Love is a choice
The most powerful choice you will ever make in your life is the choice to love.
We are all inherently lovable. We derive a worth and value that is not based on anything we do or become.
When we arrive at the conclusion that we are all inherently lovable, then for us to love anyone … all we have to do is decide. There isn’t anything we have to do; there are no conditions or expectations to meet that make us lovable.
This concept of love being a decision extends to far more relationships than marriage. Is there something your kids could do that would negate your love for them? How about your parents? Or your friends?
Today, let’s think about what our relationships would look like if our love were truly unconditional. Let’s think about what our world would look like if we treated people as though their worth was inherent in their existence and not based on living up to a set of criteria. Let’s think about the way we love ourselves too. What sort of criteria are we placing on our own worth?
We always have a choice.
- Exercise:
Think about a relationship in your life that is based on conditional love.
What steps could you take to make that love unconditional?
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