Marti you are crazy lady..love the outfit..LOL
I don't think I have any barriers to love, I just can't seem to meet anyone who is interested in a relationship or at least a relationship with me. Plenty of sexual offers but to take time and get to know each other and decide if we really want to have sex with each other?...LOL
I have met some very nice men who are not horn dogs but they just didn't seem interested in anything other than platonic..and not even closely..LOL Oh well..maybe some are destined to live alone..
I so much believe in this message. Its the barriers that need attention. Often times once you see them, they come tumbling down...
What a thoughtful message- so mindful. Deep even.
Nost of us don't even realize we have put up barriers. It is a natural response to being hurt in the past. But, once the barriers are recognized, they do seem to fall away. Or is it because the right person finally came along?
Cali
ouuuuuuuu, don't think you should use love, and erected barrier in a serious quest, tee hee.
love....erected barriers...do we need an air-conditioner in here?LOL
Just jumping in here as it has been sometime since I've posted.
I'm inclined to believe it happens when we meet the right person, who usually has a way of helping us see and knock those barriers right down.
posted by Nadee
over 2 years ago
personally I think that the only barrier to love of others is the love of self.
We may give to others that is mistakne for love, but it's not.
WHen was the last time you looked into your own bathroom mirror and said I LOVE YOU?
when was the last time someone said I love you and it was taken at full and face value as just that- with a feeling of worthiness.
again. I think this is the only true barrier to loving not only the people but the world around us.
I agree love has to come from the inside in order to love others. If you know you are Love (you love yourself) then you know you are worthy and free to receive it fully and vice versa.
Can an erected barrier also be a form of love, as in protection of self, or is it not considered love because it is a restraint?
posted by Nadee
over 2 years ago
I think we do need boundaries ... the courage to let others know what is unacceptable to us. But a barrier is much more than that. It is put up to protect oneself from the possibility of hurt and pain from outside. As many here have said, loving and allowing love takes some looking within our selves, willingness to "shine a light" on our own perceptions (often barriers that have come about from past experiences of being hurt) and determine whether they are helpful or harmful to us in the present moment. Love won't go where it is not wanted :)
