爱存在(Does Love Exist)

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mostofuslongforrelationshipsinwhichwearelovedandaeptedjustthewayweare.ourhearts'desireistogiveandreceiveloveinrelationshipsthatmakeusfeelthatevenifothersdisagreewithwhatwedoorsay,theystillloveus.theyaeptus.theyappreciateourcontributionstotheworld.whileitwouldbewonder

fultohavethesetypesofrelationshipswithallpeople,weknowthatthat'shardtodo.wecan,however,havethemwithsomeothers,butonlywhenwefirsthavethemwithourselves-and,ironically,thisisoftenthehardestrelationshipofall.oneofthereasonsmanyofusfindithardtoloveourselvesisbecausewedonotrealizethatwearealreadylovedinthemostdivineway.godlovesus,totallyandunconditionally.it'shardformanyofustobelievethisfactbecauseweknowhowimperfectweare,andwebelievewehavetobeperfectbeforegodwillloveus.thetruthisthatgod'slovemakesusperfect,evenwithourimperfections.byknowingthistruthintellectuallyandbelievingitspiritually,wenotonlyloveourselvesmore;weloveothersmoreaswell.

doyouloveyourself?youmaythinkyoudo,butdoyoureally?there'sonlyonewaytofindout-bytakingacloserlookatwhatyouthink,say,anddo.youmaynotlikesomeofwhatyoufind,butifyou'reseriousaboutreallylovingyourself,youcanusethisinsighttodosomepositiveinnerwork.herearethreewaysi'vefoundfaininggreaterpersonalinsightfordeeperlove.

listentoyourwordsandlistenevenmorecloselytoyourthoughts.why?becauseyourwordsandyourthoughtswilldetermineyouractions.oneofthethingsthathashelpedmetolistentomythoughtshasbeentokeepajournal.itisnotnecessaryforyoutowriteiniteveryday,butithelpstorecordvariousinsightsyougainasyougoaboutlivingyourlife.insteadofusingabignotebook,youmightuseasmallnotepadthatyoucankeepinyourpurseorpocketforeasyaesstorecordyourthoughtsastheyourtoyou.(i'vefoundthatifidon'timmediatelywritedownideasandinsightsastheye,it'shardtorememberthemlater,atleastwiththesamedegreeofclarity.)whichevermethodyouchoose,what'smostimportantisthatyouwriteyourthoughtsdown.itwillhelpyouknowwhat'sinyourheart.

behonestwithyourselfbypayingattentiontoyouractions.actionsspeaklouderthanwords,andtheyalwaystellthetruth.whatdoyouractionssayaboutyou?ifyousayyouloveyourjob,butyouractionssayotherwise,whichdoyouthinkismoretrue-yourwordsoryouractions?ontheotherhand,ifyousayyou'renotgoodatacertainjob,butyouractionssayotherwise,that'salsoimportant.whatdoyoudowiththisinsight?youcanuseittomakemorebeneficialchoicesinyourlife.bybeinghonestwithyourselfbasedonyourpreviousactions,youractionsmovingforwardwillbebasedontruthinsteadofjustwhatyoutellyourself.

taketimeoutduringthedayforquiettimetolistentoyourinnervoice.icallthisinnervoicethevoiceofgod.thisissimilartopointnumberone,butittakesitastepfurther-beyondthenaturalmindtothesupernaturalheart.youmaywanttouseyourquiettimetomeditateorpray.howeveryouusethistime,thekeyistoshutoutallofthenoisearoundyoubyfocusingdeepwithinyourself.breathingdeeplyduringquiettimewillalsohelpyoufocus.iknowit'shardtofindquiettimeduringaparticularlybusyday,butit'ssoimportant-evenifit'sjust10minutesadayandyouhavetosneakawaytogetit.quiettimecanreallymakeadifferenceinyourlife.itenablesyoutoheargodspeakingtoyourheartremindingyouofhisperfectloveforyou.

despitewhatyoursubconsciousmaybetellingyou,youcanhavelovewithnolimits.thekeyistounconditionallyloveyourselffirst.