Is Unconditional Love Possible?

Is it possible to have unconditional love?

Unconditional means that NOTHING, absolutly NOTHING could stop the love you have for someone. Another question is, if unconditional love is possible, is it a good idea?

Once you find yourself in love, should that love stay conditional or should we fight, no matter what for the unconditional?

If we were to be like Jesus, we would strive for the for the unconditional. Our society, however, leads us to believe that when people are too different, things get too hard or too difficult we should walk away for our emotional health.

Am I the only one who feels that the beliefs of society today feed our selfish sides? We are always taught to believe that "It's all about me! My needs, my wants, and my desires."

When did we stop loving our neighbors to love ourselves more?

Remember, it is not wrong to love ourselves. It is encouraged. Remember when Jesus said, "Love your neighbor as yourself." That can be read two ways:
1. Don't love your neighbor more than yourself
2. Don't yourself more than your neighbor
Both are equally true AND important.

I think that the best way to accomplish the goal is to share your joy. Share with everyone. No one is too good or not good enough to share with, and when your cup is overflowing fill the cups of others who are thirsty for whatever you have in abundance.

Perhaps by sharing your blessings with others, you continue the blessings to those around you and they in turn will bless you back. But the difficulty of the conditional vs. the unconditional love is this: continue to bless them even when there is NOTHING in it for you. Continue to give even when their cup can't be filled. Remember: Seventy times seven

Love your neighbor as yourself.

This is unconditional love. Jesus has it for everyone of us...even the ones that are different or difficult. If he does it, why shouldn't we strive for that?

I'm not trying to say that it's easy. In fact, I don't think a day of my life will go by where I won't struggle with it, but you know....every day it's a little easier than the day before. Baby steps. As long as you keep progressing towards perfect, you'll be doing God's work.

So, these are my thoughts. Do you think that truly unconditional love is possible?