This time of year our hearts are more open than ever – I’ve even noticed people being ultra polite at packed malls!
Sunday morning my daughter lovingly sacraficed watching Arthur and allowed me to watch my favorite Unity of Phoenix church service. Reverened Rogers was talking about unconditional love and acceptance of others – even difficult people.
The last couple years I have given this topic a lot of thought. I do think it is possible to love unconditionally when we do the same for ourselves. Enter boundaries. It is only possible to completely accept others when we honor ourselves 100%.
This may mean not spending time with a loved one who drinks him or herself under the table at every gathering, or quiting a job where you feel harrassed by a boss. What if we only hold on to emotional judgement of others when we don’t take care of ourselves?
The word unconditional implies that we deal with everything gracefully. Perhaps, if we dealt with less, we could love more.