i havent read this whole thread lostandlonely, several of the ansers tell it like it is imho... when i initially responded 'true love exists in your very own heart', i am referring to that feeling you have inside, the perfect love you have for someone, something...

in my mind and heart ive developed such a love, so perfect, and true and pure in every way i can imagine... my soul yearns to give it away..

but it is in the act of giving it to others that the purity of my feelings then becomes mixed with fear and other emotions.. but as long as it stays within my own being, it remains pure...

i wonder how to transplant it without those feelings i have becoming less than true and whole...

ive found that only one recipient is capable of accepting that emotion and returning it without dilution.. that spirit is the God being in my mind...

only Spirit can give me a 100% return on my emotions.. only Spirit can take the contaminating factors and make my love whole again with 100% accuracy...

when giving the emotion to other people i find that they come to the table with their own individual set of fears.. in most cases, the relationship begins off on good course, but over time, minor obstacles, if not tended carefully, fester, and the pure true love i began with begins to deteriorate..

communication is very key at this time.. working thru differences and finding embraceable compromise...

but when a true pure love can be given to Spirit, it yields a perfect return on my investment.. i dnt always receive what i ask of Spirit... often i am led to a new lesson, but Spirits love is as pure as the driven snow in winter, and the most rewarding of all relationships i have ever known...

thanks to all who posted here.. very good insights..