Wish I had a name to credit this to but I don't. I thought it was valuable enough to share.
To live fully the life you were given -- to
celebrate the divine in you -- it is so
important to step up and show the world
your innermost soul.
But how?
How do you bare your innermost thoughts and
expressions? How do you throw aside the
security blanket that's tightly wrapped
around and protecting you?
How do you share you with me?
You create what I call a "safe space" with a
family member, friend, or coworker. With
this person you make the following "three
agreements," and then you have a conversation.
Agreement 1: No Judgment
We walk around judging each other, judging
ourselves, and receiving judgment all the
time. Agree that in this space with each
other, there will be no judgment of the other.
And reserve all judgment of yourself, which
means you will not beat yourself up for anything
you've said or anything you've done. You'll just
love yourself through the conversation.
Agreement 2: No Repercussions
What is said in this safe space stays there.
Never use anything said against the other
later. If you do bring something up later,
you bring it up only -- only -- to lift the
other up.
Agreement 3: Unconditional Love
The key word here is "unconditional." While
we may love each other and never stop loving
each other, so often we stop "showing" each
other love.
In this safe space you must agree that no
matter what comes up, no matter what comes
out, you continue to show the other
unconditional love. That means you will not
play "love take away."
Love take away is when we stop speaking to
each other when we're in the same house...
Love take away is when we go behind closed
doors, because the other person says
something we disagree with... Love take away
is when we make ourselves unavailable,
because the other person is being unlovely
and unlovable.
Unconditional love says love me when I'm
"lovely" and love me when I'm "unlovely."
You may not like who I'm being in the
moment. And you may need to hold me
responsible... but don't stop loving me.
No judgment. No repercussions. Unconditional love.
Use these three agreements to take your
relationships to the next level -- and to
express your innermost soul!
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