As humans, the concept of love can feel complicated.  We get lost in the drama and pain of “love” that has ended or been somehow unrequited.    We are told “love hurts.”  What is love really ?

Love is the most powerful force in the universe.

Love can heal any wound.   Any emotion you feel is a call for love – it shows you right where some part of you is calling out for love in the form of acceptance, acknowledgement, or forgiveness.  Any ache or pain you feel is your body communicating a message to you that has been previously overlooked or ignored.

Only love is real.  Everything else is a temporary misunderstanding.

The love you feel for yourself, a child, a pet or another person goes on forever and survives beyond the death of this lifetime.  Everything else – fear, anger, mistrust, sadness – are merely temporary misunderstandings that fall away at death.  The process of healing ourselves is a process of learning to allow the light of love to shine on the parts of our bodies, our thoughts, our memories that have been trapped in the darkness of misunderstanding.  Misunderstanding takes the form of fear, guilt, shame, worry, regret, anger and the like.  Love acts as the great metaphysical salve that allows those parts of us held in the dark to be seen, accepted, held and allowed to once again experience the light of the universe.

Your higher self exists in a state of love.  Every time you are loving, kind, forgiving, and compassionate to yourself and others, you are being your higher self.  Learn to love everything in your life – every feeling, thought, and action you take.  Think of yourself as a beautiful, loving person, doing the best you know how to grow and evolve.” – Sonaya Roman