monday meditation on the fruit of the spirit – love

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

Galatians 5:22-23

Bonjour! We all know, the greatest of these is love. Love makes the world go round. Love conquers all, and love is all you need. I thought it would be good to start meditating on each fruit of the spirit individually. Just a few thoughts and inspirations, short and sweet. Welcome to my monday meditation on the fruit of the spirit – love.

love yourself

The bible tells us to love your neighbor as yourself, so you first have to love yourself. Until you are truly happy with who you are, you won’t be able to truly love others. Learn to love yourself and your life right now. I have written about taking the time for self-care and this is a form of self-love. If you don’t take care of yourself, you can’t take care of others. My sister texted me a picture of her teabag today. There is nothing like you, there was nothing like you, and there shall be nothing like you. It’s true. You are unique. And you are love. You are loved, so love yourself.

love others

If you want to love others, and you should, it is the golden rule, look no further than 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 for how to do it. “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” I am sure this is also the key to happiness, to joy. Something to we should all strive for, non?

love meditation

Right before I wrote this I laid down, put on my watermelon mask (you have to lay down, because it’s messy and will drip off your face 😉). Since I was laying down, I thought I would relax and meditate. I told Alexa to play meditation music and just focused on the word love, repeating it as my mantra. The music combined with the beautiful scent of the mask and the the mantra made me feel peaceful, joyful and full of love. Please try it sometime, it’s truly blissful.

Hope you enjoyed my short monday meditation on the fruit of the spirit – love. Maybe check out This Is Love too. Not to sound preachy, I just think it’s a perfect meditation to start the week with. I wish you a lovely Monday. À bientôt.