(08-29-2014, 10:11 PM)Folk-love Wrote: Does anyone ever feel as though their love is forced? Almost as if love is a 'should'. I've recently realised that I have been doing this and believe that this is a part of my resentment towards others/myself. For example, my family. A positive being must certainly love their family with all their heart, no? Well I've come to the conclusion that my resentment towards my family (and others) is actually a mirroring effect of the resentment i have towards myself for not loving them enough. So in actuality, according to what I believe love to be, I don't particularly love my family or anyone else for that matter. I do not wish harm towards anyone and wish all nothing but joy, but saying that I don't love xyz almost feels as though a weight has come off my shoulder. What do you guys think?
Folk-love, love what you can. Leave the rest for laters. We have all the time we need in this creation for love. Honest love is better than forced love.
Also, haven't you noticed already, so many of the spiritual people are self-absorbed anyways.
Yet, they are filled with love. So, maybe you do have loads of love for the creation, and you are just trying to put labels on itm or force it into boxes (like loving some specific person). I have thought just like you, wondering, if I do have enough love for specific people, and lots of that was unnecessary stress (thought-forms from reading too much love based spiritual material).(08-30-2014, 02:26 AM)Folk-love Wrote: You can be both conscious of the desire for comfort as well as see the point or purpose in facing fears, no? Im quite unhappy with my current state of being and dont feel like doing things which make me comfortable are going to change that. But I agree there are times when rest is required, which im currently learning.
Rest, relaxation, laughs, sarcasm should be essential requirements of spiritual seeking. I don't know why, quite often it turns so serious.
Folk-love, I used to be stressed about these things. Still do. Now only issue is watching porn, and imagining your higher self, all other spiritual entities besides you.