Love Will Find A Way

Greek Wisdom

By Debbie

February always reminds us of Love and Valentines Day. How do you use love in your life?

The Greeks have 8 different words for love. Let's explore:

❤️ Eros: Erotic, passionate, sexual, romantic… Eros was the God of fertility and love. This love is more abut need and extremely addictive, which is sometimes good but sometimes bad. The Greeks feared this one because it is so powerful but can result in a loss of control.

❤️ Philia: Love of friends & equals, sometimes called brotherly love (or sisterly). This love is good for your health. The philia touch lowers your blood pressure. It is also known to reduce stress, lessen pain & illness, as well as shorten hospital stays. Philia love is a very positive emotion, so you have more resilience.

❤️ Storge: The love of parents for their children. This is a natural love and is present without coercion. It pays the least attention to whether the child deserves our love. It just is. Behaviors that we would not tolerate from a friend can be overlooked with storge love. It allows the creation of memories and forgiveness.

❤️ Agape: The love of mankind, totally unconditional, altruistic, and selfless. The love of God for man is considered agape love, a spiritual love. It is love that is given whether it is returned or not. This love is important for forgiveness and forgiveness is essential for your health. The inability to forgive is associated with anger which always negatively impacts our health. When you consider random acts of kindness this is agape love.

❤️ Philautia: Self-love: accepting, respecting, and appreciating yourself. In todays world many people associate self-love with narcissism or selfish behavior, i.e. "stuck on themselves". But to the Greeks self-love is not a negative or unhealthy behavior because we cannot give what we do not have. Just as you show love and compassion to someone else, you must show it to yourself.

❤️ Pragma: Enduring love – a love that has matured and developed over the years. An example would be a couple holding hands after 50 years of marriage. Both have been good at compromising and making equal efforts to make the other person happy. Commitment and dedication are required.

❤️ Ludus: Playful love….an infatuation, flirtatious, childlike. You feel butterflies in the stomach, giddiness, never wanting to be away from them. In this type of love the brain acts as if it is on cocaine – lit up. This love does not last.

❤️ Mania: Obsessive love, possessive love. This love can lead to jealousy, madness, anger. The balance is off. Many people who experience this type of love suffer low self esteem and the fear of loss. They will do crazy things to help themselves maintain control.

Everyone gives and receives love differently, so a key is patience, understanding your love language and understanding theirs….finding the path that works for you.

In the maze below, love will find a way but there are some keys to help you along the path.

Love will find the way………

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Blessings & Abundance,

Debbie

Your Life Coach

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How to Ignite Your Love

By Denna

Love is the greatest feeling in the world. Giving love and receiving love.

Love is the most fundamental human need. It’s what makes life feel joyous, even if everything around you feels like it’s falling apart. It’s what helps excite us, even when faced with hardships.

The quality of your loving relationships will have a bigger impact on your happiness, in mind, body, and spirit, far more than money, your genetics, or your environment can.

❤️ A loving fulfilled relationship with your significant other = Can help lower the risk of depression

❤️ Close bonds with good friends = Have been linked to lower incidences of chronic disease

❤️ Authentic self-love and self-care = Can put a stopper in stress

Despite how wonderous it can all feel, sometimes love may feel like a struggle. Our lives are pretty hectic these days. We rush about and may not give our partners proper attention. Too much time passes between visits with friends. Or we may forget about our own needs as we give so much to others.

Wherever love might not be showing up in life, one thing is evident…

It all starts with YOU.

You cannot give what you don’t have.

You must love yourself first in order to be able to love others. The beautiful thing is once you fully embrace yourself, that radiates out. The love you have for others (and the love they share with you) begins to flourish naturally.

While I do believe love will always find a way, sometimes it needs a little help and support to achieve it and make it last a lifetime.

All it takes is a bit of self-compassion and celebration. And there are simple ways to weave that into your day. I invite you to try out these 3 easy steps towards fostering self-love.

3 Steps to Self-Love:

1. Morning: In those quite moments after just waking up, where you’re enjoying your comfy bed before stepping out, give yourself one moment. Gently place your hand on your heart and take 5 deep breaths. This activates your parasympathetic nervous system causing feel-good endorphins to be released. The breathing combined with a self-soothing touch helps squash stress and allows you to begin your day in a calmer state of being.

2. During Your Day: Tune in to yourself. Our daily to-do lists are so long, and everything seems to demand our attention. Taking small moments throughout the day to ask yourself ‘What do I need today?’ is the perfect way to support yourself. Practice putting some attention on yourself and decide how you want to feel by the end of the day. Then explore some ways on how to accomplish that.

3. Before Bed: Celebrate! This is an opportunity to train your brain to relish in the positives. Instead of worrying about the stresses of the day, or the to-do list for tomorrow, list the items that make you a badass! Where in your day did you rock? What are some things that make you awesome? Go on… Brag! For an added bonus, jot down a couple of those items before you go to sleep. They will be good reminders for you to come back to time and time again.

Be consistent with this practice. Once you have this inner game down pat, all sorts of love will be knocking on your door! ❤️‍🔥

“I love myself for I am a beloved child of the universe,

and the universe lovingly takes care of me now.” -- Louise Hay

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To Future Possibilities!

Denna

Your Emotional Eating Coach

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The True Secret to Finding Love

By Ellen

What is the one thing that people want in life? Most people would answer, "I want to be happy." True happiness comes down to first, receiving inner happiness and then, sharing that love. It always begins with you.

Finding happiness takes courage. It takes healing old wounds, breaking down walls, and being vulnerable enough to open yourself up to love.

The Law of Attraction states, “What you think about you bring about.” In other words, what you focus on, your thoughts and feelings, is what you see happening in your life.

Love is all based on the heart, and the more you fill it with love the more love you have to give. Anytime you move away from the heart and into the head you move away from love and into fear.

What brings women closer to love?

They want to feel safe, seen and heard. Women want to be understood.

What brings men closer to love?

They want to feel needed, praised, and appreciated. Men want to have freedom

to choose.

We all want to feel like we belong, have free will, and be happy.

Are you giving away your happiness?

Anytime you need to be around or want something from another person in order to be happy, you are actually taking away your own control and are trying to control someone else.

What can you do to find happiness and love?

❤️ Get Clear – About what you want and move into the way it will feel when you get it.

❤️ Believe – It is possible.

Love Note: Trying too hard is always an indication that you don’t believe what you are asking for.

❤️ Stay Heart Centered – Think and Feel moments of appreciation and gratitude.

Love Note: The best way to get what you want when you are worried, is to shift your attention to another topic altogether. Focus on things that make you happy.

“Don’t let someone else be the reason for your own happiness. Find your happiness and then emphasize the happiness that you found.” --Abraham Hicks

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With Love & Gratitude,

Ellen

Your Empowerment Coach

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Warmly, with all our love,

Your FLYH Coaches