Unconditional Love is the Epitome of Spirituality (MotherPeace on MySpace)

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Unconditional Love is the Epitome of SpiritualityBy: D. Blackstone If

you want something, the best way to get it is to give it to another. In

this manner, you are working the way the universe was designed to work.

If you want love from another, then give your love to that person.

Because the very act of giving is, in fact, the act of receiving.The

act of giving lets the universe know that you possess that which you

are willing to give. It is a statement to the universe. The universe is

like a giant mirror that reflects back whatever we project to the

universe.When we give love to another, the universe sees us as

a loving being and returns love to us. When we desire success and help

another to achieve success, the universe sees that we are abundant with

success and gives more back to us.When

we make a statement to the universe that we do not have enough money,

the universe acknowledges that and sends an affirmation back to us that

we do not have enough money. The universe reflects back to you the

thoughts, words, and deeds that you project to it, as you continually

send out messages that define yourself.You are the only person

in control of the romantic love in your life. However, the love we are

concerned with here is much more inclusive than romantic love. The love

that is at our core is the love that is at the core of the universe.

Our individual romantic loves show us only a tiny aspect of this

all-inclusive love that holds the universe together.We know in

our hearts about this all-inclusive love that we received from the

source of all when she created us. The love that binds the universe

together knows no boundaries and has no conditions attached to it.It

is the love of God. It is unconditional love. God possesses it so we

possess it, because we are one with God. At our core, we are

unconditional love; the love that does not make judgments and accepts

all that is. This unconditional love is thankful for all that is

because it is part of all that is.When

you are thankful for something, that is, when you are truly thankful,

you are open to the concept of love without conditions. In fact,

thankfulness, as a true attitude of gratitude, is the most powerful

statement that you can make to the universe, or God.We have

defined love as the sum total of all of our emotions. The emotions that

we call good, such as joy, compassion, romantic love, generosity, etc.,

and the emotions that we call bad, such as hate, greed, lust, cruelty,

etc. (By the way, good and bad are only labels that we use to describe

something in this relative world)If we use this definition of

love, then the only way to describe unconditional love is to say that

we accept all of the emotions and all of the feelings that we encounter

in our journey through life. We accept and bless it all, the good, the

bad and the ugly. Not only accept it, but bless it.Acceptance

is the key. Life is what life is. We create and co-create every

experience to define who we are, and determine who we want to be. We

create consciously and we create unconsciously.Unfortunately

most of us live and create unconsciously, so we often are surprised by

what shows up in our lives. (Remember, every thought is creative at

some level.) So we stumble through the events and circumstances of our

lives and sometimes wonder, "why is this happening to me?" If we are

conscious and aware, we answer, "Because I created it," and we can

accept what shows up, bless it and use it as a definition of who we

are. We can more easily love it unconditionally.If you are

unconscious and sleepwalk through life, it is almost impossible for you

to accept an event you are unprepared for. You don't see it as a

reflection of your creation. Instead you see it as an obstacle that you

must endure and struggle to get through. No acceptance, no blessing. If

you give it love at all, it is conditional.Unconditional love

requires an awareness that your needs are being met and an appreciation

of that. Why it is that most of us do not have that awareness and

cannot therefore be thankful? What happens between the time we are

born, when we are unconditional love, and the time when we start to

experience life and begin to put conditions on the love within us?Life is what happens. Beautiful, delicious, incredible life.Posted w/Love, Respect & GratitudeBy ~*~MOTHERPEACE~*~</