The Art of Cherishing
Cherishing is one of the most delicate levels of acceptance. It is to become truly aware of the divinity of someone or something. It is to be in relationship where there is no judgment or need to critique. It is to be in one of the most sensitive spaces of heart, mind, spirit and soul. It requires being completely open to receive and to be received without judgment.
It is gratitude, seen from the highest peak of ones comprehension and understanding. When you are in The Cherishing Room, even that innermost chamber of your heart, you set love free to soar at its highest level of comprehension and divine understanding. You are able to fully recognize and embrace the object of your affection, for all of its levels of beauty.
When you are in The Cherishing Room, you perceive through the eyes of divine acceptance. You are able to recognize the beauty in the weakness as well as in the strength. You are able to inspire without force. You are able to empower by the source of your love, the gifts of others into realization. When you truly cherish your Self and others, you are blessed with the ability to lift others to higher perspectives and to create desire for greater ascension.
When you have removed the mote from your own eye~you will at last be able to see the sunbeam in anothers. To truly cherish something, is to completely honor it for what it is. Christ truly cherishes you. He cherishes me. He values His relationship to us, not so that we can fix us but so that He can love us back into Joy. It is us, because of self condemnation and self judgment, that keeps us passed feeling the essence of His pure love.
The more we come to honor and cherish our innermost “Self”, the more we will come to honor and cherish others. For when Christ said, Love thy neighbor as thyself, He was acknowledging that to the very degree that we love our Self, will be the very degree that we are able to achieve the ability to truly love our neighbor. If we only tolerate our Self, we will merely tolerate others.
If we advance to the level of being compassionate with Self, we will extend Compassion to others. If we embrace mercy for our Self, we will embrace it for others. As we accept grace for our Self, we will want others to feel embraced by Grace as well. As we ascend into higher and higher vibrations of Love, we will extend the gift to our Self and to others. We can only give what we ourselves have become willing to receive; first for ourselves and then to others. For how can we truly give a gift that we do not first purchase and possess?
Cherishing something is honoring what it is. Cherishing is serving someone in their way, not your way. When we are truly cherishing, we are being aware of someone or something, in that moment. To cherish someone or something, does not require them to be perfect or without flaw. It is to create peace for another soul, by extending them acceptance of themselves.
You are creating a space with another human being, where you are calling in all of the senses, all of the peace, all of the comfort for them to be who they are in that moment. When you truly cherish someone, all walls will come tumbling down. Defenses will soften and disappear.
In The Cherishing Room, there is no need for facades, false pretenses, fear or doubt. It is the space where souls are safe to be exactly who they are, and exactly where they are, at this precise moment without fear of condemnation or insult. It is time to love one another, even as He loves us and to remember, We love Him because He first loved us. Perhaps, I must not wait to be cherished…but I must strip myself of pride and reach out, extending the very gift I long to embrace. Perhaps, I must cherish those who are in resistance to me, more. Perhaps, I must cease resisting others love and gifts to me. Perhaps, gratitude is the gift in creating this sacred space.
I want to develop the attribute of Cherishing More. What do I desire to cherish more? Who do I want to cherish more? Is there anyone who I need to reach out and extend my love to~today? I choose to cherish the gift of life more. I choose to cherish the beauties of nature more. I choose to cherish each friend and their divine gifts more. I choose to cherish each single moment more.
First, I must begin by realizing that God truly honors and cherishes me, as His Child. He will teach me how to truly cherish my Self. As I come to see my Self through His eyes, I will see others more clearly as well. As I come to honor myself, I will extend honor to others as well. As I receive the gift of His pure love for me, I will pass that gift of pure love on to you. Its time to open the windows and invite the Son in.
There is a room in my hearts mansion, a sacred space, where I want to spend more time creating a space for Joy by remembering the past, honoring the present, and preparing for the future. It is The Cherishing Room. Karyn
