LOVE IS

We can't make love happen. Love is.

We are either consciously connected to the Loving that is, open to the experience of the Loving as it is, or somehow we are not aware of the Loving.

Love is always present. What is missing is our awareness of the Loving.

We can't make love happen. There is Love. And there is the awareness of love. And there is the choice to allow love.

One of the things that blocks us from the awareness of Loving is that we are judging that things should be different than the way they are. That my husband should be expressing his loving differently than he is. That people should treat me other than they are. That my legs should look other than they do. That I should be something that I am not. That I shouldn't be feeling what I am. That I shouldn't be doing what I am doing. That he shouldn't be saying what he is saying the way he is saying it!

These and more keep us from being consciously present with the Love that is.

One of the ways that we can open to the experience of love is through acceptance. Once we begin to accept things as they are, we are more available to experience the Love that Is.

Acceptance is accepting things as they are. Acceptance is being with what is, rather than arguing with what is. Acceptance opens us to experiencing love.

When you notice yourself against anything ask yourself how can I be FOR what is? How can I open up to be WITH what is, as it is? What can I shift to promote ACCEPTANCE in this moment?

Acceptance of self is a powerful way to come into the Loving. Notice that aspect of you that is resisting and turn your attention to that part. With compassion, be present with yourself and allow that part to be the way it is. Bring acceptance to that aspect of you.

Allow that part to relax, knowing that it is okay with you that you are arguing with how things are. That it is okay with you that you have againstness. That it is okay with you that you have rules, shoulds, and should nots. It’s okay with you that you are resisting.

Acceptance facilitates a shift within and opens the door to Love. Accept yourself and you will find it is easier to accept what is going on around you.

Accept yourself and you will find that you are loving yourself. Love yourself and you will find it easier to love others. Loving others opens you up to the awareness that Love Is.

QUOTES

"Loving is allowing another the dignity of their process." 
   ~ Ron Hulnick ~

"Loving is accepting another as a legitimate other." 
   ~ Rafael Echeverria ~

PRACTICALLY SPEAKING

• When you catch yourself feeling unloving, meaning you are not in touch with the Loving either within yourself or another, look to see what is in the way of your loving.
• It may be a judgment of self or other. It may be an expectation on self or other. It may be a disappointment with self or other. Whatever it is, notice it.
• Once you have located what is keeping you from the experience of Loving, allow yourself to be with it. Just let it be. As it is. No right, no wrong, no shoulds, no judgments, Whatever it is, it is just fine.
• When we come into acceptance, the resistance dissolves and we open back up to love.
• Check it out. Let me know what you discover.

WONDER QUESTION:

Are you willing to love and accept yourself even when you are not loving?

ANNOUNCEMENT

The Healing, Trust, and Aliveness workshop was a great success. So much so that I have invited Sabine back to Chicago.

In the fall I will be sponsoring a workshop for couples. If you are interested please let me know. There is a limit of a maximum of eight couples and there are already couples signed up.

Body Communion - for couples - you can attend with a friend of either the same or the opposite sex http://www.radiantembodiment.com/wk_communion.shtml

I will also be sponsoring another weekend for women. Please let me know if you are interested in this as well. All workshops have room for a limited number of people.

Head, Hearts, and Tails for women only http://www.radiantembodiment.com/wk_heads.shtml

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