“Life in abundance comes only through great love.” – Elbert Hubbard
If we limit our experience of wealth to material possessions we will miss out on the true meaning of life. Just as the creator has given to us all we could ever need or want, when we share our wealth with others we are showing the highest form of love in action.
Infinitely more important than sharing one’s material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves – our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love. – William E. Simon
Here are three simple steps that you can take today to begin experiencing the kind of love and happiness that you desire and deserve.
1 – Clear the clutter by forgiving and letting go of past hurts and pains.
Our life experiences are created from the energy that flows from our minds through our hearts, our emotions, our feelings.
We think thoughts that stir up feelings, good or bad about a person, or situation. We then express these feelings through our emotions of joy, happiness, sadness or pain.
You cannot be open to he full joy of feeling or expressing love when you are filled with anger, resentment and pain. Change your perspective of what the past hurt means, forgive and let go so you can experience the love that is here for you today.
2 – Open your mind and heart to unconditional love.
Unconditional love is Agape love, the love that the God has for all of his creation. When we Learn how to express this kind of unconditional love we become channels for Gods Love.
If you put conditions on love you block the flow, enjoyment and appreciation that you can experience from a relationship. When you put conditions on your love, “I love you when you do what I want you to do” you not only deprive yourself the pleasure of experiencing the uniqueness of the other individual but you deprive them the opportunity to express themselves as only they can.
Learn to be present to love, to feel it and enjoy it without limits or conditions.
3 – Learn to love yourself first.
The Creator made you a unique, unrepeatable individual. There has never been anyone exactly like you in the history of the planet and there never will be!
Wow, how special is that, how special are You! Yet many of us spend our lives wishing we had someone else’s life, how sad is that.
God blessed you with your own set of talents and abilities, discover them and accept them. You are not supposed to be exactly like someone else because if there were two of you one would be unnecessary! It’s ok to pursue the same goals and dreams that others have but not to strive to be someone other than who you are. Strive to be the best version of you that you can possibly be!
You may think that it goes without saying that you should love yourself. Well, it doesn’t go without saying! You have to love you! You can’t give away what you don’t have. You can’t love someone else if you don’t love yourself first. To borrow a line from a popular song, “Learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all!”
You can choose to live this day in lack or abundance, it’s your choice, but for me I choose The Abundant Day!
Gregory McConnell
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