Shall I compare thee to a summer\u2019s day? She walks in beauty, like the night –<\/p>\n Love poems by The Bard and Lord Byron are worthy of a bonafide swoon. However, after a Loving Relationships workshop on February 19th, instead of imagining the smiles of the recipients, I\u2019m wondering about the self-talk of the writers. Why? I\u2019ve learned magnificent love affairs are predicated on both partners brimming with self-love.<\/p>\n Angel Harper facilitated the Loving Relationships workshop at Peace Awareness Labyrinth & Gardens<\/a>. (Yes, that\u2019s her real name. Her demeanor is heavenly.) Angel\u2019s approach to loving relationships is simple. Follow the three basic tenets of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Obvious? Maybe not. Like cancer, judgments can be a silent killer. Lack of sleep and poor food choices can poison a nourishing friendship. Shabby self-esteem can tear at the seams of a perfect-fit partnership. Angel was not quite that dramatic. She said wiser things like, \u201cRelationships I had mirrored to me places I did not love.\u201d<\/p>\n Once we get past the Tiffany rings and Cinderella wedding fantasies, aren\u2019t we all seeking fulfilling love? If that\u2019s the case, it makes sense to really, really apply the three tenets of MSIA to associations – intimate or casual. Practicing the principles could actually uncover the treasure of agape love. (The love of God for man and of man for God.) That\u2019s not to say it\u2019s a comfortable path. Traversing inner terrain can be treacherous. Who wants to claim shadowy self-righteousness or entitlement?<\/p>\n Nevertheless, Angel took her own inventory. Relationships turned into sleuth work. \u201cI started listening more carefully,\u201d she says. \u201cI was getting impulses of guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n Angel also took a contrary course of action and proceeded slowly with a romantic connection. (Wish my wild 20-year-old self had heeded that advice!) Whether a Gen Z or about to leave the planet though, it\u2019s never too late to experience more loving in relationships.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a Loving Relationships Check List:<\/p>\n Whew! Are you a little overwhelmed? Thank goodness Angel tapped the whiteboard where she wrote humor in red. \u201cFind humor no matter what. It\u2019s a big key to loving relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n Laughter definitely lightens the load. It allows the burdens of self-recrimination, hurts and humanness to fall away. Without practicing the 3 MSIA tenets though, life can get pretty darn serious very quickly. At least that\u2019s my experience.<\/p>\n No joke though that Angel Harper knows how to bring Heaven\u2019s Light into everyday life. The wisdom she imparts with a twinkle in her eyes is beyond words. So, stay tuned and make sure you catch her next workshop at Peace Awareness Labyrinth & Gardens slated for the fall.<\/p>\n In the meantime,<\/p>\n This above all – to thine own self be true, –<\/p>\n Quote References:<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Shall I compare thee to a summer\u2019s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. -William Shakespeare1 She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; -Lord Byron2 – Love poems by The Bard and Lord Byron are worthy of a bonafide swoon. 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\nThou art more lovely and more temperate.<\/em>
\n-William Shakespeare1<\/sup><\/p>\n
\nOf cloudless climes and starry skies;<\/em>
\n-Lord Byron2<\/sup><\/p>\n\n
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\nAnd it must follow, as the night the day,
\nThou canst not then be false to any man.
\n<\/em>-William Shakespeare3<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n\n