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I was first given to. I was given my life, I was given love with this life, I was given freedom of choice and so many gifts. So now it is my turn to give and until I give I am not likely to receive. As I give love I make space to receive love. I open up to love and in this way I give love a chance. I do not need to wait for an opportunity to give; the occasion is always present. My spirit, my soul is healed as I give love.
There is no scarcity of love, it is free, it is plentiful and to be found anywhere and everywhere. It is within me, beside me, nearby and far away. Love is here now. It is throughout and beyond. I am never alone. My problem is that I have veiled my ability to clearly see love. I no longer acknowledge love as my constant companion. Yet it is not within the nature of love to hide and be unavailable to me, for why would love be like that? No, it is I who has become remote from love.
Love cannot help but give of itself for that is the nature of love. Frequently I barely recognize love, having a clouded view and being blinded by own lack of vision. On another occasion I may be blinded by love, by its beauty and brilliance. Where I do not see love today, I may find love tomorrow. So too I may think I see love today but be mistaken on the morrow.
In order to see love and be with love, I am required to practise and seek out love. I know that love will help me, for love cannot do otherwise, that is the nature of love. I may not however just sit back and let love do my work for me, it is for me to initiate the reunification by again turning back to love. As I do so I have picked a powerful and comforting partner to whom I may always ask assistance. Love will not, cannot, reject me for love’s pattern is to give. My efforts will always be rewarded. It is a case of “give and be given to” rather than “be given to and then give”. I am to make this first move of reconciliation. With love as my companion, I choose a mighty giving and forgiving partner.
Love is not rationed nor is it taxed. Love and all that is love is free. Love is more available than the air around me. I may tap into love wherever I am, within and without, for love is ever present. I only need to practise my recognition and spend my time with love. My task is to actively look for love and to seek love in every situation. To allow love to again become apparent, to be with love and devote myself to my partnership with love. What better cause is there in life? I am here to learn love; it is the reason for my life. My soul is love and yearns my return. It’s just that sometimes I have difficulty accepting this.
In the beginning I was love, what has happened since? How come I no longer recognize love? Where is the love within my soul? I have become so remote. I seem to have difficulty recognising my own spiritual self, my own reality. Do I no longer even see my true nature? Have I buried my soul so deep? Have I been so dominant with my masks and disguises that I have lost sight of who I am?
How come I let my thoughts advise me about my feelings? How come I let the world I perceive, the material world, tower so over me and the affection of my soul? How come I ignore my very being, that which is within? How come I have shut myself off so from love? It is now time to again be with love. It is not within my power to change yesterday, nor am I able to surely predict tomorrow, but by living love today then I become more loving. And love will love me for that, for love is ever present. By giving, I also receive. By giving love, I receive love. Being love and being loved is what I yearn. Love is who I am. Just accept love.
As I receive love I may pass it on for it will immediately be replenished. But not giving love is being apart from love and I will not have made space for love within. As I again allow myself to love and be loving, I am thankful. I am not to ask to whom shall I give love, I am just to love. The sun does not ask “For whom am I giving light?” the sun just gives light. The tree does not ask, “For whom am I giving shade?” it just gives shade. Likewise it is for me to just give. Give freely so I may freely receive. Practise giving and be thankful. Give with joy in the heart. Today is given to me for loving. I may find it easy to give love to some and more difficult to others. I am to practise for all are equal; all are souls, as I am, travelling temporarily on planet earth.
My giving is just to be giving, not with any attachment. If I give a gift with an expectation (other than love) it is no longer a loving gift. Should I give a child a football with a hope that the child enjoys it, that is a loving gift, for hope and joy are features of love. But to give with a condition that the child trains to become a good footballer; then the gift is qualified and no longer free of attachment for it carries an expectation. Giving love is giving just love. Otherwise, when giving with an attachment, it becomes something other than a gift. A gift of love automatically includes all the attributes of love such as hope, peace and forgiveness, but I am not able to give love if there is an expectation, condition or attachment. To say “I will give you this, if you do or allow that” is a trade rather than a gift. Love is not a trading commodity. Similarly love cannot be: " I'll love you if you do this" for that is manipulation. The gift of love is free, love is free.
Using the term “unconditional love” tends to acknowledge there is such a thing as “conditional” love, but conditional love has no credence being no longer love. The same applies to “pure” love for impure love cannot exist. The quality of love is assured.
As I give lovingly, I have given. I am not responsible for the receiver. A car travelling a little strangely on the road has a bumper sticker saying “Honk if you want a hug”. I lovingly give a honk. The driver thinks I am honking because of odd road behaviour and gets upset, forgetting that there is a bumper sticker on the rear of the vehicle. While it is a pity that the driver may be angry, I am not answerable for that. I gave in love.
I have been given my body. I was not given my body on condition that I exercise and keep it fit, or that I feed myself only the correct foods. No, I was given my body and I have the freedom of choice to do as I will. It is up to me what I choose, but if I care for my body, then my body in return will care for me. As I love myself, I am loved and I free myself: there is no purpose in being a slave. I freely give love because I choose to, not because I want something.
One thing not to give away is my power. This happens in subtle ways. For example I might consider a certain number unlucky and by doing so I am giving power to that number to be. This is true of many “superstitions”. The converse is also true in that as I consider something to be lucky I am by default tolerating unluckiness.
If I am not giving, I am holding on. If I am holding onto something I am not making space to receive. If my plate is full, there is no room for anything else. Practise giving, for as I give then I receive. Giving opens the door to life, giving opens the door to love and allows me to be given to. Dare to give myself over to love. There is nothing I need that love does not give in abundance. If I am not giving love I am wasting the life given to me.
If stuck, find something easy to love, perhaps hug a tree for from that willingness to start I allow the joy of love will well up within. It is a privilege to give love but do not take love for granted. The only deed I am to do is to give and accept love. Love is everlasting, what a wonderful gift to give and receive. Give love this opportunity for love in return cannot help but likewise give of itself.
Practice:
In quiet and stillness, be open to giving and receiving. Consider yourself a perfect gift waiting to be unwrapped. Undo the package and find the wondrous presence inside. Find your lovable self within. Accept the joy of being and be thankful.
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