How Do We Love One Another?

In this world of real pain and very real injustice,

it’s so easy to believe that the only appropriate response is constant outrage.

We’ve been conditioned to think that if we’re not angry,

if we’re not fighting against the "other",

then we must not care enough.

But living in a constant state of tension and combativeness

will never bring us what we all truly want → peace.

Our nervous systems can’t relax

when we’re continually feeding into the stress and division around us.

And the more we buy into separation,

the more we self-righteously choose sides,

the more contracted and disconnected we all become.

I’m not suggesting that we should be passive.

Peace is not passivity.

But when we practice centering ourselves

in the space of peace within our own hearts,

we’re able to respond to each other differently.

With presence.

With openness.

With compassion.

With love.

We’re in service to the greater good

when we meet our differences

with genuine curiosity.

Not from a place of needing to be right,

or of pointing fingers and blame,

but from a desire to understand each other,

and uncover what we have in common.

Because that’s where unity becomes possible.

✨ The more aligned we are within ourselves, within our own hearts,

the more alignment we can find with each other.

The Powers that (wish to) Be

gain more strength and domination

the more they divide us.

So how do we come together?

How do we love one another?

We begin by loving ourselves.

Because when you love yourself,

when you meet yourself with compassion,

when you understand and embrace all parts of who you are,

then you become rooted in the space

of deep inner harmony and peace within you.

And from that place,

you begin to see everyone else

as who they truly are ~

an extension of you…

An equal part of the Whole.

Not an "other",

but a reflection of the same humanity within us all.

Your Wholeness is a reflection of the Wholeness within all of us.

We are One.

"I see no stranger. You are a part of me I do not yet know." ~ Valarie Kaur

💕 A Moment of Genuine Curiosity:

Place a hand on your heart and take a slow, deep breath.

Think of someone whose opinions you have a hard time with.

Instead of defaulting to judgment,

I invite you to gently ask yourself:

"What might we have in common?"

Let genuine curiosity soften the wall between you.

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Let’s rise together ~ in Love & Light,

Jaime

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