"RULE NO. 1 - NEVER LOVE SOMEONE
WHO DOESN'T LOVE YOU."I ripped this quote from a Facebook status that appeared in my newsfeed. I immediately commented with "Booo!" followed by a heart sign. I thought it incredulous that someone would resign themselves to a rule limiting LOVE.
After a bit of exchange, the author stated that she was only speaking about romantic love... not Agape Love.
There are different types of LOVE, I wondered? Maybe about as much difference as there is in water.
There is rainwater, saltwater, freshwater, hard water, et al. If you break down the elements of water, however, you find two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Water may contain other elements but that doesn't change its property. Water is H2O. The same is true for LOVE. LOVE is an energy and the highest emotion (Energy-in-motion) we humans can share and experience. LOVE is what animates all things.
LOVE is the alchemist's secret ingredient when changing lead into gold. LOVE can even soften a hardened heart.
Unfortunately, the women on the post agreed that they would not invest their love in a man who they believe was undeserving.
Before I go any further, I understand exactly what they meant.
I, too, have been the receiving end of unrequited love. As a result, I have resisted investing my time, emotions, sharing my love and body to become vulnerable to a man I deemed 'not' worthy. When I think that way, however, it saddens me.
For who I am to judge if a man is not worthy. He was put in my path for a reason. Something in me attracted him to me. I was, obviously, attracted to him. It wasn't a mistake. Where the error may have occurred was how I perceived our relationship. I'm at the point in my life to realize that,
"No man is my friend, no man is my enemy but every man is my teacher"...Florence Scovel ShinnAnd it is the teacher's job to educate me on the truth of Selfless Love (Unconditional Love). Therefore, I would do well to learn my lesson, thank the teacher and move on.
I doubt, seriously, the lesson's application is to make up yet another rule limiting Love. We are already subjected to so many natural laws, therefore rules are unnecessary. Instead, I would rather accept Grace and submit to my Higher Power so that I AM may transform me. This way I may reach that place at the Love level where good vibrations exist; the place where THE INFINITE SPIRIT dwells.
As I mentioned LOVE is the highest emotion (energy-in-motion) we can experience. Energy can not be created nor destroyed it can transform. LOVE can change its form yet it is still LOVE. As long as we insist on compartmentalizing Love, however, it will yield the same results -a fraction of return on what we've invested.
For example, if it's Eros/Lust (romantic love) we are investing, we'll get a return on the lust which is a creative force. If it's Storge (love) we are bestowing, we'll receive the return on family love which is the ability to care for what we've created. If Phileo (love) is the offering, we will receive a return of affection from our friends in the community/village/neighborhood. Unfortunately these types of love offer no love for our enemies.
The overall yield for this investment of love, however, is self-preservation and education. For these 'types' of love are lower level courses we experience in an effort to learn how to truly express AGAPE LOVE aka GOD.
GOD -IS-LOVE, LOVE is not based on a pleasure principle of 'feelings' of lust, family and/or affection. LOVE IS who we are in spirit.
I imagine we can all invest LOVE in anyone no matter how we 'feel' about him or her. For the goal set for humanity is to LOVE and to return to the LOVE level.
Scientists are discovering (have discovered) when we vibrate at the LOVE level it changes our DNA causing us to interact differently in the world than those who operate at the fear (cautionary) level. Our DNA at the LOVE vibration attracts light photons causing us to become LIGHT in the world's darkness. Remember the movie "Cocoon"? Their life-force was LOVE.
Which brings me back to INVEST; the word used countless times by my sisters when referring to Love.
INVEST: To commit for a future return ; to endow with an authority or power... Invest is a powerful word - and is exactly what Jesus and avatars before and after Jesus have charged us with: To LOVE our Higher Power and LOVE one another. The return on LOVE is health, wealth, happiness, prosperity.I understand us choosing not to invest the greatest gift ever given to us in another human being but to make it a RULE - seems to be counterproductive and will inhibit our growth...
And that was the reason why I booed . THE INVESTMENT OF LOVE is not for his or her benefit but rather for our own.
EVOLve in LOVE
(C) Copyright 2010 Mel Hopkins
Posted by Mel at 8/27/2010 8:21 PM 
Categories: Spirituality
Tags: Cocoon Investment Photon Life-Force DNA Alchemist Love Facebook
Categories: Spirituality
Tags: Cocoon Investment Photon Life-Force DNA Alchemist Love Facebook
1st, that "light" man is looking kinda scary - wait! before you say anything, i get it but he still looks scary
2nd, GREAT piece - you create your own reality & don't allow others (reaction or lack of) to dictate your feelings/actions - love & BE LOVE
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e.p.
Re: Glowing man. lol I betcha people will say if that's what I'll look like if I EVOLve in LOVE...well hmph that's not such a good look! lol!
Thank you...LOVE is all we need. If you click those hyperlinks be prepared to be wowed!
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OH Mel!!!
This is wonderful!!!
Thanks soooooooo much
I LOVE YOU!!!
xoxoxo
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Kim, you beautiful talented woman! Thank you and it is my pleasure! You and I know it is time to return to Love.
Thank you for G.I.F.T.S! I love the new web site layout!
http://kimcoles.tv/
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Mel, you ripped it from the beginning to the end. Wow, that glowing man is kind of scary. lol
Just like the current that moves through the ocean, a rock can not stop the force of the moving water. Somehow, someway, it gets past that rock.
Love that word invest! You break it down to a science! LOVE is an energy and the highest emotion (Energy-in-motion) Preach and teach sista! Love it, and you!
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