Every odd time and again, a friend will kindly offer, “you’ve got it figured out, James.” My usual response, on account of that totally not being true, “oh, I’m not so sure.” Translation: “Jesus H Macy, no way I do!”
And, there’s a reason why I don’t have it “figured out”; it’s because it’s not for me to figure out. It’s already been figured out; a long time ago. In fact, it’s never not been figured out. It certainly wasn’t me that struck spiritual gold and said, “hey everyone! It’s Love! The answer is Love!”….as great as it would have been, that wasn’t me.
What will be my personal legacy is how I choose to find the Love inside of me. It’s actually the only real choice we’re ever making. Amidst the million other decisions in front of us, it seems that choosing Love isn’t really of urgent importance. I promise; it’s the only decision of any importance.
Love is your compass. It’s impossible to be lost; it’s merely a choice to be. Because we always have the ability to choose Love, it only follows that our misdirection, ie not Love, is also a choice (some sort of critical thinking ideology, I’m sure). We just usually choose (there’s that word again) to believe that the bad things are brought to us against our will, rather than them being a product of what we’ve created.
So, how do you choose Love? Simply put, by remembering you always have the option to do so. The way you do it, is by doing it. And, however you give yourself the chance to be in that space, will be personal to you. Maybe you tie a string around your finger? Or, carry something in your pocket? For me, I’m able (not always) to recognize when I’m not in that space and that’s what serves as my reminder. It’s almost as though, I just don’t feel right when I’m not operating there. It wasn’t always this way, and I fall down a lot. But, it’s my choice to pick myself up and find the next opportunity to be Love.
What works for you, will work for you. But, maybe something here will kick start that.
EVERYONE needs Love – as much as it seems some people just want to watch the world burn, we all need Love. This disguise has a lot of masks; anger, jealousy, hatred, pride and self-destruction, to name a few. Try to see past the mask and into the Love we all need.
Wear someone else’s shoes – when that person is really making us want to punch them in the face, chances are, we’ve probably done the same to someone else at some point. Pause and try to trade places with them. We’ve all been that person and had our reasons to be. Feel theirs.
You’re not perfect (even though you are) – don’t expect everyone else to be.
Get better sleep – I know, for me, when I’m not in a space of Love, it sticks to me. Before you act or react, think about which road will help you sleep better at night. Chances are, it’s the high one. That will be your guide.
Metallica? – nothing else matters; not what he did, not what she said, not your ego and not who’s right. Just Love.
Annoy yourself – “I am Love, I am Love, I am Love, I am Love….”
I don’t really have this gig all figured out. But, I’m trying, some days more than others. Even though you will find your own way, it will get us all to the same place. Our Heart.
be Love.
Love is an ability that is given since we were born: we got from the way our parents taken care of us. It is an ability and feeling that we will never lose; as long as we can still smile and cry, then we will be able to love. Yes everyone needs love, but everyone also needs to be strong! We should always keep in mind if someday no one loves us, we will have to be fine with that situation and continue to be strong and love ourselves. I always tell myself, if I am not strong and no one will be strong for me. I try to wear other people’s shoes from time to time, but I still sometimes get upset when those people don’t appreciate my thoughts and my understanding. I mean I try to wear their shoes, and they take it as “it is the way it should be as I am always right or my way is always better”. As I become older, I just give them a fake smile (not fake to them) and move on, not worth to waste my time (please don’t think I am a bad person. I am not, it is just life is too short and I want to spend my time on something that will make me happy). No one is perfect and we can still all be perfect as “perfect” means different things to different people. Perfect or not is not important as long as we like the way we are. I do and I like the way you are as well. So there is nothing you need to change and just be yourself!! Don’t think too much before you go to bed will help you sleep better. All you need to think about before you go to bed is “I am going to sleep now”. 🙂 Don’t annoy yourself and just be yourself. You represent love. Life is a journey of experiencing and figuring out all our questions/wonders. As I become older, I also have found the answers that have bugged me in the past. To be honest, I don’t think we can figure out every single question/wonder. The best is before we leave this world, we feel we have been enjoying our life and there is no regret and then that is a perfect ending. Take care!
Articulated brilliantly! 😉
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Love is who we are and will always be regardless of what physical form we take. Reliance upon other sources of Love is what helps create the fear inside of us; fear of loss, fear of loneliness, fear of insignificance. Love will always exist within us and it is our choice to open ourselves to it. We often speak about the Love we need to show others, but truly, it starts with showing Love to ourselves. It starts with accessing the Love that is and will always be inside of us. When we bring our Love to fill us inwardly, it will have no choice but to emanate from us outwardly.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
be Love. 🙂
PS when we peel back all the layers of distraction we create, the answer to all of our questions will be Love.