“Unconditional love means you resist grasping or clinging or projecting onto someone else” Image: Mayur Gala Setting Healthy Boundariesīut access to your inner circle is completely conditional. You don’t require that they abide by any rules in order to earn your love. Unconditional love means you resist grasping or clinging or projecting onto someone else. You own your part in everything, rather than blaming, shaming, and judging someone else. You are the scriptwriter and director of your own movie. It also means you have zero tolerance for your own victim story if you don’t like how someone behaves. You expect nothing and are willing to live from the heart. I now realize that unconditional love means you live in a state of acceptance and appreciation and gratitude for this person you love. But perhaps, even harder, is loving unconditionally while setting appropriate boundaries. It may be the hardest thing you’ll ever do. I’ve spent years learning how to love without conditions. But you’ll also be incapable of giving and receiving love. When the gates of your heart are closed, you may be less likely to get hurt. You can’t walk around guarding your heart all the time. Giving people permission to break your heart. ![]() Forgiving people over and over again when they hurt you or betray you. Now I get it! For so long, I made the mistake of thinking that unconditional love and freedom meant expecting nothing in return. (LIGHTBULB!)īrene Brown says the most compassionate people on the planet are the ones with the highest boundaries. Here’s my epiphany… It’s totally possible to offer unconditional love plus absolute freedom with no conditions, but access is completely conditional. ![]() But this week, I finally really got a critical piece of the puzzle. Every relationship in my life lately has been an experiment of the idea of unconditional love and freedom.
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