Here’s my dilemma, I’ve been sitting at my computer waiting for divine intervention. You see it’s Valentine’s Day and everytime I attempt to write something thoughtful Cupid hijacks my mind with all things red, rosey, and chocolatey! Now I love roses and chocolates as much as the next person but my soul really wants to honour what Valentine’s Day is supposed to be about. Simply Love.
One of my all time favourite books is a ‘little’ book called “Love is Letting Go of Fear” by Gerald Jampolsky. Now when I say ‘little’ I mean it’s truly skinny in size but huge in ideas. When I first discovered this tiny gem decades ago, I didn’t get it. I wasn’t ready to get it. So I dismissed it as self-help rubbish! (I humbly apologise for my youthful ignorance.)
Years later, mysteriously, this little book flew off the shelf. I swear it flew off the bookcase with angel’s wings, landing in my unexpecting hands. Blessedly, this time I read it and, more importantly, I got it. (Which is why you should never ever get rid of a book!)
Here is the premise of the book in a nutshell, preferably a hazlenut praline!
You can’t love, be real, or be free when you live in fear.
Why?
Love and fear are mutually exclusive.
You can’t live in fear and love life. You can’t live fearfully and love yourself. Fear makes us feel vulnerable and visible, so we hold ourselves back from loving.
- When I fear failure, I can’t love the breathlessness of trying something for the first time.
- If I fear success, I can’t love the exhilaration of accomplishment.
- When I fear being visible, it is impossible to love the boldness of my creativity.
- When I fear not being understood, I cannot love openly and honestly.
I know this is resonating with you…
- When I let go of my fear I love my child enough to let them grow and go.
- When I let go of fear I watch with love as my partner pursues their dreams.
- When I stop fearing loss, I can love with abandon.
Love is quiet, love is gentle, love is big and love is bold…love is all there is (Lennon & McCartney were a true love of this sixties girl!). Love means letting go of fear because fear is inconsequential in the face of pure love.
BE Love.
Join us in the spirit of Valentine’s Day and embrace Love. Each day for the next week let love show its power through your words and actions. Find a way, small or big, to be love. Face the fear that stops you from experiencing and expressing the ‘you that is Love’.
Love means letting go of fear. Go ahead, be bold, be love.
With love’s power us HSPs can change the world.
Until Next Time…Defy Ordinary!
