One of the main issues that has risen lately for many of us is how to open our hearts so that we may Love with our whole Being. We are learning how to choose to friendship over business advantage, how to forgive a wrong rather than demanding revenge, how to recognise the temptation to stay only in our thinking persona so we may avoid any hurts that come with opening our hearts. In this wonderful time that we have chosen to live on our Earth, we are all learning how to live from our hearts, rather than operating only from our heads or relying on our hands.

However, one of my pet hates is when I receive an email to send someone Love along with complete instructions on how to invade their energy field without their permission. Now don’t get me wrong: I’m as big a Beatles fan as anyone else as well as a fully paid up member of the All you need is love generation. I also believe wholeheartedly (couldn’t resist that pun!) that I also need to learn how to live from my heart. But I am also philosophically against invading someone else’s territory other than for rescuing children or animals.

The trouble is, when we receive warm-fuzzy-huggy directions to send Love, our emotions are not really involved. It is our ego and our need to do good so that we may feel good that takes over, and we turn off the brain. If we all made an agreement with ourselves to think before an automatic feel-good knee-jerk kicks in, I reckon we’d enjoy a better world. You see, there’s not just the Golden Rule (do unto others….) but also the Platinum Rule (do unto others … in the manner that they prefer)

One way to bring things into perspective is to stop thinking about energy as a non-event. Like Doubting Thomas, some of us just don’t believe energy exists unless we can actually see it. So what does it matter if you send Love, or hate, or a thought package of dog turds ---- If it doesn’t matter, why do it? But if it does matter, then at least give yourself a minute to think about it first.

One of the ways I use to help me decide on actions in the spiritual world is to relate my actions to my mundane world: As above, so below. If I want to send Love in the mundane world, I will offer a kiss, or a hug, or kind words. If you are not present I’ll phone, or send an email, or a Hallmark card ---- and it’s entirely up to you whether you choose to accept the gift and it’s entirely up to you how you respond to my offer of love. For me the biggest part of receiving any gift is the knowing that I am loved and that you care.

What do you think happens in the spiritual world when we sneak in to someone’s energy field with a package of Love? First, how much Love are you going to send? A little? A lot? As much Love as you can package?

And do you know what your recipient will be doing when you sneak up and grab them in the spiritual equivalent of a bear hug? What happens if they are driving a car or operating heavy machinery when you deliver a huge package of Love?

Forget the prescription cough medicines that make you drowsy and inattentive and carry a warning on the packet; how much more distracting and dangerous is suddenly receiving all the Love that you can package, in a world that is starved of love!

Wouldn’t it be smarter to be polite and ask them first if they would like to be loved? It’s just the simple addition of the spiritual equivalent of a knock on the door and a May I come in? before you go charging into someone’s energy field, like you knock and call out before you enter someone else’s home.

It’s a politeness. It’s common sense. And it’s a kind way to choose to live our lives, by respecting the spiritual territory of other living entities.

Submitted for your consideration, with love ---

Sue Bagust
Reprinted with permission by The Deck magazine