How do you give and receive love?

What does healthy love for self and others look like?

If you have questions about how to increase your capacity for love, both giving it and receiving it, this episode is for you.

In this episode, Cheryl Jones introduces a spiritual need we share as human beings, the need to give and receive love.

Cheryl shares lessons from when she got laid off from her corporate job and moved to Boston during the Covid-19 shutdown.

You'll discover that love is something we can cultivate by consciously choosing how we show up, one situation at a time.

Cheryl introduces a loving-kindness meditation to help you foster love of self and others. And shares how this brought her to the love of her life.

Get ready for an invigorating exploration created to help you uncover more of who you already are and what you need to thrive forward.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

·     What it means to create and engage in loving interactions with everyone

·     Why self-love can be a challenge and how to overcome beliefs and barriers

·     How to cultivate love for self and others to experience more of life’s greatest gift

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(00:58) Getting laid off and opening to the possibilities

(02:39) Struggling with the isolation of the Covid-19 shutdown

(03:23) Practicing mindfulness and seeing the bigger picture to stay mentally well

(04:22) What spiritual work have I not done yet?

(05:27) Being love rather than trying to find love

(06:33) Self-forgiveness for times when we aren’t being so loving

(07:04) To love others, we must first love ourselves. Why this is hard.

(07:47) A short loving-kindness meditation for every day

(09:25) Healing from codependency and controlling our side of a relationship

(10:14) Stepping away, reapproaching, and engaging on healthier terms

(10:56) Doing our spiritual work doesn’t need to be heavy or dramatic

(11:47) Setting up a profile on the OurTime dating site for singles over 50

There is no AI generated content in this podcast. This has been created by subject matter expert Cheryl Jones.

Partners:

Produced by Creative Audio Music

Music courtesy of APM Music

Intro and outro voiceover by Liz Solar

Recording studio provided by Ultrasound Productions

Resources:

https://www.thrivingwithcheryljones.com/coaching

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https://www.instagram.com/thrivingwithcheryljones/

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