Day 4: love

​Today, I want to showcase my girl.  Quite honestly, she is the epitome of Love, true Love. 

A Course in Miracles shows us that "Love is one. It has no separate parts and no degrees; no kinds nor levels, no divergencies and no distinctions. It is like itself, unchanged throughout. It never alters with a person or a circumstance. It is the Heart of God, and also of His Son."

My girls sees everyone and everything in our world this way.  She has always been like that.  When she was just a baby, you could see the love in her eyes as she looked at her brother, as she looked at me and her dad.  She giggled with love and delight at all animals.  As she grew, she always showed kindness to new people that she met, and would make sure they knew they were loved.  

She understands that all people are different (gender identification, sexuality, culture, etc.) and loves them all the same.  Tonight we watched the movie Love, Simon.  I absolutely loved watching her watch this film.  Her entire body reacted to what the characters were feeling.  She is everyone's biggest cheerleader!  

My girl has had a rough go the last couple years.  Losing the family unit and the safety net of married parents.  Learning to live in 2 houses.  Then losing her brother, her best friend.  The grief is so much that she is battling severe depression and anxiety.  Her Self Love is struggling, that's the hardest to witness.  This beautiful, witty, smart, creative, WISE girl is buried in the loss.  Yet, she continues show Love to so many-- Her dad and I, our new loves, and their children.  She shows kindness to her teachers and classmates, and fellow adolescents facing similar struggles.  

She knows she's different in that way.  She asked me the other day why people are the way they are.  Why do they react so quickly with anger, sarcasm, self pity.  Why can't everyone just love one another?  Why do I have to be so different, mama?  I admire her wisdom.  Not everyone is like us Baby Girl, we have to keep being who we are in order for other humans to grow.  It's not always easy, especially when we're feeling beat down.  Yet, she continues to LOVE.

My girl even showed me love on the nights that I had one too many drinks.  She'd make fun of me, which I totally earned lol.  But I don't want her to remember me that way.  I love her too much for that.  We are so close, and I never want anything to come between us if I can help it.  So on this Day 4, I challenged myself.  Before the movie, she and I went to Earls, where I usually order my favorite glass of wine with my favorite salad.  Temptation hit me.  I knew I wouldn't order any wine, but the WANT was there.  BIG TIME.  I think I had 5 glasses of lemon water instead lol. 

I recommend learning what true love is, whether it is through the Course, your religious/spiritual teachings, etc.  It is beautiful gift.  I love you my Baby Girl for showing me every day what that is.  Love and Light 

  

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