Thursday, November 18, 2010

AS BILL SEES IT, Question 18c

What is unconditional love?  Have you learned to love unconditionally?

I believe unconditional love is when someone can accept another warts and all.   For me, this means no matter how many faults someone has, I will still love them.

It's a funny thing - unconditional love.  I have always loved my parents unconditionally - even though they hurt me deeply during my childhood.  The thing is, I didn't trust them.  So it's possible to love unconditionally but there is an important key I learned in program.  I have to add trust to it.

By working the 12 Steps, all of them, and having a Higher Power, I've learned to trust again.  It's important to know what it means to really be loved unconditionally by someone and trusting them - there is a difference.  Members have shown me how to trust again - I know there are good people in the world who truly care about me, love me AND, I believe them.

My unconditional love started to evolve with my husband and children - I was able to give them unconditional love.  It then went on to include my sponsor.  Now it has encompassed my sponsees and many other members of program.  The funny thing about all of this is these people are not perfect!  (They don't have to be).   

Having a Higher Power in my life and knowing he loves me has triggered this.  Because I feel his unconditional love, it doesn't matter what others do.  I know I will be OK because I have God (HP) inside of me - nobody can take that away.  I know God (HP) will take care of me no matter what.

I don't have the fears I used to have before program.  I can also see the promises coming true in my life today - all because of the unconditional love I received when I first walked through the doors.

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