No big deal.
How many times a day do you hear that word? How many times a day do you use that word?
If there’s anything that the 21st century has brought us, it’s lack of censorship. Often cloaked as “freedom of expression”. A “fundamental right” that is very easily abused.
You don’t really have to go much further than primetime HBO for foul language, nudity or disturbing acts of violence. And, really, it’s a drop in the ocean compared to the endless “resource” the internet is of all things immoral (my somewhat insincere apology for the judgement).
Once upon a time, this kind of stuff was confined to R-rated movies that occasionally hit the theatres or dirty magazines you could maybe score from your older brother. Now, it’s all common-place and we don’t even blink an eye. There’s no squeamishness, no filters, no really anything. It’s rather safe to say we’re a de-sensitized society. And, getting more numb by the mini-series.
Except, and here’s the ‘except’, when our Heart wants to take the centre spotlight, then all of a sudden, we get stage fright. Why are we okay with dropping gratuitous f-bombs, forwarding on emails of grotesque car crashes and listening to music that seems to celebrate and exploit the usage of racial slurs, yet we suddenly get uncomfortable or disinterested when it comes to Love?
Is Love boring? Is it not conversation worthy? Do we think it’s the made up pot of gold at the end of the bullshit rainbow?
Or, is there an element of vulnerability we subconsciously attach to Love? If we speak or act from our Heart, are we thinking we’re putting ourselves out there; that we’ll be taken advantage of? Are we scared of Love and how it can show us how beautiful we really are?
Don’t think of Love as giving up your power or creating vulnerability, but think of it as being a force. Power is just the inanimate version of what you can do. Force is putting it into action. The moment you put force behind your Heart is the moment you start to create a change. And, that change occurs in you.
Changing you is what will change what’s around you.
Whether it be relationships, your job, your life path or simply feeling better about yourself right now; it starts with you. Allowing Love to use you as a force will open up all those things you don’t even know you’re missing. Really ask yourself how “whole” you feel. If you feel pretty whole, that’s great! Keep going. But, if there’s something inside of you that you just don’t seem to be able to put your finger on, it means you’re ready. You’re ready to be a force of Love.
The great thing about being a force of Love is that it literally comes in about a million different forms.
Smile at someone,
Leave a nice note on a co-worker’s desk,
Buy your friend lunch,
Tell your mom you appreciate her,
Give someone a hug,
Give everyone a hug,
And, holy shit, maybe just tell someone you Love them.
There are so many daily opportunities for us to un-censor Love. Leave yourself reminders or wear a string around your wrist. Make a deal with yourself to say or do something nice every time you’re in the presence of the f-word. Start shifting your focus and start creating change with force.
be Love for f*ck’s sake.
