We've all likely heard the term Unconditional Love. It's the type of love that is affection without limitations, love without conditions. It's the kind of love we receive and give to our pets, yet sometimes have difficulty doing with each other. What if we took it a step further and expanded it into Revolutionary Love. The idea of revolutionary love is very much in the Now moments of our lives. It urges us to speak up and out. To be the voice of change. To make choices that are inclusive and to listen deeply from the heart. We all have the power to step beyond the patterns of the past, to break down the barriers of inequality and to shift our global consciousness to a new level of grace and compassion that creates global transformation.
Revolutionary Love invites us into a way of being, a way of thinking, a way of feeling and a way of
acting that is rooted in our love for one another. It is in this rising up of our consciousness that we rise
up in revolutionary love for ourselves, for each other and for the wholeness of Life Itself.
“We see a world that works for everyone, where we
are called to conscious social action.”
Evolutionary Vision: From the Global Vision
From the early stages of our youth we learn how our actions have effects and sometimes consequences. Some cause joy, some cause discomfort and sometimes our actions cause harm. We forget as we grow older the strength it took for us to let go and take our first steps. That inner strength is with us always. What ever it is we are challenged with, we have the power to overcome it. We also have the free will to speak up for ourselves and others, to take a stand for fairness and the well being all humankind and of our beautiful planet. Revolutionary love invites us to look beyond our comfort zones and to take action where we can to make the types of changes needed that benefit all humankind.
There are so many ways we can make a change or take action for the good of all. We can be mindful of recycling, composting, using environmentally safe products. We can use our voice to speak up for a friend who is being bullied, or to say something kind to the student in class that is quiet and shy. We can share our gratitude to our family for doing simple things like the laundry, cooking dinner or reading a bed time story. No act of kindness is too small when it is shared from love. What are 3 things you can do today that will make a change or be an action of goodness? What if you started each day this week asking that question and then doing the things? How do you think you'd feel at the end of the week? I imagine it will feel really, really good!
"When we make the choice to fill our heart space
with unconditional love, our worlds blossom into a
beauty far greater than we have known." Rio Godfrey
This blog will post on Mother's Day. To all the Mom's and Parents who nurture and share unconditional ~ revolutionary love, Thank YOU! You create the foundation from which we stand, learn, grow, thrive and live.
There is also another way to experience revolutionary love and that is the inward love we give to ourselves. To love ourselves is to love the divinity that is within us. That spark of life that encourages us to try new things, to be creative in all the ways we express creativity, be it through the arts, sports, music, dance, gymnastics, gardening, and so much more. You are a unique individualized expression of Spirit in form and the world is blessed by your presence.
“The ultimate lesson all of us have to learn is
unconditional love, which includes not only others
but ourselves as well.”
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
Affirmations:
Today I open my heart to others by seeing the good in them.
I inspire people with my kind words and actions.
I breath in the love that I am and radiate it out into the world.
"I am an ambassador of revolutionary Love!" Rev. Masando Hiraoka
Meditation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtYIQiXyrsE by Jaime from Cosmic Kids
A lovely guided meditation for kids - all about
loving kindness. We imagine our loving thoughts
as ripples on a lake's surface. When we think kind
thoughts, they find their way out into the world and
make it a better place.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CMsGSWjYaU
Guided Meditation for Kids with Deepak Chopra: Teaching InspirationDuring this short guided meditation for kids, Deepak Chopra offers powerful prompts such as, “I dream of a
world where…” to help children center themselves and reflect on what type of world they would like to live
in. Cultivating positive awareness can inspire kids to think big about changing the world for the better, and
appreciate the passions that are budding within. Though this meditation is geared towards children, the
inherent message is powerful and transformative for practitioners of all ages.
Music/Videos:
Ani DiFranco - Revolutionary Love
Lean On Me (Bill Withers) Playing for Change/Song around the world
Colby Jeffers and AWU - We can Change the World
Books and Inspiration:
How Kids Change the World
This is an inspirational story to
help start a conversation about
ways we can make a difference.
In this story you will notice many
different ways that Ryan is
making a difference for himself,
his family, the community,
animals and the earth.
Wherever You Are My Love will Find You - By Nancy Tillman
The Invisible Web - by Patrice Karst - read by Patrice Karst!
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