I’ve been thrown down this week with a persistent cough and now pinkeye decided to join the party, so today’s post is on the simple side of things. It is a slice of curiosity from my heart to yours, an invitation for you to shape the content of the book I’m writing: Making Love to Fear. What do you struggle to love? What is it that comes to your attention, wanting you to be at peace with it? It appears, you do some introspective work with it, you think you’re done and then… it appears again, showing you that you’ve still got Love to live? When we are emotionally triggered by something or someone, it is a call to heal our fear. A signal that something within ourselves is not at peace, and that forgiveness wants to happen. This is fertile ground for growing up — maturing into a deeper and truer version of ourselves, free from self-judgment which is ultimately the only kind of judgment there is.
Here’s an example. In college, I became furious and heartbroken about the way humans treat our life support system, Mother Earth. I served in student government for two years, did environmental work in California and Washington D.C. for six years, then became a green wedding planner for another four. I wanted to do anything I could to love this planet. Then one day I realized I could be at peace with the state of the world ecologically, and that the problems caused by humanity’s negligence were not all mine to carry; I could do my part, and that is all. Ahh… Surrender… the biggie. Stress kills. I needed to forgive the polluters, overconsumers and the like — and even see myself in them — and let go. This transition brought peace of mind. It was humbling, softening the hackles of my fear so they could instead rest gently on the smooth, surrendered skin of my neck. Still, sometimes when I walk into a Big Box store and see the amount of plastic we consume, I notice I’m not done with this. Again, I am invited to choose Love instead of fear. My work isn’t done. Last week, in the grip of achiness, lethargy and a low fever, I started the chapter in my book on Loving the Unknown. Phew! Talk about biggies; that one’s universal. What — or who — do you struggle to love? What keeps visiting your mind’s doorstep, leaving you upset? It is a friend in disguise, indicating a place where you can find joy and freedom, if you simply choose to move through the fear it represents. Let me know in the comments or by email. Love, Jess
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AuthorJessica Rios, Founder of Leaning into Light, was born with a pen in her heart. Since childhood, Love has been her 'religion'. A lifelong letter writer and a thought leader in Love, her blog is devoted to her greatest passion: illuminating the beauty of the human spirit so we all move closer to remembering that Love is Who We Are. Categories
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