Restraint | Miranda

The deepest feelings show in restraint.

When we think of love, sometimes we may think of loud, grand gestures, public declarations and demonstrations of “I love you’s”, and an all-consuming passion and zeal that blazes into your life unapologetically.

While there is a time and place for such an affection, oftentimes it is the quiet moments that speak most to the depth of intimacy. When our partner or spouse is angered by some wrong we’ve committed against them, we feel loved when we see them reigning in their temper and holding their tongue. When we know we’ve made a mistake, we are all the more grateful when someone responds in kindness with patience.

Love is passion and it is also restraint. We try to restrain our tempers, our anger, our impatience, and our fatigue from spilling out onto our loved ones because we don’t want to hurt them. That is true love.