Ravings of a Mad Man - The Blessing Series - Love

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Rev Deacon

Ravings of a Mad Man

The Blessing Series

LOVE

	A PERFECT NOW... FRIENDS- When I first started this, I thought this would be easy. But, it is not. We are dealing with subjects that are not adequately defined in a Dictionary or Thesaurus. We are trying to find the spiritual meanings behind these words. We are dealing with a Spiritual Blessing that when used is blessing ourselves and others. And, when I bless someone, I want to understand what I am saying. The more I understand the words, the more powerful... the more clear... the more energized the blessing is going to be. I do this for myself. I do this for those that take my blessings, affirmations, techniques, sayings and use them as their own. But, this is also a technique. A way of causing my thoughts to take root within me. Once I write it, I have to read it again... and maybe again someday when I feel weak in this subject. This all contributes to training my mind on what I desire... not what someone else expects of me. May Each Moment Only Bring Richard Thomas "Rev. DEACON" Stankey and FRIENDS Greater: Abundance - Forgiveness - Gratitude - Guidance - Harmony - Health - Inspiration - Joy - Love - Love - The True Meaning of Love by Earnest Holmes (The Science of Mind Textbook, Page 303). "The true meaning of love is a wonderful thing; for it is the desire of the soul to express itself in terms of creation. Creation is brought about only through the self-givingness of the lover to the object of his love. This is why, when we love people, we will go to the limit to help or serve them; nothing is too great, no sacrifice is enough. The true lover gives all and is unhappy in not having still more of himself to give to the object of his adoration." Wow... If we could feel that way all the time. Just think what life would be like. And, to be that way with no expectations of anything in return. Whew!... Big task... unreal. But, is it really? Okay... your supervisor... your boy/girl friend... your mate... the guy in the car next to you... just jumped in your face... and, you are supposed to love them. Right!?!... At that moment what do you feel? Anger... aggravation... irritation... guilt... sorrow... any number of things that do not add up to love. And, why do you feel this way? Because you forgot the most important act of creation that you have... yourself! At that moment you forgot who you truly are. You let someone else take you out-of-control of yourself. It is really true... I have definitely learned that the hard way. One must Love yourself first above all others. Selfish?... No. Just being self-realizing. The word selfish does not have a thing to do here. I give one guarantee in this life, "You are the only person that was at your birth that I guarantee will be at your transition. This means that you will probably be the only one that will be able to look through your life and decide whether you did it right." Did I love myself enough to enJOY life? Did I love myself enough to walk my own path? Did I love myself enough to dedicate enough time to myself and the things I like to do?... or... did I allow everyone else to run my life?... to walk to the beat of their drum instead of my own? Did I love myself enough to be honest with myself and all others?... regardless... and I mean totally honest? Brutal honesty doesn't just mean honesty towards another. It means the honesty to admit something that is going to hurt you. Which in the end means that you will grow. Yuppers! I sure grow when I have just put myself in the corner. Did I love myself enough to make sure that no one could abuse me?... Either by having the fortitude to tell them to stop... or by leaving. Did I love myself enough to show that love to other people? In my fifty-five years, today (20th anniversary of my 35 birthday) (...a birthday plug...), I would like to say that I understand this word... this feeling... this emotion... of "Love"... but I cannot. Ohhh... I have learned a lot in the worldly sense. I have been single most of my life. And, I have loved many... I have had some form of love with many. Sometimes I think that I start each relationship with open and full love. Then, I kind of let them chip it away. Well, that's not fair Deacon... you both chip it away. Anyway, the point is that I enter each relationship full of love to the point that I realize it at the time. Saying that, I will restate a previous statement. Then, I kind of let both of us chip it away... or... increase its growth. Up until about 10 years ago, out of all my relationships I had two relationship that were based on and in Spirituality. Wish I had learned that lesson then. But, I did learn the lesson. Since only having relationships with people on a spiritual path, I have found that my relationships are better and more complete. There seems to be more unconditionally 'love' in these relationships. Ah... ha... "Unconditional Love" was what I was looking for. I knew if I rambled enough It would pop-up. We must have 'unconditional love'. That means that we love the person regardless. We must accept that they are perfect right where they are for what they have been through that brought them to this point. We must accept that their life's path has been different than ours and they may see things differently from us. Not necessarily an easy task, but if we truly want to achieve a spiritual balance with ourselves... we must. Be not mislead here... We have to learn to have unconditional love for someone, but that does not mean that we have to like them... hang around with them... do activities with them. It means that we have to recognize the Christ Spirit that is within them... and... honor and cherish that... love them unconditionally. But, I am not so concerned with how we treat other people. It is important; but, not the most important thing. How are we treating ourselves. Do we have unconditional love for ourselves? How much time do we spend beating ourselves up?... a lack of forgiveness which is not unconditional love. How much time do we spend in mind-chatter?... a lack of not trusting which is not unconditional love. How much time do we spend saying "yes" to ourselves and "no" to others?... a lack of confidence. How much time do we devote to affirmations, meditation or prayer?... caring enough to constantly improve our unconditional love. Well... you get the picture. Do we really love ourselves?... much less unconditionally. I do. It may not be as much as I need to be yet; but, I am definitely working at it. "Not done in the oven yet." I am not happy when I forget myself. I am responsible to myself to create the best spirit/human I can possibly be. I take that seriously. Most have heard me say, "If it is not FUN, it is not FUNdamental!" I wrote this many years ago as a reminder to myself. Well, I love myself enough to believe that this experience can be fun. But, to be fun, we have to nurture ourselves each day with what is true, goodly, and divine. How much do you love yourself? "Thank you Mother-Father Spirit... I know and accept that I am a spirit/human having an experience here on earth. I know that I am responsible to myself to have a fun experience. I know and accept that unconditional love will assist me in achieving that... for it is what you are. Today and everyday, I will express unconditional love to myself first, then I will share that with each person I meet. Unconditional love is what I AM. And, IT IS SO!" Happy Birthday to Self! I Love You! Namaste'... Rev DEACON
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