Loving More, Fearing Less

It’s Monday, April 1.  The first day of a new month and it falls on a Monday?  I think that means conditions are right for starting something new, changing something that needs changed or just deciding today something will be different than yesterday.   I’m not typically one of those peoples who say I’m going to “start” something on Monday, or the first of the month, because honestly, I think on any day, any hour, any minute you can decided to be different than you were the minute before.

As you know, one of my intentions for this year is to spread goodness wherever and whenever I can, and with that in mind, I’ve been spending a lot of time lately thinking about the concept that most people make decisions, form opinions or act out either from a place of love or a place of fear.   I don’t ever like to make general sweeping statements, but I think it is human nature to be fearful of things we don’t understand, and sadly, most people stay in their bubble and never try to learn and understand.  I am just as guilty as most.  However, over the past few months, I’ve really been focusing on trying to always come from a place of love.  Trust me when I say it isn’t always easy, people can be …..well, “trying” to say the least.  What I’ve found is that when I’m trying to make a conscious effort to come from a place of understanding and love, it immediately knocks my 100% frustration with a situation (or a someone) down to about 75% frustration, and the more and more I practice it, the percentage gets smaller and smaller.  As they say, practice makes perfect…although, let’s face it we will never be perfect….but we can be better.

So today, Monday, April 1, a new day, a new week, a new season, how about we all try to focus on coming from a place of love? How about we start accepting people for who they are and loving them anyway?  How about we understand that people have different views and opinions then our own and we love them anyway?    

There’s your challenge, starting today, fill the world around you with as much unconditional love as you can.  We can all make a difference.