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brrgilbert
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Registered: December 2012
Location: Nampa, Idaho
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I was taught an acronym that depicted the hierarchy of love that we needed to develop. I should like to share it.
J: Jesus (Deity)
O: Others
Y: Yourself
I believe that this IS the key to experiencing real "joy" in life and in our existence.
Probably the greatest challenge that I have faced in my mortal probation is the "yourself" part. Without going into much detail, I grew up without having the nurturing love of a mother to assist me with my "self-image." I genetically inherited the same "chemical imbalance" that took her from me. Too, I was born with a cleft palate. These things, among others, have placed a burden upon me in the realm of loving self. I have learned that we will spend our whole life in learning who we are . . . that, if we are true and faithful, that image will appear to us as we behold through our decreasingly dark glass.
I pose the question to the reader as to what are some of the helps and messages that you have received that have helped you to love God, others or yourself. Hopefully these will be in the form of revelations, experiences, testimonies, etc. about love.
"I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies."
The Little Prince by St. Exupery
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