There continues to be a percentage of people that don’t respond well to having someone be sincerely interested in them. As an adult, people continually have more time taken by responsibilities, concerns, commitments, obligations, stress, anxiety, etc. which leaves less time for meaningful connection or even experiencing things in the present. If our time is split between the task at hand, how something went in the past and what we have to do later, we are never experience 100% of anything, instead, it is an accumulated percentage of the future, the past and multiple tasks in the moment. This makes true connection with new people very difficult and creates the possibility of really alienating someone that you don’t have a long-standing relationship when going to a more meaningful line of questions.
Being a loving, vulnerable, open person can really weird people out sometimes and it can be discouraging for you, I know from personal experience. Usually it isn’t personal, it is like wanting to get to the heart of the palm, but having to get through the sometimes thorny layers of old growth. These are the conditioned responses people have, the defenses and baggage they are carrying with them and the fear of the unfamiliar. But this message isn’t about that.
A message came to me today: “You can only feed the hungry”. We all have a gift to give and that is why I was inspired to write this today. People often miss or take our gifts for granted when they can’t recognize them. There is a necessary consciousness and participation in life to be able to recognize the gift they are receiving. If that isn’t present, it will not be received, appreciated, or understood, but like any gift, if you give it and it isn’t accepted, it still belongs to you… you haven’t lost anything.
That along with the knowing that our love is infinite, there is no reason to stop being that loving, vulnerable, open person. Nothing will destroy you, your love will not run out and it isn’t about outcome. Just know, you can only feed the hungry and those that are meant to receive and be touched by your gift will be. From this perspective, it is easy to remove judgement on the others that aren’t hungry and to remember there is always someone that is, so share your gift.
Keep shining, the world is hungry for your smile, joy and unconditional love.
