Posted By Meredith On 15th March 2007 @ 07:48 In Relationships, Enlightenment | 10 Comments
The Sun shines just as brightly upon the polluted, dirty river strewn with garbage as it does on the crystal clear blue waters of the Caribbean seas. The sun shines just as brightly upon the toxic wasteland, as it does on the pristine snow covered Alps. The Sun is not selective upon where it shines. It shines down equally upon everyone, and everything, everywhere…regardless of form or physical body.
So should Unconditional Love be. We cannot be selective about whom we love. We cannot claim to unconditionally love one human being, without loving them all. You cannot unconditionally love with one cheek, then hate with the other. It just doesn’t work that way. We can be attracted to some people more than others. We can want to spend more time with some people, than others. But we cannot love and hate at the same time. And that includes ourselves. Until we fully accept, claim and Unconditionally love every part of our own being, we cannot Unconditionally love another.
We have to learn to look beyond the physical form of others, down to their core and accept them and love them as humans. I honestly do not think there is very much Unconditional Love in the world at this time. That has to change.
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#1 Comment By Greg Hankerson On 15th March 2007 @ 10:21
Very beautiful Meredith! Once you love yourself, then loving others comes easy and your world changes.
#2 Comment By Meredith On 15th March 2007 @ 12:30
thanks greg. so true and i think if you can accept your own Human-ness, why coulnd’t you love and accept everyone else’s ~ warts and all?
now, where did I put that wart remover? 
#3 Comment By Loving Annie On 15th March 2007 @ 13:28
Greg,
Loving with integrity, with compassion and with generosity from soul to soul is a very good thing…
#4 Comment By Meredith On 15th March 2007 @ 14:59
yes annie, what a great ideal to strive for…
#5 Comment By Mark On 15th March 2007 @ 15:06
I love what you have written here! Very, very good! If only more people would understand this concept, then there would be so much more peace with ourselves and each other.
#6 Comment By Ron On 15th March 2007 @ 18:13
Hi Meredith!
Ron here….
Mucho Grassy for the powerful reminder of how EVERYTHING and I mean EVERYTHING starts with our own ability to love and accept ourselves - first.
Poop and all!
I’m very happy and proud of you!
Be Well,
Ron
#7 Comment By Meredith On 16th March 2007 @ 04:31
ron, you always make me smile. glad this piece spoke to you…thanks for your support once again.
#8 Comment By Meredith On 16th March 2007 @ 04:33
mark, glad you loved this piece as well. I do like the sun as an analogy…it does shine down perfectly on Everything, and Everyone regardless of who or what they are. Thanks again for your support and kinds words.
#9 Comment By Brian On 17th March 2007 @ 22:45
Thank you. So many people say “I love you” as long as you satisfy their wants and needs. I think many people just don’t think they are worthy of unconditional love, so are unable to give it away.
It’s unfortunate. We are all perfect at the level of the spirit. Sure humans have “faults” but they exist only within duality where there are concepts as right/wrong or good/bad. Who is deciding what an imperfection is?
I can’t say I’m any different though - I love myself as long as I meet my own expectations. What kind of love is that?
#10 Comment By Meredith On 19th March 2007 @ 10:11
well brian, I guess you just answered your own question. But what I actually think true unconditional love is? I don’t think Unconditional Love is Loving someone so much that you overlook their human faults…I think true unconditional love is loving so deeply that there are no faults, only human-ness…there simply is Nothing To overlook.
thank you for your visit and your thoughts brian.
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