“True love is not found outside oneself; it is born the moment the soul stops running from itself.”
— Yohanes Kabes
Love is emotional awareness — a sacred knowing that whatever we think, do, say, or feel must remain aligned with the pure depths of our soul. To love is to express that awareness with maturity, through gestures that are whole and grounded in truth.
Love is awareness of thought — of where it comes from, what shapes it, what influences its patterns, and how it affects the lives of those who matter: our children, our partners, and the souls who bring sincerity into our lives. Thoughts born of wounds and inner issues can bring ruin to one’s own life, and ego-driven thoughts can destroy the relationships that were meant to be miracles and opportunities for growth.
Love is awareness in speech — ensuring that the words we release are not rebellions against the wisdom of the soul that calls us closer to divine love. Words spoken from the ego, meant only to satisfy the hunger for pride, will never save you. We were not born to worship superiority, to indulge in the illusion of control, or to cling to the chains of attachment.
Love is awareness in action — an understanding of the cause and effect that flows from our every deed, and how it may damage the divine dream the universe dares to plant within us. Carelessness in how we treat our bodies, minds, feelings, and words without the guidance of purity can destroy our divine destiny and shatter the mission of the soul. Every act done without consciousness plants seeds of karma within our DNA — ripples that may echo through generations. Choices born from wounds and unhealed patterns can unravel the tapestry of our greater purpose.
Love is sexual awareness — for desire left uncontrolled, whatever your orientation, can corrupt the sacred seeds within you that were meant to bear the fruit of love both radiant and whole, nurtured through the high vibration you guard during your singlehood, while waiting for true love to enter your life. Physical contact with those misaligned to your vibration brings chaos to the soul, disturbing your spiritual frequency and affecting the sacred aspects of your life — especially fulfillment and inner peace, which can only be found when silence becomes your dearest companion, not your enemy. Your sexual energy must be expressed with honesty and purity, lest others become victims of your inconsistency — of fear masquerading as love — for anything built upon deception will crumble, leaving behind imbalance and mental ruin in lives yet to unfold.
Love is awareness in feeling — in silence, in stillness. For the love you seek outside yourself must first be offered inwardly, as reverence for your own being. Reverence shown through healthy boundaries, through firm principles that affirm you are worthy of true love because you have done the inner work — the shadow work — that purified your heart. Reverence that recognizes you as a vibration of surrender, not submission — not to wounds, desire, ego, or pride, but to the flow of the universe guiding you toward your soul’s rightful frequency.
Love is awareness of who you are — of what shaped you, of how you lost your light and drifted toward the darkness that unbalanced your soul and dimmed your self-control. It is awareness of how prepared you are for the dreams you once whispered, consciously or unconsciously, to the universe — and how deeply you’ve chosen to cooperate with the cosmos in manifesting them, for those dreams are the very places your soul longs to return to.
Just because you were raised in an environment that suppressed your truth — one that taught you that expressing feelings or emotions honestly is rebellion, weakness, or sin — does not mean the world owes you healing. Not everyone is responsible for the damage done to your throat chakra, for the dissonance between your voice, your soul, and your heart’s purity caused by the unconsciousness of others. No one deserves to bear the consequences of the unhealed parenting you received — no one should be punished with drama, inconsistency, or your emotional immaturity. Learn instead to express your emotions with health, honesty, awareness, and grace — not as a rebellion against the past, but as an act of devotion to the soul that is learning to heal.
Just because you were not raised with love, sincerity, spiritual awareness, or unconditional loyalty does not mean you must grow into a slave of desire, ego, pride, or superiority. Just because you were raised in the neglect of your emotional needs does not mean you must grow while running away and sabotaging everything already known by the depth of your soul and the purity of your heart. Do not worship pride and ego, nor feed the spirit of fear that has long been gnawing at your soul. Just because your upbringing was steeped in drama, control, and attachment does not mean you must chase validation and measure your worth by worldly standards. You are not your conditioning. You are the consciousness awakening beyond it.
Yohanes Kabes, S.S (B.A. in English Literature) is a Melanesian writer, novelist, and poet. His writings and articles focus on themes of spirituality and the inner journey of the human soul — the awakening of consciousness. He also analyzes literary works through psychological and spiritual perspectives, believing that life itself is the philosophy of the universe. In his novels, Kabes often explores the realms of horror, thriller, and mystery. He is also the first to design fashion pieces inspired by his own poetry.
