How to love EVERYONE

The culture I was brought up in emphasized judgment, criticism, materialism, competitions, ratings, image and every other superficial thing you can imagine. Now I'm not here to be one of those people complaining about society, but I wanted to write about how I was able to escape this life of shallowness and actually truly love everyone. Not that I sit around and think about how much I love people and all the reasons why, it's more, I have established an energetic flow within myself. There is no conflict within, and so there is no conflict without. I don't judge myself, and so I do not judge others. I love myself, and so natural all I can do is love others.

For no other reason then I have become love. A light bulb doesn't have a reason to shine light, it's just a light bulb, shining light is all it knows how to do. I will tell from personal experience, living this way is unbelievably peaceful, I feel light, I feel happy, there is no reason to focus my energy on anything negative, I feel that everyday I am, for the most part, having a wonderful time.

All I want is to share this with you. I would love for anyone out there to feel what I'm feeling on a daily basis, you all deserve this. So how can we get to the point where loving others is all we know how to do?

First of all, I am not perfect and I don't think I will ever be. We slip up, and that's ok, let's all love ourselves for these flaws. Second, notice the many voices in your head, they are not you, they are a mirror of the words others have spoken to you, or on tv, or in a book. It is the "ego" the false self, that can drive human beings to war, to suicide, to steal, to cheat, to hate. This voice disguises itself as you.

So it judges others, it criticizes, it judges you, it doubts your capabilities, it criticizes you. Realize, this voice is not you, it is not real, it is an idea in your mind, it is mental noise, it is a mirror of what you've been exposed to growing up and it is easy to live from a real place rather than from the false self. Just stay in the present moment.

Replace every "ego" thought, with one of love, do not judge the thoughts, love those too. Think of things you are excited about, maybe go do something that excites you. The point is to live, here and now. Many voices of the ego (just a few examples): - Expectations - Doubts - Fears - Judgments - Criticisms The ego is automatic, so we need to take "wheel" so to speak and direct our focus to more empowering thought patterns. Every morning I ask myself a series of questions to prompt a happy feeling inside. Questions like: Why am I happy? What makes life exciting? What do I love about myself? Who do I love? Who loves me? I'll throw on some music, get breath, move my body, and the ego is nowhere to be found. I'm not worried about what's happening today. I'm just here and now.

The last thing I think is crucial, is that you are excited about your life, you are happy and grateful to be here. The way these emotions naturally pour out of me is through purpose. I have a deep purpose and mission that fuels me each day. There is this unbelievably powerful source of energy in purpose that I cannot explain, but when you are doing things each day that align with your true hearts purpose, there is no greater feeling. I love everybody, because I am love, because I'm so excited and happy to be here. No time for judgments, just acceptance, and joy!

I hope this helps you, please let me know how this resonated and how this did not. I am very curious to understand others' perspectives. Thank you!

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