Loving without expectation of return

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...I cannot seem to project love without at least an anticipation or hope that I will receive love back. I have received insight on all other questions, bar this one. I have no idea how it is done. My love is therefore coloured in this way and I am destined to be hurt by not being loved back by those people I love deeply...

Louisabell, lessons of love are really difficult and tough ones. Don't be discouraged.
Imagine a sparrow tweets close to you while you passing by. Does it make you smile? Does it tickle your heart with a touch of appreciation for this little joyous creature, if for a moment? This little creature is a spark of One Infinite Creator, just like you. A few steps behind you may be. Now, i would guess that you just love that creature and you don't expect anything from it in return. You may do the same with people. That could be your service: to be an example of someone who eadiates love, acceptance and forgiveness. Love is not something we are capable by default. We have to learn how to love. For many of us we have to learn what Love is in the first place. Only then we can begin to learn how to open our hearts and love unconditionally. For many this quests starts with love to ourselves, because acceptance and love to yourself is probably one of the hardest catalyst, considering many are born within families where parents dudb't learn lessons of Love before giving birth to thier children. Childhood is rough for many therefore, and many have to deal with childhood traumas before they can proceed to love others.
Love doesn't mean you have to be a doormat. I mentioned it here somewhere already, but i will repeat: Dalai-Lama said "love is the absence of judgement". I think it is a good reference point. Q'uo said somewhere that we shouldn't expect ourselves to love personalities, it is really difficult and personality is an illusory self anyway. Love is what connects us all, Love is an acceptance of Unity and us as equal parts if this unity. Hatonn said:

...You have walled yourself away from what you seek because, within the illusion, it seems to be a safety-making factor to have walls, physical walls, mental walls of defense, emotional limits beyond which each individual does not go. For, he wishes to be safe within his walls, and within his illusion, these walls make him safe.

But, my friends, this _is_ the illusion. The reality is that you are part of the unity...

hope that rambling may help you a bit)