I had a good tickle this morning as I was indulging in our ‘cuddle-meditation-prayer’ morning routine with my husband. I asked Doug if he had any insights for the new Purposeful Practice. He mentioned that, since it is Valentine, we could do something about LOVE – we had a good laugh! For those of you who have been doing the Purposeful Practices with us since week 1 of this year, you know that they are ALL ABOUT LOVE!
Love is such a multi-faceted and multi-dimensional word: we all want Love, yearn for Love, pray for it, practice the many teachings on law of attraction for it… and yet we hear “You mean, you want me to forgive my spouse for what he/she did? Are you kidding me?” or… “You want me to forgive this guy who stole $5000 from my home?”; “You want me to be kind to ‘the ex’ who is manipulative and mean to us?”; “You want me to open my home to this person who criticized, judged and condemned me?”…
Yes, dear, LOVE is a BIG THING!
And often, we miss not only its power, but its root too – completely! Let’s face it,
“When was the last time you allowed yourself to feel God’s love?”
You see, before meeting Doug, I was like many out there: alone (often scared) and ‘looking’. Today, despite being blessed with the presence and the Big Love of my beautiful man, I don’t underestimate the importance of God’s love in my life. I often lie in bed and let Him have his way with me… truly. He’ll touch me with His grace and guidance. He’ll comfort me. He’ll ‘poke me’ with the truth, with what I must wake up to so that I can serve deeper. I simply lie there and surrender.
In this week’s practice, I’m inviting you to Keep your heart open (Practice #2) and possibly welcome yet a new layer of LOVE into your heart, into your life. After all, what a beautiful gift to give yourself on this Valentine week:
God loves you!
He loves you just the way you are. You don’t have to be anything, do anything or say anything! You are special to Him. He accepts you, never rejects you.
Let God love you!
Let Him fill your ‘love bank account’. Receive His love for you. Indulge in it fully. Dance with it. Let it guide you. Feel His love… Then spread it in you and around you.
Unless you feel love for yourself,
you cannot give love away.
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MAKING THIS PRACTICE A PART OF ‘YOUR’ LIFE:
This week, I am committing to experience and feel LOVE deeper.
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To take a moment each day to sit quietly and feel how much I am loved – just the way I am. I feel the love.
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To be thankful for this love. I feel the love.
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To share the love that is in me with those around me (great opportunity to revisit Practice #3 “Give to Others What You Desire for Yourself”
YOU ARE NOT ALONE:
We are doing it – we are living it – and WE’RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU!
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HAVE FUN with this practice!
We love you,
Stéphanie and Doug
PS: Remember to keep applying all practices. The ‘weekly’ practice is not something we just do during that one week… it is a LIFESTYLE
PPS: you are welcome to leave a comment below, a question or an idea in regards to this practice: