What Do You Look For in Your Relationships?

A few days ago, I opened up my daily dose of love and this quote punched me in the gut:

We are not responding to this instant, if we are judging any aspect of it. The ego looks for what to criticize. This always involves comparing with the past. But love looks upon the world peacefully and accepts. The ego searches for short comings and weaknesses. Love watches for any sign of strength. It sees how far each one has come, and not how far he has to go. How simple it is to love, and exhausting it is always to find fault, for every time we see a fault we think something needs to be done about it. Love knows that nothing is ever needed but more love. It is what we all do with our hearts that affects others most deeply. It is not the movements of our body or the words within our minds that transmit love. We love from heart to heart. – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

It made me think about what I look for in my relationships. The parts of the quote that stood out for me showed up in my mind as a comparison of how we behave when our thinking is rooted in ego or fear versus when we stay in alignment with love.

Ego/Fear

• The ego looks for what to criticize. This always involves comparing with the past.
• The ego searches for short comings and weaknesses.
• How exhausting it is always to find fault, for every time we see a fault we think something needs to be done about it.

Love

• Love looks upon the world peacefully and accepts.
• Love watches for any sign of strength.
• It sees how far each one has come, and not how far he has to go.

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