Do it out of love. Do you feel put upon by a request? Can you say yes anyway? What if you did it for love? For the sheer Joy of serving. Even if the other is appreciative, that is not the reason to say yes. You say yes, for you may not know how far and wide the impulse of love will spread when you do a thing not because you have anything to gain or because it is an obligation, but because you are Love in expression, and you are allowing your true Self to say hello. Hello, dear one, you are so very loved.
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About the Author: Suzanne Giesemann
When my husband’s health declined to the point that he could no longer trim his own toenails, I felt put upon even though he didn’t ask me to trim them. There weren’t any other options (no traveling toenail trimmers nearby) and yet I balked and the nails kept growing and curling into painful ingrown things. Then it came to me that in truth, I was afraid: Afraid of hurting him; of not knowing what I was doing. But I loved my husband and focusing on that Love motivated me to move past the fears. I studied online videos to build confidence; I bought the sharpest, precision cutter I could find to improve chances for success; I wore a magnifier headlamp to clearly see up close. Finally ready to try, I began slowly and carefully, and as the minutes ticked by, I discovered that I not only loved my husband, I loved his toes! I saw his toes relax once the painful nails were cut away. I enjoyed seeing them go from a pinched yellow tone to a friendly flesh color again. It became a meditation and an expression of love. I nearly missed this chance because of fear: It is SO worth looking for and acting on Love motives.
This is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing.