Choose Love and Light

Recommended song to listen to while reading - HERE - "Nobody's right, if everybody's wrong."

I’ve never sensed so much division in our country, so much hatred between people who voted one way or the other. Times are difficult - people are losing their jobs, their stability, their sanity. But please don’t choose hate. Blaming individuals for the state of our government, new policies, or radical changes being implemented is not helpful. Division tears us apart. Love builds us up - love helps us create - love is the way. I challenge you: the next time you feel frustrated, angry, upset, and you’re ready to blame, take a deep breath. Try to see that individual as a fellow human being, made up of the same ingredients as you, as the cosmos. Try seeing their soul. Try finding compassion and understanding for how they’ve developed their opinions, why they’ve gotten this way.

Recent moments where I could bask in the light, and feel Spirit's infinite love all around me.

We are the creators imagining this world. We can make each moment exactly as we want it to. We have the power of magic at our very fingertips. Do you choose love or hate when someone disagrees with you? Do you choose forgiveness or holding onto a grudge when someone offends you? Do you choose acceptance or abandonment when someone’s values are different from yours?

Reminders of love can be subtle - like this morning with my mug and shirt! Love and magic are everywhere.

You cannot change someone else’s opinions or beliefs. You can only control YOUR thoughts, words, and actions. Show them LOVE. Show them kindness. Show them acceptance. We are all one. That person upsetting you IS you! You can choose to treat them well, despite what they’re saying, despite how “they’re making you feel.” Take a deep breath and choose love. You are in control of your emotions and feelings - don’t give anyone else the power to make you feel a certain way.

If someone is actively attacking you, remove yourself from the situation. Let them calm down. Don’t take it personally. Show that person compassion and understanding. Try to see it from their perspective, from their viewpoint, from what THEY know to be true. Disagreeing with others is perfectly fine. But nothing good comes from matching hate with hate. There is only destruction. Show up with love, kindness, and compassion - even if the other person is showing up with hate. I know it’s difficult, but I believe in you! You can show everyone - demonstrate for them - that there is another way. There is light, and an infinite supply of love.

Nature heals. If you're feeling attacked or angry, spend time connecting with Mother Earth.

I absolutely get a kick out of showing people that THEY are the light. I love solving difficult situations or annoying predicaments by pouring so much love and light out that all the bad naturally dissolves away. I love showing people through my words and actions that there’s an alternative, we don’t have to match others’ emotions and words… We don't have to hate each other. We don’t have to disown loved ones because we aren’t seeing eye-to-eye. There’s so much love and goodness in the world… every two people can always find something in common, something they agree on, or something that they both love.

Loving our fellow humans is a form of self-love. Choosing the goodness amidst the evil is rising above. Please, do not sink. Show the entire world your inner goodness. Let your inner being, your SOUL, radiate outwards so that you are actively creating the world you want to live in. Turn your love light on and leave it on! Choose love. Be the light. We can change the world through compassion and loving-kindness.