Choice

We have only two choices -- to surrender to Love’s will or not. At any given moment we choose to go in either of these two directions, consciously or not. “Love’s will” is a broad term and if we are not careful we might think that to follow it looks like long meaningful gazes in the supermarket when we don’t feel like gazing, or uncomfortably prolonged “spiritual” hugs when personal space is what our heart wants! To follow love is to find what is real on our individual paths, not what we imagine conforming to love’s will would look like.

When the concepts in our minds about love define our path, we’re usually choosing the opposite of love’s will. This is not to say it is “wrong” to do so, it just takes more effort and creates discomfort. Getting clear about our concepts of what “love” is and is not opens the way for the truth of love to step into the lead.

Love does not dominate or submit. Love is strong, clear and free of control dynamics. Love is not judgmental and superior. Love holds deep vision from empathy. Love does not disempower others with excessive care taking but has trust in the inherent strength in others. Love does not demand of others. Love transcends co-dependence with true devotion.

Love’s will is a radical, inner non-conformity expressing uniquely through each person. As Sheik Sidi Al-Jamal says, “Break all false idols.” In other words, extract your power from all outer dictates and dependencies that have controlled your choices like money, others’ perceptions or intuitions and your own conditioned beliefs. Listen first to the authority of your own heart.