Love is life’s greatest gift! What is it? A good place to begin…..it is the universal force of attraction and it is the unifying glue that holds the world together and draws us all back to the source of all being.
It transcends fear and isolation, guiding us beyond the shallows to the shores of boundless being. Love endures not from words, but from actions that carry you beyond the interests of separate self, beyond reason or motive, to embrace all people, things and circumstances.
Love begins in moments of insight and humility. It has to be made, nurtured, continually worked upon through constant perseverance. It truly takes courage to love in this world, to keep existing through rocky roads of relationships, to suffer along with those we love feeling their illness, pain and disappointments. However, if life without love, we live in a realm of shadow, withering like a flower without water. We all need someone to love in life, to help awaken the sleeping giant within us, to help make us whole.
Self-love is a beginning practice of love. From self-love we then develop better skills to learn to love others. You need to love yourself enough to forgive your humanity, and let yourself be. From there comes further connection to others, to the world.
Love is not words, it is action. Your ability to show kindness and compassion towards others, unconditionally. Unconditional love has no bounds, limits, strings or conditions. It values the lives of others as equal to – not less or more than – one’s own. Cast your net of love wide enough to embrace all people. For, when love becomes an action, happiness becomes a behavior.
Loyalty and kindness is something you do, not feel. Building positive, strong connections with family, friends humanity – takes action. It takes hard work, time and patience but the benefits of learning and loving more than ever before can help you reach a higher level within yourself which never thought could achieve. For, love, is the highest emotion you can ever feel and can overpower any other.
When you speak from the mind – with the attention on your thoughts – you resonate the minds of others. When you speak from the heart with your attention on your heart – you resonate with the heart of others. You create a bridge of understanding between yourself and others connecting your best self. Allow yourself to touch other’s hearts while awakening your own.
When you listen from the heart, you listen without judgement, expectations or opinions. This heartfelt practice enables your attention to rise above life stresses and challenges.
Whether or not you realize the impact your kindness and compassion is making on others, be rest assured that they are also positively impacting you and awakening your own heart. Love cures people, the ones who receive it and the ones who give it. Through a loving heart, we start to see beyond people’s differences and connect with them at deeper levels.
Even as we all speak different languages and practice different customs, religions and rituals, we have infinitely more in common than we have differences. As our perception towards others shifts, we will come to see every human as a brother or a sister, all in this adventure of life together, seeking meaning, purpose, happiness and love.
Love breaks through the walls of divisiveness and separation. Your connection with all people and life create a higher consciousness that we are all in the world together.
Always remember, as your own light shines more brightly….you truly help further illuminate the world.
