I do not believe our sensitive nervous systems are made to withstand the onslaught of chaos, violence, war, mass murders, a pandemic and its long term effects and death and destruction due to climate change. Many are suffering mentally, materially and physically as a result.
Because I have such a deep love and concern for humanity, I do the best I know how to offer love, care, compassion, understanding and kindness to others. It is what I have to give, so I give it.
Recently, in my giving I have begun to question "What if?"
- What if we all realized we are part of the whole and therefore treat others as an extension of self?
- What if we all opened our hearts to the love and light that is already there and offered that love and light to a dark and sometimes dreary and exhausted world?
- What if we all gave to others what we would like to have given to us?
- What if we sat and listened to others instead of thinking we have to talk?
- What if we gave ourselves and others permission to feel what they are feeling?
Think about it!!
How do you feel when someone judges you, puts you down, takes advantage of you, ostracizes you or treats you and talks to you like you do not have a functioning brain?
The other side of the coin is how do you feel when someone praises you, offers you kindness and compassion and/or a hand up? When you are spoken to with respect and love?
Which would you rather have in your life? Kindness or meanness? Love and understanding or judgment? A hug or a slap? To be held or pushed away? To be accepted for who you are or to be rejected because you are not "them?" I am pretty sure I know how most would answer these questions, so what would happen if we treated everyone the way we want to be treated?
We all come here as love and innocence and it is up to to each of us to return to love and practice living from that space.
I really do believe the time is here to be the change we want to see in the world.
- What if we lay down our sword and shield and just sit in peace for a while?
- What if we chose to honor and love self today by being nurturing and kind to yourself?.
- What if we all took in the fact that we are a magnificent creation of light, we are all special and we deserve to be loved and treated kindly?
- What if the natural outflow of doing this resulted in a natural outflow of love and kindness to others?
Just think of what a difference we can make in the world and in the lives of others if we practice love and compassion on a daily basis.
Just think of what a difference we could make in our own lives if we practice love and compassion towards self. We all deserve to be nurtured, cared for and held gently. Do it for you, do it for others.
Be the change you would like to see in the world!
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