If you are having trouble finding help, I would be happy to provide assistance to you! Eventually, seeing when you are loving unconditionally and when you are loving conditionally, will be easier to recognize. It may take time you may even need help from someone you trust.
Such as, what is grace? What is mercy? Forgiveness? Acceptance?Īfter you have asked the questions, and then stepped into unconditional love with your closest relationships, then you want to demonstrate behavior with all your relationships. It can become difficult because as you explore unconditional love, you run into new questions. It will not happen overnight it could take months, or in my experience, even years to accomplish. Your relationship with God should not be, “If I follow God, my life will be good.” Of course, there is always that possibility, but following God should not be an insurance policy.Īs you begin to explore the concept of unconditional love, you understand what unconditional love means and make yourself aware of deliberately stepping into this type of love.
It was not a conscious decision it was a realization I came to about 13 years later. I chose to follow Him because I thought I would get certain things. Strive to step into unconditional love as often as possible in all the relationships you have, including yourself and God. The first step is to explore unconditional love, and then to step into it. We come to an awareness, and then traverse in and out of unconditional love. Is it possible to love someone unconditionally at all times? I believe it is possible, but we do not always accomplish this. Unconditional love brings “get to.” It creates freedom, detachment and the ability to love and accept everyone, including yourself.Īre you using “should,” “have to” or are you using “get to?” How Do You Start Loving Unconditionally? You are not doing it out of your own good will, rather you are doing it out of perceived obligation.Īsk yourself, “Am I being conditional because of how my child is behaving?”Īre you harboring bitterness towards a person for their behavior? In that case, you are loving them conditionally.
In essence, “have to” is being forced to it is not truly loving. “I should love my children and cook for them.” “I should exercise.” There is also a lot of “have to.” “I have to do this for you.” Conditional love brings a lot of “should” with it. For example, in our parenting many parents have a tendency to stop talking to our kids or they punish them. We have a tendency to love conditionally, especially with our closest personal relationships. What are the Clues of Unconditional vs Conditional Love? You can love this person for who they are and how they were created. We all make mistakes, but with unconditional love, you understand a person is not identified by their behavior. Unconditional love is about seeing the person for who they are – seeing their highest potential without seeing their behaviors. I don’t need you to change for me to be happy, and I do not need to change for you to be happy!
If you love me, then you accept me the way I am. I don’t necessarily know there is a specific definition of love everyone would agree upon, but it is a knowing you are loved…you are accepted, affirmed, cared for, safe. We will start by defining unconditional love. Think about it… what is love anyway? How would you define it? Is it a feeling? Is it a behavior? Is it a knowledge or awareness expressed to myself and others?Įven though there are many types of love each of us is familiar with, we are going to focus on conditional and unconditional love. When I address the topic of unconditional love with clients, most of them are clueless as to what it really means- perhaps because love is an abstract concept. We use “conditional” as a framework of what we are speaking about. Although some people would say “If it’s conditional, then it’s not really love,” it is just a way of speaking. The topic of conditional and unconditional love is addressed with almost every client I work with.
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