tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701696884466140983.post8488234333898132715..comments2023-03-06T03:11:01.717-08:00Comments on Your Best Life Now: Keep Your Heart of Compassion OpenFrankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02494864886537649445noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701696884466140983.post-66499023408092943172008-04-22T16:28:00.000-07:002008-04-22T16:28:00.000-07:00One summer when I was having a particularly diffic...One summer when I was having a particularly difficult time getting along with one of my loved ones, I came across this piece of advice in Jerry Jampolsky's LOVE IS LETTING GO OF FEAR: "I can choose to see others as extending love, or as fearful, giving a call for help. When others are acting angry, resentful, judgmental, or seem to be attacking me, I always have the choice to see them at that moment as they appear on the surface, or as fearful, giving a call of help for love. When I do not respond in kind, with anger, resentment, judgment, or attack, I can then go inside myself and find my own abundance of love. I can thus respond with love and compassion, not from the viewpoint of their perceived fear." I can't tell you how this changed my perspective of this person. I realized that she was giving a call for help when she appeared to be attacking me. After that revelation, I responded to her in love, and now we have a great relationship again. It's not always easy to respond in love when someone is attacking, but it is rewarding. At least from my personal experience, it was rewarding because now I have a beautiful relationship with my oldest daughter Teresa. All she really wanted is for me to reach out and prove how much I love her even when she was going through a difficult time and reacting in a difficult manner. Thank You, Lord. I'm so happy and grateful now that You've shown me how to love. Paul says in Colossians 3:14, "Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony."Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943644066987083569noreply@blogger.com