Love as a State of Mind and a Way of Life

I was reading something and I thought it was so powerful, rich and revealing I wanted to share it.

So I will.

"Love takes no position, and thus is global, rising above separation. It's then possible to be 'one with another,' for there is no longer any barriers. Love is therefore inclusive and expands the sense of self progressively. Love focuses on the goodness of life in all its expressions and augments that which is positive - it dissolves negativity by recontextualizing it, rather than by attacking it."

David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph. D.
Author, Power vs. Force - pages 90 & 91

When I read that, I thought of my Mom, my best teachers, my dad, my high school sweetheart, my children - all those who loved me without looking for anything in return.

They all had weaknesses, foibles, distractions and things they didn't take responsibility for that left them disempowered. But in the end, when all was said and done, what I remember is the inclusiveness, the "barrier-less-ness" of the relationship, the intimacy, the goodness.

To me, those were moments of Love as a State of Mind and a Way of Life.