A few years ago, I had the words Unconditional Love tattooed on my hands. It was the most gangster thing I could imagine—loving someone despite any immense wrongdoings they could commit against me, even down to murder.
Yes, it’s okay if you take my life away; it can’t stop the love I have for you.
I have followed Bhakti Yoga as a spiritual practice for around ten years now. During this time, I have had countless opportunities to lash out, to call attention to abuse, hypocrisy, apathy, and abandonment.
Maybe it’s having several 12th-house placements (Moon, Chiron, Mars, and North Node), but I cannot fathom reacting impulsively in the heat of the moment. I prefer to introspect and process my emotions quietly before I communicate them.
I want to be clear, to have all the right words in place, so when I do speak, I am truly understood.
For me, there is no emotional pain heavier than not being understood and acknowledged.
I rarely Ghost for this reason. I have ghosted before, but only under circumstances where it was necessary. Even then, I wrote letters to these people and burned them in ceremony, so I could communicate with their spirit.
I don’t believe in continuing cycles of confusion.
I understand that nature is brutal, but humans have developed speech for a reason—we should use it, even if that means communicating telepathically.
The Power of Gentle Confrontation
One of the most loving and compassionate things we can do is engage in gentle confrontation.
It may not always mend a situation or keep certain people in our lives, but at the very least, it helps everyone elevate to their next ascension point.
The Truth About Unconditional Love
Unconditional Love does not mean Boundless Access. It requires boundaries.
Unconditional Love knows when to make cuts. Not everyone you love can join you on your journey.
Unconditional Love does not spare people from pain. It recognizes that pain is often the catalyst for Self-Love.
Unconditional Love is not always Unconditionally Present. Sometimes, absence is Love.
To truly embody Unconditional Love, one must embrace paradox and contrast.
Every move I make, every post I share, everything I create with my hands is intentionally infused with Unconditional Love.
Integrity Over External Validation
People will use you and dispose of you—regardless of your religion, philosophy, or intentions.
People will say one thing and do another.
But you must stand on your foundation.
You cannot deviate from your integrity.
I made my choice to become love itself as a teenager.
Since then, I have made offerings to every Feminine Deity representing love in all its forms.
For the past eight years, I have made every major decision by asking myself:
Is this something that someone who truly loves themselves would do?
Every single day, I choose to stay in love.
The Exquisite Heartbreak of Growth
Right now, I am experiencing one of the most exquisite heartbreaks I’ve ever felt.
I know it hurts because it doesn’t make sense yet, but I trust that in time, I will either find peace with the unknown or receive the answers from my Guides—as I always do when I am regulated again.
I refuse to pick familiar hells over unfamiliar heavens.
No heartbreak can shake my knowing that LOVE is the answer.
As long as I operate in alignment with my integrity and beliefs, I have no reason to doubt myself when others choose to be petty or make promises they never intended to keep.
When I am connected to Source, there is no lack of guidance.
When I am plugged in, I always have answers.
My Love comes from an inexhaustible source. However, just because my Love overflows, that does not mean it can be accessed by just anyone.
Unconditional Love means you don’t have to earn it for it to exist.
It does not mean that Love allows itself to be taken for granted.
Unconditional Love honors boundaries.
Because with the right boundaries in place, you will always remain the Lover, and your Beloved, boundless.
I love you, without exception but I also honor your need for complete freedom.
Take care of you, for me.
I love you.
Katie