LOVING IN THE MOMENT

Loving everyone unconditionally, including ourselves, is the key to peace.

Yet we often find it easier to practice unconditional love with strangers than with members of our own family - and that includes ourselves. Why is that? One reason is that with those closest to us, we carry the baggage of “wrongs” form the past and project them into the now. With strangers, there is no baggage from the past, no emotional hooks to distract us from experiencing the perfect love that exists in the moment. This is why forgiveness and letting go of the past are so important. When we are ready to do so, it allows the opportunity to heal the wounds that divide us. Loving ourselves unconditionally also allows us to accept the truth that we may not be ready to forgive and let go. Respect starts with ourselves.

Practice

With awareness, remember to see everyone in your life as new in this moment. The person sitting at the dinner table with you today is not the same person who sat there yesterday. You are not the same person you were yesterday, either. Forgiveness allows us to love everyone for who they are at this moment.

Living a Life of Awareness

~ Don Miguel Ruiz Jr.