LET'S TALK ABOUT INTIMACY

Happy Wednesday! How has your week been? ๐Ÿ’Ÿ๐Ÿ’ž

Love rocks - like REALLY rocks! ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ‘Œ I'll always be grateful for the day, 20 years ago when I first spotted a gorgeous guy (now my husband) walking past me outside the university library. ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’Ÿ Thank goodness I had the courage to introduce myself! ๐Ÿ’ž๐Ÿ˜Š

It is an area of my life that has offered SO MUCH internal growth, because who doesn't want to experience a deep, unconditional love, right? ๐ŸŒˆโ˜ฏโ˜ฎ ๐ŸŒบ๐ŸŒผ To what extent can we be unconditional with our love for our partner, despite the biggest heart pains - betrayal, imperfections, perceived mistakes, trust issues? I felt ready to take unconditional to a whole new level this week. Eeekkk!!! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’ฆ

So, Jules and I did our usual weekly Emotionally Happy Homesยฎ awareness swap. I'm always excited to understand and explore my growth for the week. What would the internal shift be so my external life reflected all that was in my heart? ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’ž It came up sex!?! ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’ž

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We firstly explored how unconditional I could be with my husband. โ˜ฎโ˜ฏ๐ŸŒˆ So, if for whatever reason, my husband felt to have a sexual experience with another woman, could I love him through it even though it would rip my heart out? ๐Ÿ’ฅ Okay - perhaps a little melodramatic - there was a lot of resistance! ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’ž๐Ÿ’–

Am I suggesting sleeping with other people outside your partnership to explore unconditional love - NO. It can be messy and painful - but it's something that I know personally would be a BIG stumbling block for me in practicing unconditional love. ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’–

So I said to him this week, without any expectations on the outcome, eager to lean into a new experience, 'Hey love, I want you to know that I love you unconditionally. Like, for example, if you ever felt chemistry or attraction with someone else, I want you to know that you could always be open with me and we'd talk it out. I want to believe that I could unconditionally love you through that'. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’œโ˜ฎ

He said, 'Love, that's not even in my consciousness. I have no desire to be with anyone else but you'. ๐Ÿ™๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’š So I thought, okay awesome - at least I've reminded him he's unconditionally loved, can be open and my intention would be to always be unconditional with him. ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’Ÿ๐Ÿ’–

I went to bed thinking - I've so got this! ๐Ÿคฃ๐ŸŒบ๐Ÿ’ช I'm on my way to unconditional! ๐ŸŽ‰โœจYeahhhh! ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’– However, my dream that night had something else to say! My dream began with my husband and I camping โ›บ๐ŸŒ„โ›บ (mmm... I think my dream state forgot that I'm a creature of comfort - luxury accommodation of some sort would've been nice ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ).

We were both having a lovely time together in the dream, when suddenly a woman appeared and my husband disappeared with her. ๐Ÿค” Okay - yes my dream was very cheeky! ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ˜๐ŸคจWhen I caught them both together - I was hurt and furious! ๐Ÿฅด๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ต๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ

Okay - so maybe I'm not quite there with the whole unconditional thing, but my intention is to be! ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜ How unconditional can you be with your partner, despite differences, hurt, pain, imperfections or perceived mistakes? ๐Ÿ’ซโœจ

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Please know that you are so welcome to email me back if you have any questions, feedback or if there is anything I can help you with. ๐Ÿ’š Here's to creating Emotionally Happy Homesยฎ from the inside out. ๐Ÿ’•

Sending you all so much love,

Kirsten

P.S. If you would love personal awareness to untangle any deep subconscious patterns and create your own Emotionally Happy Homeยฎ, please call our office angels, Jane or Suzy at Step Up Your Life, Coolum Beach on: 07 5351 1970. Can be done via Skype/phone or in person ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’Ÿ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ˜