The Way We Show Love

The way you show love may be different than the way you expect to receive love. ⁣
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We all have differences when it comes to how we choose to give and receive love, and this is mostly influenced by the way we’ve been loved by our parents. Some of us may have come to understand love through gifts, quality time, intimacy, affection, and/or communication. There’s no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way to love anyone— it’s simply the way we’ve been programmed to see and feel the world around us. ⁣
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The act of giving and receiving love is a lot like the yoga philosophy of effort and ease. There is the initial effort (giving action) and then there is a return to center, this is the ease of receiving. Some of us feel like we give so much more, yet yield less return. Sometimes, it’s because we have not fully allowed ourselves to be in the space to receive what comes. To understand this a little more deeply, let’s write and move.⁣
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📖 Day 5/100: What does the word love mean to you? How do you show love? How do you like others to show you love?⁣ Look at the ways you show love versus the way you like love to be reciprocated. Do you see any similarities, or differences? ⁣
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Love for me means to nurture, like the way a mother loves her children. ⁣I show love mostly by nurturing and caring for others and offering my emotional support.⁣ I like others to reciprocate love by offering their time, affection, and thoughtfulness. ⁣
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I create space to receive the love that I need by understanding that not everyone will love you the same way you love others, and that is ok with me. We all expect to be loved the same way that we love others, and this “expectation” doesn’t come from love (Source,) and therefore will cause us suffering. ⁣
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💡Deep reflection: Are the ways you show love in alignment with your true nature? How have you created the space to receive the love that you need? ⁣
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Warmly in love,⁣
Emyli. 🤍⁣