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InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration
May 9, 2024
The focus for today is:
My goal on Earth is to see everything and to love everything.
Today's inspiration was written by Matthew McKay, PhD.:
You’ve come to this planet to learn how to love in the face of pain. And that includes the aversive people, places, and things that are an unavoidable part of your life. They have a beauty that you must find. They have been hurt and damaged in ways you must come to know. They need acknowledgment, support, or protection.
As long as you are in relationship, there is only one choice: to see them deeply and clearly, care for their brokenness, and learn to love what they are.
Our goal on Earth is to see everything and to love everything. And everything we learn to love expands us, makes us more beautiful.
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Today's inspiration was adapted from the InnerSelf.com article:
Loving the Things and People You Don’t Like
Written by Matthew McKay, PhD.
Read the complete article here.
This is Marie T. Russell, co-publisher of InnerSelf.com, wishing you a day of being willing to see and love everything and everyone (today and every day)
Comment from Marie: It's easy to love a sweet puppy or sweet child, but when it comes to the aggravating neighbor... that's a whole different thing. Since everyone is our reflection, perhaps if we look to see where we are a reflection of this person, it will help us be more compassionate and learn to accept that they, just like ourselves, are not perfect... yet we, and they, still deserve love and compassion.
Our focus for today: My goal on Earth is to see everything and to love everything.
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RELATED BOOK: Love in the Time of Impermanence
Love in the Time of Impermanence
by Matthew McKay
We live in a world where nothing lasts. Everything we love--the relationships, places, and things we most count on, even our own bodies--will change or be lost. But, as psychologist Matthew McKay shows, the certainty of change and loss can actually support rather than diminish love. For at the heart of pain and loss is love.
Ultimately, Matthew McKay shows that, by running from pain, we run from love. By avoiding pain, we lose the pathway to connection. Yet, by recognizing love in the heart of pain and loss, by knowing that change and impermanence are inevitable, we can navigate life with a compass pointing to love as true north, learning to love more deeply and making what we love more cherished.
For more info and/or to order this book, click here.xxx Also available as a Kindle edition.
About the Author
Matthew McKay, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, professor of psychology at the Wright Institute, cofounder of Haight Ashbury Psychological Services, founder of the Berkeley CBT Clinic, and cofounder of the Bay Area Trauma Recovery Clinic, which serves low-income clients. He has authored and coauthored more than 40 books, including The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook and Seeking Jordan. Matthew is the publisher of New Harbinger Publications.
