I read somewhere we only come from two places in our behavior; love or fear.
From my reading about Near Death Experiences that one of the common takeaways from those who come back from the dead is that our sole purpose and focus in our life is to love.
The other thing that sticks with me about this subject is the only thing I remember from Neale Donald Walsch's book, "Conversations With God" (which came out in 1999?) was that our purpose in life is to remember our own perfection. In other words, basically it does come down to love.
Now, that's all well in good but Love, with a capital "L" is a BIG concept and subject to wide interpretation (in my humble opinion). The Greek language has 6 words for love. So why the hell am I writing about this abstract concept? It is because I want to get clarity on how I can best live my life. I want to live. I want to live fully and deeply. I see the path to this goal is to be In Love. Not the romantic, gooey, stars in my eyes kind of In Love but fully incorporate Love within my entire being and live from there. But first, I need to determine what the hell is that.
So this blog is my stab in exploring what that means, not in "concept" but in practice, in guidelines, in principle, in vision, in something that I can point to in order to live by.
Right now, I believe that this abstract concept of Love with a capital "L" is compassion. Compassion to me is allowing the other to be who they are without negative judgement or at least with some understanding on the "why" of the behavior. I do this with my dog when he does something that gets me angry. I work on doing this even with Donald Trump by reminding myself that he is a lost soul coming from fear and pain which results in anger. I am pained that people like him that spread pain, fear, and harm to those around him. Still this is my challenge, my spiritual journey. I believe if I can truly love all then I have peace.
I ran across this haunting and amazing [click on this link] choir song that captures the essence of the struggle of Love-ing. I believe in the sun even when it’s not shining. I believe in love even when I don’t feel it. I believe in God even when He is silent.
Of course, love starts for our own selves first. [click on this link] Keb Mo' You Can Love Yourself Another word for Love is Acceptance. Accepting myself is Love to me. I have this view of who I am that I can always do better. There is a difference between who I am and what I do. However for most, those two are intertwined if not being the same thing. I do not dwell on whether I'm "good enough." I focus on being "OK" with who I am. I focus on getting to that place within which is Peace.
Love is a verb. Love is a process. Love is an attitude. Love is a state of being.
I have people around me who practice that. Love begets love. I am blessed that I have such support and circle of friends and family who reinforces on what Love means. I believe that who I attract in my life is an indicator of my spiritual health. I'm on my way.
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