Child it is with great happiness that we welcome you back today to receive another message about love. Today we wish to focus on divesting you of certain notions and clearly explain what love is not. For there are many obvious things that are opposites to love but love also has some more subtle edges, boundaries where we slowly lose touch of what love should be. This is happening now for many people. So today we will clarify some of these murky areas in hopes that the finer dimensions and subtleties of Love might flourish. We will share five concepts today for you to contemplate.
Love is not Pride.
Pride is ego in disguise. Even now you are thinking “but... but…” and so we must clarify. On the surface, pride may be viewed as self-love but it is not. Pride is an emotion most frequently directed outward towards the world as if shouting “look at me and what I have accomplished”. The goal here is to inflate what others think of you and therefore, this is ego. Ego seeks to be seen and adored. This shares no love with others, in fact it usually makes them feel small, unaccomplished and puts them in direct competition or comparison with you. Your outward display of Pride makes others feel small.
Now when pride is felt internally without an outward expression, held within the self... this is gratitude in disguise. Notice how you can be thankful, happy, brimming with content? This fortifies the individual, builds their confidence, connects them to the splendor within... you feel gratitude for your accomplishments and rightly so ...This Is Love.
Love is not Fear
This seems obvious but once again the subtlety is essential and the nuance an important one. For how often has someone loved you through a lens of fear? “I wish you wouldn't do that you might hurt yourself”..
This is a transmission of fear... You see, we must watch the words we choose, in order to empower others, rather than create walls of fear around them. For these walls, may one day hold them back from achieving personal greatness. Remaining in the vibration of Love requires a more conscious and intentional use of language, a fierce dedication to releasing others from your own fear. Please reflect upon this, in order to better communicate love.
Love is not Complacency
Love in its truest form is alive and evolving. When true, it changes and grows with the people involved. You see many people use the idea of loving someone or something as an excuse not to step out and try new things. You can indeed love something and let it go because that love, it can never be lost, it can only grow. To achieve the things you're meant to, you must be ready to let love breathe and expand, let it flow through you, between you and others. There is a momentum to love that starts to feel like resentment if it cannot flow as it should. This means a few things:
those you love can be near or far
the things you love can change as the momentum carries you
you will never lose love unless it becomes stifled
So child, go on that girl's trip! Spend time alone! Do things separately and communicate your true desires. For love will always flow within you, and to you. It will flow in the direction that you move. It is a companion on your path forward. Allow its momentum to inspire you.
Love is not Obedience
We sometimes feel as though bowing to the wants and needs of others is an expression of love. This is a fine mess! Such subtle nuances here! Indeed, doing something with someone else or for them, because you want to see the joy it brings them... is love in action. However, carrying a sense of duty to obey... this is not love. It is control and manipulation. The problem here is that we stray from our own path, our own internal sense of discernment. You see, as an individual you have a unique compass that will always guide you. When we obey blindly we give over control. Once we abandon our right to choose for ourselves we submit fully to the will of others. This is not love. We must not lose ourselves in another.
Yes, it is fine to have structure, even ritual but when these are self-imposed they come from within and nurture the soul. When imposed from the outside they rob us of choice. This will take some time to fully comprehend as each situation that presents itself will be different. You can ask yourself: “Why am I doing this? Is this a sense of Duty or a voluntary display of love?” You'll notice sometimes this line will blur and that is okay. Practice seeing it clearly. When we recognize that things are starting to blur, we can change course, or gain a clearer understanding why we choose to stay there.
Love is not Servitude
Again this seems self-explanatory but is nuanced. When we say servitude we mean serving a purpose or moving towards a goal to help others, a servant . This word comes with many negative connotations. Yet serving others is not a negative thing. The will to help others is loving and kind. The ability to serve others is often a privilege. So with this we must witness how serving makes us feel. For when it feels like a chore it is not love based. Perhaps again we find ego... What do you hope to gain from all of this? How do other people see you? Are you being taken advantage of? If so, is that okay? Can you love yourself anyway? Or has a line been crossed?
Serving from the heart, for no external reward... This is also gratitude in disguise. Serving can be a way of sharing your gratitude with others and of course this is fine. Once again you see how the subtleties of the energy are so important. It is essential that we enter into relationships and situations with a clear eye on how love moves through them! Being clear on the boundaries of love, where it fades into ego, fear, or transforms to gratitude, or joy can help a person feel centered and gain some control. Recognizing these boundaries will help you create your own! Share this with the world so that more people cast a clear eye on how love flows through every situation. Witness…. am I in the vibration of love right now? Now go forth and explore love with all its splendor
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