First up, this is not an attempt to get people to run up and hug someone they don't know,but maybe acknowledging those around you differently than you usually do. Let's face it, we wake up each day having to face people we don't particularly like, on the road, at the store, at work, even where we live. But if we wait for the other person to disappear, or have a change of heart or attitude, we might be waiting for a long time. So, with recognizing that, maybe we can do something we know will work, and that is to change the way we see them. I have to do this every single day I wake up, though not with a person, but with my own physical limitations, and trust me, most days I'm thinking it would be easier to have another person as an assignment. I truly believe the battles that we have in life are the ones within ourselves, not with others. So remember, you have complete control over the battle within yourself, because you can in fact change, whereas the battle with others can be daunting.
Now I realize at this point you're convinced there is no way you can let go of all the things that bother you and simply walk in love, for that would require way too much, and you're simply "too busy", my least favorite words in the English language. I am convinced and will continue to be convinced that every person on the earth could check off at least 10 things on their to do list each day, and feel so freed up, that walking in love would be a cinch. In fact, when you make the decision or plan to do this each day, the time that is freed up, and offered in love to someone else, will come back to you two fold. Hard to believe it's that simple, but trust me, it works. Like taking time to exercise, hoping and expecting it to help you be stronger and healthier, and it actually working. You take that time you believe you are too busy, and invest it, and look for the signs of progress along the way. A little less on the scales, pants fit better, a bit more energy shows up, and you in turn gain a new outlook on your life. When that happens, you feel good about being nice to others, and offering yourself in ways you had never thought of before.
Of course the jest of all of this is, we weren't put on this earth to continually take, but to give as well. To recognize there is some pretty rough stuff going on these days, and so many people are suffering so badly, on so many different levels. But the only way we can offer ourselves up to someone else, is to free up our own lives in some way so that we have the time and energy to give something to someone else. I realize it is so easy to get caught up in your own tragedies, messes, losses, frustration, bitterness, pain and suffering.....well the list goes on. But if you stay locked up, waiting for something or someone to make yours disappear, you could be waiting a long long time. And what if your stuff doesn't go away for some reason, it doesn't mean you are imprisoned for life. It may just mean that you need to find ways to transform that stuff into something more useful, or that could help someone else.
What if you truly believed that what keeps you from walking in love, and again this is not romantic love per say.......just a kinder, compassionate, giving person..........is just taking your focus off of your mess or busy-ness, and offering it outward? What if you stopped thinking or believing that the world owes you, that the other person is responsible for making you so miserable and THEY need to change? Wow........what a new world we would live in and what a difference it would make if we all tried this for one week, just to see what would happen. I myself am convinced it would completely transform the world into a different place. One with more love, compassion, patience, peace, joy, and contentment. For me, surely doesn't make all my pain and suffering disappear, but it sure does make life a lot easier, pleasant and peaceful.
Just think......you actually have the power to change someone elses life today, including your own. Just as you can lose 10 pounds, and fit in that new suit or dress, by simply deciding.....I'm going to do something different today, it's just as easy to decide you are going to walk in love, and change the world.
So try it on.......it may actually fit today!
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