I don't know if you saw this, but perhaps it will give you some inspiration. It may sound a little hokie, but it does contain truth.
Offering up inspiration, a thought for the day:
In relationships, we somehow conclude that others are the source of love, and that we have to bargain for that love. We learned this at our earliest ages. In order to gain the acceptance of parents, teachers, playmates, and religious leaders, we learned to deny our truth and accept theirs. The first truth we had to deny was the truth that we came into this world through Love, as Love, being Love. We came into this world knowing no fear, no judgement, no conditions, and had no expectations. We simply WERE.
If we believe that love is a commodity that lives outside of ourselves, and that we have to be good or get it right to earn and receive that love from someone, we will suffer. There will always be the undercurrent of fear -- the fear that we will not be good enough or will not do it right enough, and we will never be open to receive the love we are trying to get.
Try out this new agreement: "My nature is Love. I am the source of Love in my life." Know that Love flows through you as Life itself, as that Divine nature that is in and through all of Creation. There is no where that it is not. And it is in and through YOU. It is your nature. It is now, and it always has been what you are. Today, instead of going into your world looking for sources of love, attention, or appreciation, try going out there wondering where you can share YOUR love. How many ways can you say "I love you" to all of Creation today?
This was written by someone else, but as always, finding our HOPE is what I believe sustains us through our most trying days, our most trying times, our most trying adversities.
Only through giving love with absolutely NO expectations for receiving anything in return do we find the peace and unending love we all seek. It does not mean you become a push-over, it does not mean that you do not have personal standards, it simply means that the love you send out on a daily basis is not dependent upon anyone else's thoughts, feelings or actions -- you send out love for the sole purpose of sustaining YOURSELF. It makes YOU feel good. All love begins with self-love. If you do not love yourself first and foremost, you cannot share that love with others. If you only have limited love to give, you can only receive limited love in return.
