“The Universe is a stage on which your mind dances with your body, guided by your heart.”
As we enter into the month of Love, how is your relationship? As we examine the quality of our intimacy, we may be asking the question “What is love”? Is it an emotion, is it a feeling? Or is it something greater? Coming from a place of love, we are born with this ever expanding all powerful juggernaut inside of us. It’s not learned nor is it developed, but part of our DNA makeup. It’s already inside of us awaiting our experiencing it for ourselves. When we reflect on the many gifts from singer Whitney Houston, we are reminded of how she so eloquently expressed this as the “Greatest Love of All”.
As we grew up, in many ways it became harder and harder to fully express our unconditional love. We allowed outside circumstances to affect us inside. Sometimes we craved for love from someone else and lost our way instead of knowing it’s always inside of us awaiting its unconditional expression.
As we define love and how it shows up in our relationships with others, it’s great to express our love for someone else. But are we doing the same for ourselves? How do we feel if we’re not in a relationship…if we don’t get a card for Valentine’s Day? Do you remember making and giving Valentine’s Day cards as kids? Remember how excited you were getting one from someone else or how upset you were if you didn’t. A great exercise in teaching self-love at a young age would be to have children send Valentine’s Day cards to themselves. This is a way to let them experience the feeling of loving who they are exactly the way they are. The “Greatest Love of All” talks about our children and how we must start very young “showing them all the beauty they possess inside”.
Love may be explained as an emotion, a feeling we express; but in the bigger picture, love is a state of being. When someone talks about being in love, it’s usually describing another person. But actually we are always in love…with ourselves, with how we live our life. Being able to express love to someone else begins by learning to love yourself unconditionally. When you do, it cannot be taken away. If you are having trouble loving yourself, it doesn’t mean it’s not there…you just haven’t been able to tap into that place of unlimited unconditional love.
How can we do that? How can we go to the place we were before or maybe never for some? Close your eyes and think of that laughing baby who is feeling total unabandoned love. That baby in you wants to express its unconditional, unlimited love of yourself, of life, of everything and everyone. Feel that feeling, whatever that feels like…that’s the place to come from always in all ways.
When we realize that we are the love in our life, we begin the path on our journey to being in a loving, healthy relationship. Loving yourself is not only the way we allow ourselves the joy of loving another – it’s a state of being that starts and ends your life and everything love in between. That’s the place of the Greatest Love of All.
!n-Joy my friends!…Namaste
Anthony J. Diaz is an experienced family law attorney focusing on Mediation and Collaborative Divorce. His offices are located at 2431 Aloma Ave Suite #124, Winter Park, FL. 32792 and 3720 Suntree Blvd., Suite 103G, Melbourne, FL. 32940.
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Anthony Diaz is a Family Law and Collaborative Divorce attorney, mediator, speaker and coach in Orlando. Known as The Peacemaker, his practice specializes in divorce with dignity, mediation, collaboration, uncontested and out-of-court options to help families find peaceful solutions.
With over 20 years of experience, Anthony is passionate about helping his clients resolve conflict, reduce stress and move peacefully through the divorce process without going to court. He has helped thousands of families experience a more positive outcome.
As a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family and Circuit Civil Mediator, a State Qualified Arbitrator, and an esteemed member of the Leadership Academy of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, Anthony’s expertise in mediation and conflict resolution makes him uniquely qualified to help couples navigate the emotional and financial challenges of divorce.
He is an active and highly respected professional in the Florida collaborative community. Anthony serves as Co-Chair of the Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals Outreach Committee and is a Board Member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.
Prior to opening his private practice, Anthony was a CPA and an Assistant State Attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida. He earned his degree at Stetson University College of Law.
Anthony is also a published author, co-authoring Faces Behind the Pages and Creating Relationships and Family with Courage and Compassion. His solo works include:
• Divorce With Dignity – 3 Powerful Steps to Heal and Move Past Your Divorce N.O.W.
• !n-joy Your Relationships! – 7 Pillars to Deepening Your Connections With Passion and Purpose
• Moving Consciously Through Conflict – 5 Meaningful Steps to Mediating Conflict With Compassion
As a coach and an international speaker, his passion, mission and purpose is to help families move on from their divorce with dignity and embrace a more peaceful future.