me, the only tragedy of both princesses was their inability to find that kind of love. Their death was untimely, yes, but to die without that perfect love is the real tragedy. Simple women, the world over, love deeply and unnoticed. Their love is dished out daily to those around them……and done so without complaining or asking for anything in return.

If you have not been loved in the way you seek….love more. If you have not received your “just due” for all you have done….give more. If you are starved for praise that never comes….keep on doing. Your rewards are great, within your grasp….and just around the corner…..

Until tomorrow,
Essentially Esther