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Relational Growth Challenge: Unconditional Love

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Conditions abound. Some are explicit, others are implied. We read the fine print on labels, hire a lawyer to double-check contracts, agree to certain privileges in exchange for goods and services. You be the rock, I'll lend you my wings. You take out the trash, I'll wash the dishes. You provide, I'll nurture. There's nothing wrong with this. Conditions are a part of being in relationship with others. They establish boundaries and define terms we can accept as part of our own self-care.

At the same time, our need for unconditional love runs deep. We look for it in our families, our friendships, our spiritual relationships, our marriages. Glittering in the cracks and crevices of interdependence, unconditional love is the jewel that illuminates our relationships from within. We want to know that somewhere beyond the exchanges and transactions, the people that matter most to us can love us no matter what we do or don't do, in a way that celebrates our intrinsic, inalienable worthiness and humanity.

To love unconditionally means giving up our over-reliance on control. It means letting go of our sense of entitlement to guarantees. It means recognizing our addiction to self-serving outcomes. It means surrendering to the reality of an unknowable future.

Notice a moment today when your partner fails to meet an expectation or fulfill their end of a spoken or unspoken bargain. Love them, anyway.

 
 
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