Self Respect has come up a lot in my recent life lessons and honestly I suck at it. I hate admitting it on so many levels, but friends have been calling me out on it left and right and I see it in the mirror more and more. I realize that on any given day I can have more respect for people that I barely know than myself. This pattern is changing fast though! I am learning that my needs come right after my kids! It sounds easier than it is. In this lesson some questions have come up of self love and self care and listening to my heart, and soul. And when I listen from a distance it can seem like they are not aligned, but when I listen closely from an open and quiet space they are in sync saying the same things and in harmony with each other.
What if tomorrow we woke up and loved the person we saw in the mirror? What if we felt love for every single bump, lump, sag, bruise, wrinkle, crease and imperfection. What if all those imperfections were perfect and completely worthy of just as much love as the perfections. What if we could see all our imperfections through the eyes of a friend or loved one that sees all those imperfections as perfections?
Friday, April 18, 2014
Monday, January 13, 2014
Luv!
I was recently challenged by a good friend to write my version of what I think the difference is between being in love and feeling love for someone..... Well..... I haven't quite figured that out yet, but here's something else I was thinking about.
What if I related to love as something that no one could take way, give, receive, throw away, leave and share? What if I related to love as something that just is? It sounds way more freeing in a lot of ways! The concept that no one could take away their love for me, I would never worry or think about that if love just IS. I could relate to people with love, with a completely open heart, no filters, no strings attached, just feel the fullness of love for everyone that we meet. Granted my bond with certain individuals would be stronger than others, like kids and mates and family. The love however would be the same for everyone, no more, no less. There in the air the love would be, in every breath I take, in every interaction I make, in every smile and scowl I see.
What if I related to love as something that no one could take way, give, receive, throw away, leave and share? What if I related to love as something that just is? It sounds way more freeing in a lot of ways! The concept that no one could take away their love for me, I would never worry or think about that if love just IS. I could relate to people with love, with a completely open heart, no filters, no strings attached, just feel the fullness of love for everyone that we meet. Granted my bond with certain individuals would be stronger than others, like kids and mates and family. The love however would be the same for everyone, no more, no less. There in the air the love would be, in every breath I take, in every interaction I make, in every smile and scowl I see.
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