Ignite the Love

Love is the Self-givingness of Spirit into Creation. – Ernest Holmes

Love is not a feeling, it is a behavior, it is how a person acts and how they treat you.  – Oprah Winfrey

So often we casually use the word love to actually mean something we like or prefer. “I love chocolate, or puppies, or sunsets” focuses on our inner experience of something on the outside. And of course, those outside things change – we learn sugar isn’t good for us, puppies pee in the house, and sunsets fade.

In spiritual living we learn that our lives are more fulfilled and in alignment with the Divine when we are living from the inside out, rather than from the outside in. In this way Love is not a reaction to something, but rather an inner state of being from which we move in the world.  To Be Love is to bring a loving presence and to behave lovingly.  This Love is a givingness, a generosity of spirit expressed in words and action.

It often seems that unconditional love is easier in the abstract and toward people we don’t have to live with every day. Yet this is the very crucible of spiritual growth that is available in every intimate and close relationship we have. Our lovers, partners, and children all provide powerful opportunities for us to practice. This month at CSLDallas, we are focused on personal skills and spiritual tools which help us heal and grow ourselves while enhancing and empowering our relationships. Let’s Ignite more Love in our lives and bring more Love into the world.

Love is the answer. – John Lennon