Love.
Though it's neither straightforward or easy, we can grasp that giving love to others will enrich us in every way. We glimpse, from time to time, that really loving others unlocks our inner being and that it releases us into being a better us.
Receiving love, on the other hand. Truly, deeply receiving love. We think we are probably pretty good at it. It seems easy to allow an other's love for us to really sink into us. In fact, it seems so obvious that we probably never deeply scrutinise just how far into our Self we do allow love to penetrate.
Actually. Most of us are pretty bad at receiving love. Most of us have experienced wounding that has toughened up our outer Self. So, most of us have polite ways of pretending to receive love. We may not even be conscious that we adeptly and precisely prevent love from penetrating into our inner Self. It's just safer that way.
However. If enriching our life is our goal. If escaping damaging relationships is our goal. If being a better parent is our goal. Then receiving love is definitely a key area to focus on.
A simple place to start, for us all, is to say Yes to more of those simply kind gestures that abound in our lives. Say Yes, to the kind soul who offers to make us a hot drink. Say Yes, to that thoughtful person who wonders if we could do with a hand. Say Yes, when a hug comes our way.
Simply start by allowing 10% more love in than we have in the past. That's pretty achievable. If we don't easily let much in, 10% more of not much, is still not much.
Yet, it is a start.
Line up for letting more love in.
It will change us more than we could ever imagine.
Arohanui.
Contact me: Lorraine Dodd: Counsellor in Howick, Auckland 0221 874 057, through the contact section http://lorrainedodd.wix.com/lorraine-dodd by email nurturinghope@gmail.com or Private Message me through Facebook
