u/Glum-Recording-2510

I’ve come to the understanding that there are many external forces, and childhood traumas that affect us and lead to the feeling of hopelessness, loneliness, and despair. Among many of the things that are negative that come with this life, I find the lack of love to be the one I struggle with most. Majority of my days I can look past this struggle and still choose to love and be happy, ignoring all negative thoughts even when there feels an imbalance somewhere, but recently it’s just been feeling a little hard. Is it okay to feel like you love more than you are loved? Is there any greater love than that which you find within yourself? How do you find that love within you when all you’ve dealt with in this life is rejection, comparison, feeling lack of self worth, and just an overall feeling of being less than. I know this is a very individual experience that unfortunately a lot of us struggle with and I guess I just really could use some advice and words of encouragement when the thoughts and emotions get too dark. I appreciate every one of you, love and light, thank you.