{"id":505,"date":"2012-01-03T00:16:19","date_gmt":"2012-01-03T00:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/areasontosmile\/?p=505"},"modified":"2012-03-04T02:20:44","modified_gmt":"2012-03-04T02:20:44","slug":"getting-over-it-or-finding-unconditional-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/areasontosmile\/2012\/01\/getting-over-it-or-finding-unconditional-love.html","title":{"rendered":"Getting over it; or, finding unconditional love (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You have to give to get<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe are not held back by the love we didn’t receive in the past, but by the love we’re not extending in the present.\u201d
\n-Marianne Williamson<\/p>\n

Because of my writing, inviting people to ask me anything<\/a>, and presence on Facebook<\/a>, I have the honor and privilege of meeting people from all over the world.\u00a0 \u00a0And no matter where they come from, I have found one thing that absolutely everyone has in common:<\/p>\n

Everyone is dealing with something<\/em><\/p>\n

Everyone has some situation they are faced with that they are unhappy with, or something they\u2019d like to change about themselves, or their lives. \u00a0\u00a0Very few people are completely content with who they are and what they have.<\/p>\n

So where does this dissatisfaction come from?<\/p>\n

We talked before about how the root of all dissatisfaction is attachment<\/a>; we aren\u2019t upset about how things are, we are upset that they aren\u2019t how we wish they were<\/em>.<\/p>\n

And what does this have to do with finding unconditional love? \u00a0Only everything<\/strong>.
\nI\u2019m going to let you in on three secrets; things that can be painful to hear, but once you understand them will literally change your life forever.<\/p>\n

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