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Photo by Camila Quintero Franco on Unsplash Two weeks ago I wrote about four guideposts on the path to a more nourishing kind of love than many of us are used to experiencing. Last week I went into greater detail about the first guidepost, self-love. This week I’ll elaborate on the second, which is mindfulness. …
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The first three guideposts are about staying grounded in self-love despite the inevitable fluctuations and murmurings of our minds and bodies. Once this kind of self-love is being practiced consistently, and we become aware of how many internal obstacles stand between us and true happiness, a natural compassion at the tragicomedy of human existence begins to build. We begin to see that these obstacles to inner peace are not unique to us as individuals but are a part of the human condition. The recognition that we are all just doing our best with what we know in order to be happy and avoid suffering can be heartbreaking, and the only natural next step is to commit oneself to universal love and selfless service of others.