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Now, put the two words together.
To Unconditionally Love, means to have feelings for another in a respectful and mutual way.
Kelley: I can agree to this as well.
I still find it to be a rare thing and not something I have always found in all Circles/Groves/Covens.
I have found that I can attend gatherings without it, but that there is a noticeable lack when I do so
(perhaps perceived on my part).
Yes I agree it is a difficult trait to find, however your (one's) responsibility is to set an example for others to follow.
In other words, you're only responsibility is to love unconditionally toward others and hopefully
it will set the energy in the situation and change theirs. But we (you or I) are not responsible for other's actions!
Only our own...
Putting these three elements together is a very powerful form of living life.
When one engages in forms of communication through unconditional love, the possibilities are endless. Infinite!
Kelley: Theoretically, yes. In practice, I suspect there are complications.
Maybe I should have worded it differently...
When "both" parties engage in communication through unconditional love, rather than when "one" engages in it...
In other words, yes it does take "two" to communicate, and if both parties do not practice it, it will not work!
Kelley: Some folks get defensive when they are confronted with certain things and patterns that are similar to
problem issues that they have had in the past. Some of us are still working through old programming issues.
Sometimes an old button we thought was disconnected sparks and we find ourselves making
that same old reaction to situations that just might not warrant it.
Of course, some folks just don't read or care to think beyond knee-jerk reactions and flame-baiting for attention.
Yes and knowing this is not only a human reaction, but typical as well.
I already posted a comment on this to another point of view and stated that when this type of
"reaction" comes into the picture, they are called "hot buttons".
We need to notice these signs and stop ourselves from "reacting" to our own issues.
It is also a good idea to put other's feelings first (sometimes, meaning take care of thyself but harm none...)
and try not badgering people.
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