What a great article by one of my favourite spiritual writers, Sophia Love! I know some of you out there are wondering why in the heck my blog focuses on LOVE? Why does Sophia Love write consistently about LOVE? What is this LOVE business all about?
LOVE IS the dominant force in the Universe! Doesn’t seem like that here on good ‘ole Planet Earth these days, but our human civilization is in the beginnings of truly learning love. We all know LOVE is an emotion that feels really good to us….that’s why we constantly seek the LOVE of others, and to LOVE other people and things ourselves…we just want to feel good inside! But…it’s tough to feel good when you are broke, or the car needs repair, or when your mate/friend/lover/companion is mad at you.
So…LOVE IS an emotion, but LOVE is more than that. Unconditional LOVE is a powerful force that changes everything and everyone! When each of us able to remember that WE ARE LOVE inside of us…our world changes. Instead of someone, or something making you feel bad, you decide how you will feel. The memory that you are LOVE brings independence to you and your world…you are no longer dependant on how someone else makes you feel. And that, my friends, is personal FREEDOM…and freedom yields joy…and joy brings rejoice!
Sophia presents this concept far better than I, so please read her article here, think about focusing on the LOVE that you ARE, and…
Enjoy!
There have been some times I’ve seen with my heart and some times I’ve seen with my head. My buttons are still there, waiting to be pushed. The difference now is that rather than being swallowed up by them, I know where they are. I recognize them and feel when they are being pushed before I respond. At that point, I am more in charge of my responses than I’ve ever been.
Agape is power. It takes control of your life and adds order to it. Until now, you may feel somewhat pushed around by the events, people and even the places of your days. The ups and downs of your moods are dependent on what or who you run into. This can change.
Unconditional love is a force. It is already running through the very heart of you. It has just been camouflaged with judgment and blame; with failure and defeat. These emotions are not truth. They are markers. They point out places where love is hiding.
There are no parts of you imperfect. Loves imprint has marked you permanently. You are love. Nothing you can think, say or do changes that. At your very core is acceptance without condition. To live this way is not something you’ll have to learn, it is something you’ll have to remember.
Moments of remembering are announced with happiness. Joy is the companion we seek. Until now she has arrived unbidden. We can call Joy forth in every moment with unconditional love. This is the power of Agape.
In order to utilize this power, you’ll have to change your operating system. You’ve engaged the world as if it has control and determines your mood. It has looked like this: You are walking along, singing a song and someone approaches. You stop, look at who they are and feel however they make you feel. The options are many.
Your new operating system has been designed in reverse. You are walking along singing a song and you feel grateful, loving, happy, abundant and peaceful. Someone approaches. You stop and look. Your feelings can no longer be manipulated by your environment. You’ve set them to run on self-love 24-7.
What happens now? You can predict the outcome of every encounter. You are in control; dependent on no one to fill you up or push your buttons to get you going. This is a powerful place in which you stand. It is a place of sovereignty. It is where you are home.
Your operating system can be changed regardless of your age or history. New hardware is not required. This is not an upgrade. It is more like a removal of a malicious virus. Once accomplished, you are ready for whatever and whoever you walk into.
Power comes from knowing the answer. You do. It is resting in your heart and available for every question, encounter and seeming setback. Life happens. Sometimes we are broke, broken or broken hearted. These feelings do not define you, they are landscapes. Backdrops for the unique and gentle stroke of your hand, your heart, your light. The answer is Agape.
Love your self in every encounter, circumstance and moment. There is a part of you that does you know. He or she has been waiting a very long time for you to get with the program. YOU are the One you’ve been waiting for.
See you tomorrow.
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