Will Bowen Audio

Love Is - Part 15

Safety is a top need for people everywhere.

 

To feel safe, we must feel protected.

 

To love someone, therefore, is to protect them—to make them feel safe.

 

To love and be loved, their must be safety felt between you.  

 

Learn to protect those you love -- and not just physically.

 

Protect their reputation and protect them in your own thoughts.

 

To be loving, you must be willing to protect those you love.

 

Especially yourself!

Love is - Part 14

"Love does not delight in evil"…. what the heck does that mean? Well, people are delighting in “evil” today more than ever. Commonly referred to as schadenfreude, taking delight in the struggles of others is “delighting in evil” — and it’s not loving. Learn how the media contributes to this phenomenon and, more importantly, how you can choose to be more loving and not feel glee in the struggle of others. More importantly, learn to value and celebrate the truth — for that, is loving!

Love is - Part 13

Love keeps no record of wrongs. Seriously. A loving person is not a someone who maintains a litany of grievances against those they love. They let the past go. A loving person does not keep a list of past mistakes but, rather, lives and loves moment to moment understanding that everyone is growing and doing their best -- although we all have a past. Learn to love others for who they are rather than in spite of how they have fallen short. That is real love.

Love is - Part 12

Anger is a natural response to threatening situations.

However, many people react in anger to those they profess to love even when they are not threatened.

Their response is disproportionate to their experience; the angry venom that comes out of their mouths causes pain and is NOT loving.

Imagine you are creating a classified ad because you’re searching for a loving person.

Would you include the phrase “Must be very angry?“

Of course not.

To be loving is to leave anger behind and be kind and understanding.

Learn to leave aggressive anger behind in today’s Jumpstart

Love is - Part 11

Remember that love is not a noun —it’s a verb.

Love isn’t something you feel—love is something you do! 

 

Love is a choice you make. 

 

Love is the choice to put the needs and wants of another ahead of our own. 

 

The days of needing to compete just to survive past us by hundreds of years ago.

Joy comes from giving—not taking. 

Focus on others and you won't have time to stress about yourself. 

 

Learn how in Part 11 of our series Love Is.

Love is - Part 10

Think about daytime soap operas and all of their drama!

 

There are a lot of scenes in these shows where one actor tells another character off — has the last word, or shames that person.

 

We tend to watch this and think, “Man, that’s exciting!  I can’t wait to give someone a piece of my mind!”  

 

And yet, this is very epitome of being unloving.

 

Loving someone means never, every lowering that person’s opinion of themselves.

 

We are not loving if we dishonor another person’s feelings and it’s incumbent upon us to, as the old proverb goes, “Before you send an arrow of truth, dip the tip in honey.”  

 

HOW you say things to someone will create a lot more impact than what you say.

 

Learn to speak words of truth that are sweet to hear.

 

And, in the process, get rid of the soap opera-like drama and hurt feelings in your life.

Love is - Part 9

It’s important to recognize and celebrate our accomplishments.

 

However, excessive pride is not helpful and it actually limits our happiness and success.

 

Pride is an inner feeling of an external act that we discussed in the previous JumpStart — boasting.

 

Excessive pride is actually a mark of emptiness. 

 

The overly proud person takes too much credit because he or she feels unimportant, unrecognized, and not celebrated enough.

 

Their pride negates the important contributions of others upon whose shoulders we are fortunate enough to stand.

 

There is a difference between having pride and being prideful.

 

And in this video, you’ll learn how to let pride go so you can feel the great universal oneness that is the foundation of everything.

Love is - Part 8

8. Boasting is always a mark of insecurity and yet people boast all too frequently.

 

Ironically, they think that boasting will diminish insecurity whereas it actually increases it!

 

When we inflate ourselves through boasting we are sending out the message that who we are is lacking.

 

We’re not enough.

 

We’re not good enough, smart enough, attractive enough, successful enough.

 

We are simply NOT enough.

 

Boasting does not enhance our position in people’s minds — it diminishes their opinions because people can read a phony a mile away.

 

Boasting also limits our view of ourselves because lying to inflate our status conveys that our current status is sub-par.

 

The first step to becoming what you want is to accept where and who you are.

 

Humility is power.

 

Humility is love.

Love is - Part 7

We just got a new puppy.

 

His name is Teddy and he’s a mini labradoodle (looks like a Teddy Bear).

 

 

It’s been a long time since I’ve had a puppy and what amazes me about Teddy is his endless energy!

 

He has two modes: PLAY and SLEEP.  

 

And when he’s in PLAY mode, he’s hyper!

 

Teddy’s favorite toy is a little lion that has a bushy red mane and lots of imbedded squeakers.

 

Interestingly, if Teddy’s lion is just lying on the floor, he ignores it.

 

BUT, if I’m tugging on the other end of the toy it drives him crazy and he has to have it!

 

He wants it because I have it and for no other reason.

 

That’s envy and that’s what this video is about.

 

Envy blocks the energy of love making us less loving toward others and, worst of all, unloving to ourselves!

 

Learn to let envy slide so you can be more loving and enjoy your life more.

Love is - Part 6

You’ve heard “Love is patient, love is kind, …. etc” many, many times.

 

But have you ever noticed how carefully Paul words this beautiful piece of literature?

 

He doesn’t say, “Be kind and you’ll be more loving.”  

 

Or even “If you want to be loving, treat everyone kindly.”

 

No.  He says that love IS kind.  

 

Kindness and love are not only inseparable—THEY ARE THE SAME THING!

 

You can’t be unkind and be loving, it’s as simple as that.

 

Develop kindness and you develop love.

 

Develop love and you grow in happiness and influence.