I get a newsletter in my inbox every day from enjoy parenting. Some days the newsletter is more or less meaningful to me at the time I read it. But the one I got yesterday really struck me as important and I’ve been thinking about it nonstop ever since.
“:: Unreasonable Love ::
To love *unconditionally* means you don’t need a
“reason” to justify loving. In other words…
1. When you have a good reason to love, then you love.
2. When you have a good reason *not* to love, you love anyway.
3. You love for no reason at all.
In our conditional-loving culture, “reasonable” loving
is the norm. So today let’s practice the second and
third types of loving…
Whenever your child behaves in a way that would
conventionally be seen as an excuse to love *less*,
be a rebel and love *more*! That doesn’t mean praising
behavior you dislike, it means responding with your
heart wide open.
Also, draw a heart on the back of your hand (or create
any easily noticeable cue), and whenever you notice
it, say “I love you” or offer your child a hug, a
loving gaze, or any loving gesture.
How does it feel to love “just because”? Are you
willing to love *yourself* “unreasonably” too?
“
Are you able to love unconditionally? To love when you don’t want to? It’s easier to love kids like this. But how about your husband? And how about yourself?
My reminder:















