Originally posted on Facebook HERE
I’ve been sitting down and writing these posts for going on eight years now. Sometimes I wonder why I keep doing it. Or even how I started doing it at all, really – I didn’t set out originally to write a weekly blog at all. I just took a photo and wrote something one day. Then I did it again. Last week was the 434th week I’ve written one now. Not many people see them or read them or respond to them. The first four years are published in book form. Not many people buy or read them. And as driven and focused as I am, and with how much I usually want to be number one in everything I do - in this case none of that matters to me. I don’t care. Because as I was thinking about it today, it really hit me that I write these because I have an internal need to investigate and analyze what life is, and how to best live it. And I want to share my thoughts with others and see what they’re doing and thinking as well. To me, it boils down to this: where is the love? You can’t live your best life if you live without love. You can achieve great material success without love, but what difference does that make? You’ll die sad, angry, scared and alone. Love is the answer. I’m quick to all my emotions, including anger. And we all have those triggers that get us upset and angry. Even hating people at times. Right now, the political spectrum being what it is – there’s lots of anger. It’s hard not to get caught up in it, actually. You want to fight for what you believe in. And we don’t all look at things the same way. So the world still has wars over this. Beliefs so strong we’re willing to kill and/or die for them. The human race is far from being civilized. Can you think of anyone who has made lasting changes in the world through peaceful efforts?… Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jesus, and Mother Theresa come to mind for me. So it can be done, but – why is there evil in the world? Can evil truly be destroyed in ways that aren’t also full of anger and hatred? Are wars “necessary” evils, then? The quest for power runs strong at times, as does the quest for peace. It’s not just within countries, either, but within ourselves. How can we be more loving when there are so many things to be upset about? It’s a process for sure. Catching the anger and not just running with it. Walking away from the argument that won’t go anywhere. Surrounding ourselves with good, loving people who we know and trust. And always getting centered with love when we head into our days. Because you get what you give in life, and hatred resides inside the hater, not the hated. It’s a conundrum wrapped in a riddle. And a lifelong struggle as well. I wish you well in your quest to enhance love in your life today, and always. We can start to change the world one loving heart at a time. Live in the solution, not the problem, whenever possible.
