Benefit of the Doubt

Seek to continuously give people the Benefit of the Doubt...
For so often we do not know what's really going on inside of them...
Have faith in the inherent goodness in all...

Realizing Our Humanity as a Pathway to Love.

In realizing our own Humanity,
That we are indeed "imperfect," that we are each "flawed" in our own special unique way...
We learn to Unconditionally Love ourselves through compassion, understanding, and self-forgiveness...
We discover a love inside of us that has always existed...
But too often, we could not see...
Because there are no pre-conditions for unconditional love, no pre-requisites...
Unconditional Love is boundless, It is infinite...
There's a never-ending supply...
An eternal wellspring for ourselves, and to share with others...
For when we finally realize the Unconditional Love within...
We are brimming, we are overflowing...
There is no longer any need to hold back...
We can give without any expectation of return...
For we always have some left in reserve for ourselves...

When realizing Humanity's deepest desire is to connect...
And we're attentive to the cues revealing the innermost desires of those surrounding us,
Their innermost concerns...  that which their heart desires...
When realizing true love is indeed and always has been free...
We no longer need to hesitate...  We can act without fear, without delay...
To help, to lend a hand, a kind word, whatever it is an individual's heart is calling out for...
We can be fully present for others...
We can love completely....
 In all directions.........

Love Consummated

Deep deep soulful eyes drawing me in,
Drawing me near...
Filling my heart to crescendo...
Fists clenching tender hands...
A fire brewing, stirring,
A violent firestorm, whirlwinds, heavier and heavier...
A gaze so deep, so intense, yet so soft...
Piercing my countenance...

Till a rapture of flames jolting my whole being into submission...
Releasing, shedding barriers perceived...
Expanding into wholeness as tensions slowly go limp...
Tears welling up within...
Breathing heavily... slowly...
Overcome with the beauty before me....
A wave of warmth courses the body...
Relaxation, letting go... sinking in...
Becoming one with all of creation...

...Oneness realized.

Love is not The Addiction.

Love is not The Addiction,
But rather what can potentially blossom during The Withdrawal...
What can blossom during The End of Addiction...

During the times of heavy storms...
During times of most difficult challenge...

It's easy to sail when waters are calm and smooth,
But to brave the storms, the roughest waters openly... courageously...
Waters deepen, the soul expands allowing Love to truly flourish...

Beware of Feelings of Entitlement

Be wary of feelings of entitlement..
For entitlement sucks out the Grace inherent from the act of Giving...
People are not obligated to give, they choose to give...
A sense of entitlement removes opportunities for Gratitude and Appreciation...
Remove the "ought" and the "should" when viewing the acts of others...
Give credit to Volition, to Conscious Choice...  Their Choosing to Share, Their Choosing to Give...

Freedom

Consciously Choosing and Committing to an action,
Rather than being drawn by the allure of the carrot on a stick.
Owning an action,
Rather than being tethered by fetters of impulsive desire or escape...
Having Courage to experience something exactly how it is in its full intensity...

Lead with Courage

Lead with heart-wide-open...
As if a rag doll pulled by a marionette string...
A force full of honesty, strength, and love...
Be drawn without fear...
And if with fear cast aside doubts...
Have faith in the heart's desire...
Be willing to burn, be willing to be tore up...
Let the strongest desires from within seethe...
Let the soul in its deepest brewing seep, expand, branch out into vectors of infinity.