We are meant to live a life of love. However, no matter how succe ful some are in other a ects of th
We are meant to live a life of love. However, no matter how succe ful some are in other a ects of their lives, they don't feel it's po ible to have the same succe in love. They tell themselves to "be realistic." But being in love is the most mature and realistic thing you can do. The real question is, how can we learn to help love grow in all a ects of our lives? Here are some ste ingstones will show how to help love grow.
The One Right Besides You
Most of the time we are either searching for the right person or wanting to change the one we are with. We do not take a precious moment to stop and truly see the one who is right in front of our eyes.
Look at a person who is close to you right now anyone it ha e to be. Notice what you are demanding of them in order to be ha y together. Then notice the ways in which you push them away.
For a moment, stop it. end time just being together. Allow things to go whatever way they do. Let all of it be fine just as it is. Tomorrow, do the same thing with someone else. The more we can be "right" and ha y with each person we meet, the fuller and more joyous our lives will be.
Playing At The Game of Love
So many complain that they are not loved. The reason for this can be quite simple. They are so busy playing roles and games that the partner never gets to know who they really are. They never know either.
Notice what roles (or games) you play in relatio hi , and what roles you demand others play.. See if you are in love with the person you are with, or with the role he/she is playing right now.
Turn this around for a little while. Stop playing roles completely. Love is not a game we play. Love is knowing and accepting yourself and the other exactly as they are. Who we are is always loveable and beautiful. It's the roles that get in the way.
Letting Him Come and Letting Him Go
One great o tacle in living a life of love is the tendency to hold on. We gra and cling to those we care for, preventing their freedom and ease. But this is not love, it is attachment and dependency. In the long run it suffocates the one you cling to and suffocates you too.
Try giving it up for awhile. Let the person come and go as they feel. See how wonderful both of you will feel when you grant your partner this kind of trust. It is said that we can never lose that which belongs to us.
It's important to put this into action. When someone comes into your life (or day) practice letting him come. Welcome the person whoever he is. Enjoy what it is he brings.When it is time for a person to go away, practice letting him go. Do not turn the person's leaving into an experience of rejection, lo or abandonment. Realize that his leaving has nothing to do with you. It is simply time for him to go.
Do this with yourself as well. Let yourself come and go freely in life, not tying yourself in u ece ary chai . The more we free others and ourselves, the more love can grow.
Letting Go Of U ece ary Expectatio
Many feel that love is not po ible unle all their demands are met. They can be quite amazed to discover that even when these demands are met, nothing really changes. These demands don't lead to ha ine . They just may be o tacles to love.
Take a look at what you feel is a olutely nece ary in relatio hi . Realize this Expectatio may be keeping all kinds of people and po ibilities away. Not only that, these expectatio can be making you fearful and rigid, not open to what is available.
Let one of these demands su ide. At first let it go for just one day and see how it feels. (Remember you can always take it back again). Now try another the next day. As we do this many times, we may find that that which we thought was crucial was only getting in the way. The more we do this the lighter we will feel and all kinds of new people will start a earing in our lives. We have made room.
Cc/author/2007
The One Right Besides You
Most of the time we are either searching for the right person or wanting to change the one we are with. We do not take a precious moment to stop and truly see the one who is right in front of our eyes.
Look at a person who is close to you right now anyone it ha e to be. Notice what you are demanding of them in order to be ha y together. Then notice the ways in which you push them away.
For a moment, stop it. end time just being together. Allow things to go whatever way they do. Let all of it be fine just as it is. Tomorrow, do the same thing with someone else. The more we can be "right" and ha y with each person we meet, the fuller and more joyous our lives will be.
Playing At The Game of Love
So many complain that they are not loved. The reason for this can be quite simple. They are so busy playing roles and games that the partner never gets to know who they really are. They never know either.
Notice what roles (or games) you play in relatio hi , and what roles you demand others play.. See if you are in love with the person you are with, or with the role he/she is playing right now.
Turn this around for a little while. Stop playing roles completely. Love is not a game we play. Love is knowing and accepting yourself and the other exactly as they are. Who we are is always loveable and beautiful. It's the roles that get in the way.
Letting Him Come and Letting Him Go
One great o tacle in living a life of love is the tendency to hold on. We gra and cling to those we care for, preventing their freedom and ease. But this is not love, it is attachment and dependency. In the long run it suffocates the one you cling to and suffocates you too.
Try giving it up for awhile. Let the person come and go as they feel. See how wonderful both of you will feel when you grant your partner this kind of trust. It is said that we can never lose that which belongs to us.
It's important to put this into action. When someone comes into your life (or day) practice letting him come. Welcome the person whoever he is. Enjoy what it is he brings.When it is time for a person to go away, practice letting him go. Do not turn the person's leaving into an experience of rejection, lo or abandonment. Realize that his leaving has nothing to do with you. It is simply time for him to go.
Do this with yourself as well. Let yourself come and go freely in life, not tying yourself in u ece ary chai . The more we free others and ourselves, the more love can grow.
Letting Go Of U ece ary Expectatio
Many feel that love is not po ible unle all their demands are met. They can be quite amazed to discover that even when these demands are met, nothing really changes. These demands don't lead to ha ine . They just may be o tacles to love.
Take a look at what you feel is a olutely nece ary in relatio hi . Realize this Expectatio may be keeping all kinds of people and po ibilities away. Not only that, these expectatio can be making you fearful and rigid, not open to what is available.
Let one of these demands su ide. At first let it go for just one day and see how it feels. (Remember you can always take it back again). Now try another the next day. As we do this many times, we may find that that which we thought was crucial was only getting in the way. The more we do this the lighter we will feel and all kinds of new people will start a earing in our lives. We have made room.
Cc/author/2007
