Unconditional Love and Interpersonal Boundaries
When I first heard the words ‘unconditional love’ it was in reference to the type of unconditional love that a dog has for their owner.
“Yep, you can yell at ‘em one minute and they’ll still love you the next.” my friend’s dad said one day.
That sounds more like unkind behavior than unconditional love, to me.
Years later, I heard the words ‘unconditional love’ again, but this time I was listening to my meditation teacher speak of unconditional love in a meditation workshop I was attending for the weekend. This was the very first time I had ever heard another human speak about having unconditional love ….. for another human. It was kinda mind blowing. Yet, as eye-opening and heart-opening as it was to hear of the possibility of unconditionally loving another human being and being loved unconditionally by another being, I was hesitant to believe that it was safe to do so.
You see, in that workshop, I learned that unconditional love indeed has boundaries. Unconditional love allows for us as individuals to protect ourselves and still accept others for who they are - especially when we may disagree with them.
Loving one’s self is a journey many may fear to take.
What are you prepared to do?
