FREEING LOVE
As the sun is a constant of the sky, love is a
constant of the soul. And like the
radiant sun, love can get clouded over.
But as soon as the clouds are gone, we experience what was always there
-- radiant, joyful love.
What forms these dark clouds keeping love from
shining through varies from individual to individual and changes throughout
life. But in all cases they are forms of
negativity rooted in fear. So the
primary enemy of love is fear. As we
recognize and overcome our fears, we free our capacity to be more loving.
So the question becomes not who to
love or how much to love, but rather, how to become more
free to be loving so we may truly love and be loved.
We may need to overcome much before we can fully
love. And it begins by recognizing our fear.
So look within to see what you fear about love. Are you afraid of
expressing it and being rejected ... or of being trapped ... or of being
overcome by powerful feelings ... or that it will place too great a burden and responsibility
on you ... or something else?
Once you discover what your barrier is, do the
work of moving passed it. This will require the willingness to take a risk and
to challenge yourself. But as you do,
something great will happen to you -- you may discover that there’s
really only one thing to fear. And that is living without ever experiencing
your full capacity to love ... especially with a special person with whom you
decide to share life.
Goodness and joy to all, Joseph.
INCREASE AWARENESS. FORWARD "THOUGHTS TO
LIVE BY" TO A FRIEND.
