Pulling love from universe around me.
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I can't say I understand how this works, I just know it does. When I get quiet and still and just ask, I am suddenly filled with a great peace and comfort. And then I can go on in happiness and joy. by Dragonflower in Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak on Mar 09, 2013 | 
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Layne says,
I do this in moments when I feel things I want to remember. I close my eyes and try and imprint it to memory to call back later when I need serenity. Possibly the same?Dragonflower says,
Absolutely the same! And also just a bit different. Sometimes when I haven't been loved enough, or as much as I need, I remember that the universe has a huge abundance of unconditional love. I feel it in the trees, the ocean, the flowers, the smell of oranges. So getting still allows all this goodness to soak in and help me feel loved.illuminatrix says,
Gorgeous. Love the image. Sometimes I do (this might sound weird) a Sufi heart chakra visualization meditation that is kind of the antithesis of yours (but probably with very similar results and they seem as related as Yin and Yang). It involves visualizing love flowing out of yourself outwards into the universe towards everything and everyone, including (perhaps especially and most challengingly) to people you don't respect or even hate (gotta build up to them though). Sufism is esoteric Islam (Kabbala is Judaism's, Gnosticism is Christianity's, Sufism is Islam's, essentially analogous), very positive and pacifistic. One example of a Sufi order are the so-called whirling dervishes of Turkey. Gonna try yours too.Love really is a strange, wonderful force, isn't it? As elusive as Mind, as omnipresent as gravity.
Dragonflower says,
Good thought, illuminatrix. Perhaps why I've been feeling so bereft lately is I haven't figured out a way to deal with some negative energy from some people. Sending love to those folks is an excellent suggestion, although as you say, often challenging. Thanks!DynamicDbytheC says,
Great memoir and comments. I am not even pulling. Love is showing up and I feel James in most of it.NumbrOneAunt says,
i'm a Methodist. i have a friend who's a Buddhist and a while back i was talking to him about having difficulty forgiving someone. i said, "i know what i'm supposed to do, but i'm having trouble doing it. is there anything in the Buddhist tradition that can help me?" he said, "yes. it's it's really, really easy and it's really, really hard. you send these thoughts to the person until you mean it: 1. may you be well. 2. may your heart be filled with loving kindness. 3. may you be at peace." i'm still working on this for this particular person...sigh...