If I give love only to get a response on my terms, my love is canceled out by my motives. ~ Anonymous. A Day at a Time: Daily Reflections for Recovering People (Hazelden Meditations) (Kindle Locations 1467-1468). Hazelden Publishing.

Love is not earned, deserved, required.
Love is the right of every person I encounter.
Reciprocal love is not required.
I believe if a person has really worked
a recovery program, resentments
and jealousy have lost their power
and true love comes easily for family,
friends, coworkers, people encountered
on the street or in passing commercial transactions.
The Golden Rule has become a natural state.
We love our Higher Power with all our hearts,
with all our souls, and with our mind.
If that is true, we love our neighbors
as we love ourself….and perhaps
for the first time in our lives
we actually love ourself!