Sometimes we pretend that we are something that we are not. We - TopicsExpress

Sometimes we pretend that we are something that we are not. We mask our real feelings because we have a fear of exposing ourselves. We play games; we defend our positions and end up sabotaging relationships and opportunities. We go from an experience of sharing love to being afraid of that love. We forget that we entered the dance of life to grow and to expand, and move from conditional love to the experience of unconditional love. We forget that our willingness to participate in this dance includes becoming fully human, feeling everything as it arises, and allowing our heart to be touched. Furthermore, we forget that our true power lies in our defenselessness not in our defense. Does that mean that we should live in a state of indifference? No. In fact, it means the opposite. We live in passion and we take every opportunity to love, to care, to share and express all that we are. And, when fear approaches us at the door, we remember that our purpose is merely to answer the call for love and not the call for fear. We can’t force ourselves to think or act lovingly. One simply is where one is. That’s why emotional honesty and defenselessness is so important. Acknowledging our fear or negativity is in fact a loving act. It asks for humility and says: “No matter how many times I have made the same error, in this moment I can do it differently. I know I can make another choice”. No denial, justification or blame. It is time that we understand this, and remember that the fullness of God’s love is always available to each and every one of us if we truly desire it. There is no threat that anyone could ever impose upon us that could take the love away. Therefore, we need not armor ourselves with protective shields; instead we want to be more honest with ourselves and the ones we love. Forgive everything that you think is wrong by forgiving yourself for being in judgment. Do not be intimidated by the past. Realize that this moment represents the point of your power, through which you can affect the future. Hide and defend nothing and let love replace all fear and begin to live and behave as masters do. And, if something comes into your field of experience that exposes inner feelings of unworthiness, recognize that those feelings must be bought into awareness before you can fully see yourself as you really are. Stay in the moment and never compare your journey with another. Let your yes to defenselessness become a yes to love and to the remembrance of who you are.