Q: Throughout my life, I\u2019ve been very loving and thought more of other people than myself. Where is that balance between love and intelligence or being smart?<\/p>\n
John: That\u2019s a good question. The intelligence would be, \u201cIs it loving?” And open loving communication can check it out. “Was that as good for you as it was for me?” That\u2019s checking it out. If you serve something on a plate, do you enjoy it? Do you taste the love? When you prepared it were you consciously putting loving into it? Do you love your shoes when you put them on and take them off, so that you are conscious and loving whatever you are focused on? These are areas where we can increase the loving and put that smile on your face. That communicates loving is present and here with me. Is this always easy? It hasn\u2019t been for me. It takes awareness and an intention to be loving. When you are fully in your loving, it\u2019s not dependent on anyone or anything, including yourself. You can find your loving regardless of how you feel or the conditions you\u2019re in. With the divine aspect of loving we can bring forward a loving like never before. A loving that transcends, embraces and forgives all. In my experience, that\u2019s God\u2019s love.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Q: I find myself pulling my love away from my family at times, as if I don\u2019t have the ability to be loving with them. Do you have any suggestions?<\/p>\n
John: That loving ability is still present. Now we\u2019re talking choice. Be aware of what you want to choose. One of the ways to express loving to somebody is to touch them. Make sure it\u2019s coming from your loving because there are other ways to touch people that aren\u2019t so loving. In your voice you touch people, so put the loving in your voice. Then people see you put the loving in what they see. It\u2019s okay to go first. If people are pulled apart and not choosing the loving, be the first to love. Maybe it\u2019s, \u201cWell, I\u2019ve been the first 50 times in a row.\u201d You\u2019re getting closer to God. You\u2019re scoring with God, getting \u201clove points\u201d with God. And love\u2019s going to return it. We were born to love, because that\u2019s what we are. It\u2019s okay that we got distracted along the way. We forgot some things about love. One of the things the Traveler does is to remember you to love. Remind yourself, you are love. You can do this. Let your life be lived with love, that you have a balance forward. You have more loving coming to you because you keep giving it away. God\u2019s the kind of a guy that multiplies it. There\u2019s lots of ways to increase the loving.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Q: There was a judgement that came present in me, \u201cYou don\u2019t love yourself?\u201d What can I do with that?<\/p>\n
John: Are you ready to love yourself? That\u2019s the correct attitude. Whatever is being held back from the loving will present itself to you, calling out for the loving. Sickness is one of the forms that calls out, sometimes called \u201cheartsick.\u201d We need to do open communication with ourself. God loves us the way we are. That\u2019s not necessarily approving of what we\u2019re doing, because if we go against ourself or hurt ourself, that\u2019s not a great approach to loving. What is your heart wanting to express? Often, in our childhood, we were thwarted and rejected in the open expression of our heart, perhaps because someone around didn\u2019t find it convenient or approve of it. So we shut down our heart expression. It\u2019s not too late to express what\u2019s in your heart. Express it freely and openly. It\u2019s important for your wellbeing, to make yourself happy. You need to let your heart connect with your expression and then you can be happy with all kinds of things.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Q: How do I give instructions in a loving way as a leader without reacting to my previous experience as being judged as a fool when I did that?<\/p>\n
John: I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m qualified for this one, because I\u2019ve had a fair amount of what you\u2019re describing myself. I think it\u2019s important to strive to be loving as a first way of being. There are ways to hold in the loving. And we don\u2019t hold onto a grudge. Often, when you\u2019re in the light and loving consciousness, you bring people\u2019s reactions to you because you can handle it. They\u2019re bringing their burdens to you, but it\u2019s not really personal. They are in some way releasing what they need to release. And then you find out if you can handle that. Stay loving. That doesn\u2019t mean you don\u2019t ever feel hurt, irritated or frustrated. But loving becomes what\u2019s most important, so focus more to the loving. We can express the intention toward loving. I\u2019m going to love you anyway. It tests new levels of the loving within us. Our growth works through loving, so we become greater beings with a greater capacity to love. Those who are the most powerful lovers and the greatest amongst us often demonstrate loving when others are not expressing loving. It\u2019s not always to be in words or actions. Loving is a presence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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