I had a powerful realization in the middle of a session the other day.
They asked what I thought the ideal relationship was in my mind and if I experienced a relationship like this last week, and if so, what made this relationship ideal.
A large number of people in the group automatically thought of old friends, workmates, families, tool sheds, and cars.
What was amazing is, people thought of objects like recliner chairs, TV remote, jewelry or even a pair of old shoes.
Comfortable and simple, is what these people felt with these things.
The relationships these folks had with other people, places or things felt rewarding and were easy to take care of.
When it was my turn to share about my ideal relationship, my dog came to mind.
The needs of my dog were very simple, and my ego shoots through-the-roof when I get home and am greeted with excitement and enthusiasm every single night.
No matter what kind of a day I've had or how long I've been gone.
This is unconditional love.
Unconditional love, what is it? It is love with no strings attached.
After the romantic and holly-wood style love has disappeared, the love that is left for your partner is unconditional love.
Once the hoopla is gone the change to "real" love begins.
Despite knowing that your partner is not perfect, what you have for them is real love.
You understand that your partner has faults and is not perfect.
You also know that your partner makes mistakes, but that's alright.
You love them no matter what.
That's called unconditional love.
When looking at your partners faults this applies to you as well.
You know that you are the same, not without fault.
You are far from perfect.
You make a mistake at times, that's alright.
This is referred to as self-acceptance, and to overcome faults and the imperfections of others we expect unconditional love.
So from this, what do we get? To learn unconditional love, should we run out and get a dog? I think there is a lesson we can learn from this.
Being tempted to allow things to run our lives, we clutter our lives with trivial issues.
To allow the unconditional love to come through we need to put all the clutter aside.
We can have faults and we will make mistakes, but it will conquer them all.
If you are always looking for your partners faults, it will be hard to let the unconditional love come through.
You need to allow your partner to make mistakes, and to have faults and not be perfect.
This is part of any relationship.
This also helps you to accept your partner for who they are.
This means no conditions or strings attached.
If you are expecting your partner to be perfect and you aren't this is an over-expectation.
We should expect only what we are giving.
These areas can help you as well.
Unconditional love also means accepting the fact that you make mistakes to.
This means that you aren't perfect and can have problems too.
This will help you understand unconditional love from your partner's point of view.
Unconditional love is, loving someone without expecting anything in return.
It's not for example, if my partner does something nice for me, I will do something nice for them.
Do something nice without expecting anything in return.
This is the true meaning of unconditional love.
They asked what I thought the ideal relationship was in my mind and if I experienced a relationship like this last week, and if so, what made this relationship ideal.
A large number of people in the group automatically thought of old friends, workmates, families, tool sheds, and cars.
What was amazing is, people thought of objects like recliner chairs, TV remote, jewelry or even a pair of old shoes.
Comfortable and simple, is what these people felt with these things.
The relationships these folks had with other people, places or things felt rewarding and were easy to take care of.
When it was my turn to share about my ideal relationship, my dog came to mind.
The needs of my dog were very simple, and my ego shoots through-the-roof when I get home and am greeted with excitement and enthusiasm every single night.
No matter what kind of a day I've had or how long I've been gone.
This is unconditional love.
Unconditional love, what is it? It is love with no strings attached.
After the romantic and holly-wood style love has disappeared, the love that is left for your partner is unconditional love.
Once the hoopla is gone the change to "real" love begins.
Despite knowing that your partner is not perfect, what you have for them is real love.
You understand that your partner has faults and is not perfect.
You also know that your partner makes mistakes, but that's alright.
You love them no matter what.
That's called unconditional love.
When looking at your partners faults this applies to you as well.
You know that you are the same, not without fault.
You are far from perfect.
You make a mistake at times, that's alright.
This is referred to as self-acceptance, and to overcome faults and the imperfections of others we expect unconditional love.
So from this, what do we get? To learn unconditional love, should we run out and get a dog? I think there is a lesson we can learn from this.
Being tempted to allow things to run our lives, we clutter our lives with trivial issues.
To allow the unconditional love to come through we need to put all the clutter aside.
We can have faults and we will make mistakes, but it will conquer them all.
If you are always looking for your partners faults, it will be hard to let the unconditional love come through.
You need to allow your partner to make mistakes, and to have faults and not be perfect.
This is part of any relationship.
This also helps you to accept your partner for who they are.
This means no conditions or strings attached.
If you are expecting your partner to be perfect and you aren't this is an over-expectation.
We should expect only what we are giving.
These areas can help you as well.
Unconditional love also means accepting the fact that you make mistakes to.
This means that you aren't perfect and can have problems too.
This will help you understand unconditional love from your partner's point of view.
Unconditional love is, loving someone without expecting anything in return.
It's not for example, if my partner does something nice for me, I will do something nice for them.
Do something nice without expecting anything in return.
This is the true meaning of unconditional love.