Love

When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too. —Paulo Coelho

Can you imagine how many arguments could be avoided if the idea of what is right took priority over who is right? Take a moment and think about that.

There are quite a few “F” words that contribute to worry, frustration and resentment:
Fear
Frantic
Futility
Falsehoods
Funk
Falter
Fret
But the word I am referring to is FORIGVENESS. All of the other “F” words listed take us out of the place of love and firmly into a place of fear. Forgiveness fosters the extension of love…to yourself and to others.

Love exists within each of us from the moment we are born and waits to be discovered from then on.
~Elif Shafak

There is something about these lyrics that resonates deep within. In the moment I heard this song, I took it in from the perspective of Spirit offering this invitation.

Are you able to find beauty within judgment? In other words, can you shift the lens?

What’s the one word reason why to choose forgiveness? Love? No. Peace? No. It’s SELF. You, yourself, are the very reason to choose forgiveness. So, I suppose you’re wondering what the four reasons are… Sanity Energy Love Freedom These are the gifts YOU receive from choosing to forgive. Sanity Stopping the endless cycle of monkey…

The levels of understanding and invitation in this quote are rich and deep. From one perspective, it holds the invitation to offer forgiveness or acceptance within a personal relationship. If someone hurts us or betrays us, what is our willingness to offer forgiveness? Do we have the heart strength (courage) to trust loving again? And…

This is an interesting experience for me. I love the poetic beauty of these words, but I am wrestling with allowing that to be in my heart. I was actually attempting to find a different quote to ponder and muse upon today but as it is meant to be…I continually found myself being pulled here.…

Forgiveness: letting go of the hope that the past can be anything other than what it was. What do we hope to gain from holding on to past hurts? What are we trying to prove? Who is really the one being punished? There is a deep understanding that we are the…

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