I am blessed every day to be able to receive lessons from so many different people in all the many facets of my life. And today I am reminded of an epiphany that I received from a beautiful young lady that I have the honor of knowing.
We were chatting a few months ago, and we were discussing the finer points of True Love; Unconditional Love, not the “I love you so much, I can’t live without you kind of love”, but the “I love you so much that I will let you go kind of love”. This is not the flowers and candy love. This is the love that grips your gut, and chills down in your bones when you have to practice it. This is the Love that says, “ I love myself and you so much that I will not allow you to treat me this way any more.” This is the Love that firmly states that these are my boundaries and you will not cross them. This is the Namaste kind of Love that says, “I see only your True Divine Self, the Self in you that sees only my True Divine Self, and I am holding us both to that Self… and nothing less.
This is the kind of Love we spoke of. And this is what she said: “So this kind of Love is soft like a lion.” Something inside of me nodded at this Truth. Intuitively I knew she had nailed it. The image that flashed in my mind was the picture of a majestic lioness sitting with her young; looking peaceful and calm with a glorious soft fur coat that you want to run your fingers through. Yet you know that at a moment’s notice she could turn into something fierce if need be, displaying the power of those muscles beneath the silky exterior.
The love that is soft like a lion is absolute. It is love that observes and finds the kind of True Love that is necessary to bring to the situation. It is always the correct love, but it doesn’t always look like the “right” kind of love. Be warned, this Lion Love is sometimes met with criticism and judgment from those who believe in always being polite or socially acceptable. This is not a Love for cowards, but for those who are ready to stand in their Truth. This is the Love we are all called to… this is True Love.
Today I was met with a challenge that brought back this amazing insight from a beautiful Light. Today I am thankful for this understanding of Authentic Love. Today I stand in this Love that is soft like a lion, and I feel the dignity of my True Divine Self shine out.
Today I choose to stand in my soft like a lion Love. Thank You.