Howdy, my peeps,
You know, it’s funny how sometimes I forget the lessons I’ve learned–even the ones I’ve learned over and over again.
I know I mentioned it a few days ago, but I’m still thinking about the importance of love. It’s… foundational. It’s pretty much the most important thing in the world, in my opinion.
Because of the events going on in my life recently, I’ve alternated between working on a handful of different things in my personal development, most notably trying to overcome fear and anger. However, I’ve been reminded recently that love is what I want the most. Certainly I want to be free of fear and anger as well, and a host of other things. And I have a host of character traits I’d like to develop, but love… it’s tippy top on my list–pure, perfect, unconditional love. That’s what I want. That’s the heart I want to have.
I want to be love.
With that on my mind, I have been trying to think today of the kinds of things that I can do to bring that kind of love into my heart. I started making a little list of actions I can do, including praying for people, serving people, using my time and money to bless people’s lives, deliberately thinking positive thoughts about people, actively working on my goal of lifting every person I come in contact with every time I connect with them.
Of course, I want to be love today, but like I mentioned the other day, I’m learning and starting to accept the real change generally takes some good time. So, I’m going to practice doing the kinds of actions that people who love other people do, and I’m going to hope that bit by bit, over time, I can become love. I know it is in me.
Anyway, on that note, it was a pretty slow day, which was nice. Having taken the day off from work, I only did scheduling and phone answering.
Otherwise, I finally meditated again. I’d done so well, like 6 days in a row, and then, since having been in Seattle, I’ve just totally fallen off a cliff with my dailies. The time zone difference really has been a killer with that.
I’m gonna do better tomorrow. It’s 9:50 right now, so I’m hoping to get a decent amount of sleep tonight, so I can get up at 5:30 for work and still circle back to my dailies.
I spent a good chunk of the day chatting with my dear friend Brittani. Also had a good back and forth with my friend Cory.
Good stuff. 🙂
#1. I’m grateful for the insane water pressure of the shower here.
#2. I’m grateful for a day off.
#3. I’m grateful to have my focus back on love.
#4. I’m grateful for hope and faith in good things to come.
#5. I’m grateful for sleep.
Well folks, if you have any suggestions for how to increase my capacity to love, I’m all eyes.
Loves and hugs 🙂.
Lift the World.
~ stephen
Lift the World 