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Love, What Would You Have Me Know This Day?

5/24/2022

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PictureHeart in the Sky - Image by Vlad Ymyr from Pixabay
Thank you, Liz Gilbert, for this beautiful question (you can hear Liz talk about it on her recent podcast conversation with Glennon Doyle here). 

I’ve added this question at the end of my journaling each morning.  I write the question and I listen and write down the response I receive, simply allowing the words to flow through my pen.  I LOVE this question because it gets me out of my head and into the energy of Love itself.  An energy that we need to connect with more than ever.  An energy that is being shouted over by voices of fear, hatred, and division.  An energy that lives within each one of us, but may come through as more subtle or quiet. 




Although Love also comes through fiercely at times – in the voice of a Mama Bear defending her child.  Or a leader in social justice who just can’t take the hatred and division one more minute.  In my own voice as I try to break through the prevailing messages about addiction and recovery. 

As I’ve written this question for the past week, some themes have emerged in the responses that come through.
  1. I am loved. Every message includes an explicit “I love you.”
  2. I am not alone.  Love says, “I am right here,” and “You do not have to figure all of this out!”
  3. We’ve got this (whatever “this” is).
  4. Breathe – lots and lots of messages to slow down and breathe.
  5. Reassurance that I am held and encouragement to show up and live.

A couple of my favorite messages (though, really, I love them all!):

Day One - A message of surrender:

“Surrender…for all of it.  Your health.  Big life decisions.  Your sons’ lives.  The work you do with people.  Surrender.  Get out of the way.  Let me in – let me work through you.  Show up where you are called and as you feel called.  Trust that you will be led.  Surrender – save yourself the energy for where it is needed.  Act when you get the nudges.  Do your part, of course.  But you don’t need to do my part or all the parts.  You can trust the people to show up for their own lives.  You, my dear, are not the benevolent knower of all things.  You, my love, do not have anyone else’s answers.  You’re off the hook.  I love you.  Rest easy.”

Day Two - A message of trust and leaning in in uncertain times.  I needed to hear this.  As I wrote last week in “No Pressure.  Presence”, every time is an uncertain time.  It feels extra uncertain these days with so much chaos, division, and devastation in the world:

“I’m right here.  You are wrapped in so much love, even in the unknown time.  Lean into me.  Lean into your family of people who love you so very much.  Let yourself be held and supported.  And LIVE.  Live with the urgency that comes from this day, from appreciating the life that’s right here, right now even when you don’t know what’s next.  And, regardless of what’s next, believe in your body’s ability to heal – remember that.  Trust it.  Allow it.  You get to write your story of this adventure.  And, right now that means to just take life one day, one moment, at a time.  None of us knows how long we have so don’t miss what’s right here… Live.  Love.  Honor and care for yourself, and don’t miss the beauty that is available even in the hard and scary times.  You never know what’s possible.  I love you.”

By taking the time for these short communications with Love, I am able to tap into a different energy from what I might find out there in the outside world.  I am able to listen to the language of my heart and soul.  I am reminded of things I already know deep down inside.  My mind quiets a bit.  My nervous system relaxes a bit.  At least for a moment. 

These moments build on one another and I expand my capacity to bring love out into the world.  It softens me.  It opens my heart.  It emboldens me to speak out where in the past I might have stayed silent – to speak up where people are being harmed.  To stand up for what I believe in.  To strengthen and build relationships.   I feel filled with courage and compassion.
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Your Invitation:
I’d love for you to give it a try.  Take a moment and ask, “Love, what would you have me know this day?” Ask it whenever you like - as a daily practice or when you're facing a challenge.  When you're struggling or unsure.  Ask.  Listen.  See what comes through. 

Here's a meditation to support you.  Love, What Would You Have Me Know This Day? 

Share if you like – I do believe these messages are Universal ones meant to be heard by many. 
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How does it feel to take this time to connect with and listen to Love?  How might this inquiry benefit you?  

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