Unconditional Love: Self, Others and God
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In this life, we have the opportunity to express love in three very important types of relationships. We have a relationship with ourselves, with others and with God. In each of these relationships, your choices to express unconditional love matters significantly. As I unpack these relationships, think about how you can improve on your “love skills” this month!
Loving Yourself
Often, it’s easiest to love ourselves, and simultaneously, we can be our own worst critic. Depending on your background and the beliefs you acquired as you grew up, you might really vary in this area, but I urge you to take a self-assessment to see how well you love yourself. First, stand in front of the mirror and look at your hair, skin, body, eyes and smile. Do you like what you see? Are you happy with your physical appearance? If not, start writing in a journal to see where those disapproving feelings come from. Get the feelings out, so that you can address them and change your beliefs on them.
Next, take time to write a list of all the character traits that you like about yourself. What are your skills and unique talents? Again, if this proves difficult, then ask a friend to help you to see the shining light radiating from within your spirit. Sometimes other people can see the best in us better than we can.
Loving our own self is not a practice in selfishness or narcissism. That is far from my point. The importance of loving yourself is that you feel whole and complete within your spirit. When you love yourself, you are thankful for the blessings in life that you have been given. You focus more on your assets and positive qualities, rather than your challenges and unfulfilled desires.
Loving Others
Loving others can be very challenging, but has the potential for outrageously fulfilling rewards. Once you’ve improved on the art of loving yourself (a lifelong journey), your relationships with others have the chance to improve significantly. Loving yourself unconditionally allows others to feel free to come and go within your friendship. They will sense your spirit of completeness, and become more at ease knowing you can think, talk and act freely without judgment or insecurity clouding your interaction. Others will see that you love them unconditionally, without any strings attached, because you are at peace with yourself.
Loving others unconditionally means loving the person more than the love they give back to you. This is altruism: giving to give, rather than to get. This is how a husband can love his wife, despite her frustrated outburst. It’s the approach used when a wife loves her husband, despite the fact that he can’t think of the perfect romantic words she longs to hear. Unconditional love is when a parent understands that their bratty child is going through stress at school. It’s not easy loving others, is it? But when we offer unconditional love to each other, we offer an amazing freedom to others to be authentically themselves – imperfections and all. It’s often through the tough moments that unconditional love can bond us to each other even more profoundly than we ever imagined.
Loving God
Draw near to God by seeking Him in prayer – through thick and thin – when you’re soaring over mountains in life or drudging through valleys. To learn how to love God unconditionally, practice trusting Him during times of difficulty and times of celebration. When we believe firmly that God has our best interest in mind, and He has a greater understanding of the bigger picture than we do, we can rest assured in that wisdom and control, rather than ride the waves of rocky emotional responses to our circumstances. Loving God unconditionally will reap blessings in your life and in the development of your character.
This Valentine’s Day season, when you might be showering someone else with candies and cards to prove you care, ensure that you take time to love yourself, someone else and God without conditions and free from expectations. Give your love without restraint and you will be given back to in great magnitude.
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About the Author
About Dawn McIntyre: Dawn McIntyre, Professional Spiritual Intuitive, is an expert in leading men and women into higher states of expansion and beauty consciousness. Dawn is a third generation psychic and is also professionally certified as a Medium, Angel Therapy Practitioner and Six-Sensory Practitioner. Using oracle cards and tarot decks is one of Dawn’s passions but she also has a true gift of claircognizance and can guide you with a deep inner knowing of what will work best for you in any situation. Dawn is regularly sought out by the media and she has been featured on ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX as well as being featured in USA Today, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, Inc Magazine and numerous other publications. She was also a regular guest on BTV in Edmonton, Alberta for two years and has been a guest on over 150 radio shows in the past three years. Dawn is also the best-selling author of Big Ideas for Your Business (Celebrity Press 2009), Shift Happens (Celebrity Press 2009), Bouncing Back - Thriving Through Changing Times and The New10 – 40 Days to Creating a Boldly Beautiful Life from the Inside Out (Morgan James Publishing). http://www.BoldlyBeautiful.com
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