This month, our Angels want to talk about Love, since it's all that really exists.
Living on this planet of duality, things can get twisted. At the end of the day, there are only two emotions we can experience—love or fear. All the other feelings we have are subsets of one or the other. Sometimes, there might even be a combination. For example, if we've just lost someone that we love, we are remembering the love and time that we shared, but also experiencing fear of the unknown as we wonder how to go on without them.
Fear can seem very real in this world, but it’s simply what happens when we get mired in the illusion. We experience it to some degree each day, and other people's fears exacerbate and mirror the fears within us. This is where conflict comes in.
Love is power. When rooted in Love, we invite all of our bodies (physical, mental, emotional, spiritual) to come into balance, and usher in the help of our Divine Teams to assist us. At these times, there's nothing blocking our connection, and we are able to receive.
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Love is Truth. When we get caught up in all of the things that don't fully reflect Truth, we fall victim to illusion.
Love has many faces and expressions. For this reason, it can be easy to miss someone's expression because it’s not the same as ours. We need to pay attention.
One of the ways we're very used to experiencing Love is through Divine Mother, where it is mostly shown as embodied all-encompassing compassion and soft expression. But that's just one of Love’s many forms.
Sometimes tough Love is exactly what's needed for a person to realize they can stand on their own two feet and do things for themselves. There are expressions of this type within Divine Mother, as well. Kali-ma in the Hindu tradition is the destroyer, and she is often considered the most compassionate aspect of the feminine energy for exactly that reason. She takes out whatever it is that’s not working, serving Truth, or our highest potential.
Think about that relationship that you never wanted to end, but Divinity orchestrated a final act. Though it hurt at the time, when you look back, you can see how that ending paved the way for something even better to enter your life. If you're in a place where you cannot yet see that, know that the miracle just hasn't happened yet. You will, at some time, be able to see how it all paved the way for exactly what you needed. This is an expression of Love that is not to be missed. It does what you can’t or won’t so that something better suited to you can come into your experience.
Pele, the volcanic goddess, erupts in anger and her lava destroys everything in its path. However, what's left afterward, is the most fertile soil for growing and nourishing what comes next. This is important for us to see and understand.
By expecting Love to always be soft, we miss so many of the ways it actually expresses. Recognizing this gives us the freedom to express love to others in many new ways, and also to receive it in all of the ways it's being offered.
When we’re in alignment with Love, we can work with each other because we are in alignment within ourselves. There is no attachment or need, so we leave ourselves open to each other and to potential communication and creativity—allowing room for everyone's point of view, experience, and desires. This is integral at this time in human evolution.
There's one really powerful truth that the angels wanted included here: The only time you can't be hurt by anything or anyone is when you are living with a fully open heart. This can just be one moment to start, then several moments, then more. Nothing can hurt us then because there are no attachments. We allow our emotions to flow through us and Love to freely come in and out. We are in the moment, so we don't bring any of our past experiences or our future fears to the table.
Everything is okay in this present moment, which means we have nothing to fear.
Many of us seek to bring unconditional Love to this life. This is fully available, and we simply need to choose it. However, this does not mean that we accept unacceptable behavior or abuse, which is never ok. We might need to love a person who is in pain and is taking their inner struggles out on the world from afar—pulling ourselves out of a situation that is not healthy. We need to love ourselves enough to get out of harm’s way.
That being said, we don't have to “detach with an axe,” unless it is a matter of safety. Love is always a possibility. When leaving an abusive situation, however, we might need to sever our ties to get to a safe place. This doesn't mean that in our heart, we don't still love the person.
We might be angry enough to feel that we don't, and this is great motivation to take action and get away. One day, we might hold Love and compassion for them, as we love ourselves into our own strength.
Many sensitives and empaths are conflict avoidant, which means that we don't often communicate well (if at all) during interpersonal struggles. We simply pull away without explanation. This is “detaching with an axe,” cutting relationships off and hiding or deciding we are just never going to speak with the other person again—without cluing them in at all.
We avoid necessary conversations because they make us uncomfortable when what we actually need to do is let them know what we're feeling and why we're making the choices we are. When we become open to dialogue, our relationships can even improve because we’re talking things out. We might still choose to end a relationship, but then we're detaching with clear communication—a form of Love for ourselves and another.
If we're not loving ourselves, we are not capable of loving others. We sometimes spend all of our time caring for others, thinking we’re being these expressions of Love in the world, but we’re exhausting and running ourselves ragged in the process. At these times, we’re actually expressing a shadow form of love. If we want to be the expression of True Love, that love needs to start inside as we Love and care for ourselves first.
Many times we make outward expressions of love because we feel incapable of loving ourselves. We might still be doing good work on the planet and working off karma, but it's not actually accomplishing the goal of anchoring Divine Love to the earth. This means we are not fully embodying our purpose here.
If loving yourself has been an issue, here are a few simple ways to start the process:
1. Make space for yourself. Create space to tune in and see what is true for you. If someone asks, “Hey, can you do this?” tap in to see if it's a yes or no before you actually answer the question.
If it's a no, honor yourself and say no, and remember no is a complete sentence.
2. Make sure that you are taken care of in all of the things that you're doing.
Be sure that you're being fed properly. If you know you have a busy day, do the things that you need to do for you that will make your life easier and ensure that you’re properly nurtured before going into the world to nurture others.
3. Ask for what you want and be open to receiving it.
This means from other people as well as your Divine Team and your Angels. When you have a desire, a want, or a need, be open and honest about it. Put it out and then let the assistance come to you. Speaking your needs into the Universe, starts the energy coming back to you. Being heard and answered fills you up and it flexes your receiving muscles.
You'll shine a bit brighter because you're receiving nourishment and sustenance. This might take a little training of yourself and of others in your life, especially if you're not used to speaking your needs out loud. So just try it. Work these muscles and build them up. You'll find that it's not as hard as you thought it was.
Boundaries are also very important when considering Love. We often shy away from having them because we don’t know what they are or what we need. They might even feel harsh because of our sensitivity levels.
When we set up boundaries, life gets easier. Putting clear energy out to the world means that others don't have to guess how to interact with us or what our parameters are. We're laying it out for them.
Boundaries also don't have to be brick walls that we enclose ourselves in. They don't have to be hard or harsh. They are malleable, movable, dissolvable, and we can put them up and take them down as needed. When we understand this, free ourselves up to explore where our energy ends and another's begins, as well as how those energies need to interact so that we are not constantly feeling drained.
One of the most powerful things we can do is find the people in our lives that are life-affirming and give us energy and spend more time with them.
Our Angels want us to remember that the Divine is Love and that the Divine is all there is.
When we can remember those Truths, life gets much easier.
You are Love, and you are deeply Loved.
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TLDR:
Open your heart center and life will be ok.
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