How Do You Love the World?
You seem to love the world,
how do you do it?
how do you love the world?
one of my students asked me.
How I do is simple and not,
but what fuels me is my why.
In every spiritual path I have encountered
is a lesson to love one another.
The words may vary,
but the message is the same
love one another.
How I do it,
if I indeed do,
starts with me
and being loving with and showing love to myself.
Michael Jackson said
to start with the person in the mirror.
HGTV said to start at home.
So one way I show love to the world
is by loving myself
and that is not always easy.
Loving the world
is about nurturing relationships.
seeing beauty,
and showing grace,
even when we do not want to do that.
It starts with us.
With us giving thanks
for all we have and all we have not.
Focusing on the blessings
reduces our anxiety and frustration.
Being kind to others,
smiling at someone,
letting them know they are enough,
sending a thoughtful message,
any random act of kindness,
sends love into the world.
Every time we give
of our heart,
our minds,
our souls,
we are pouring love into the world.
Believing in others,
searching out the good in them
and helping them see it in themselves.
it is so easy to put others down,
and there are so many who will and do do that.
So be the one who helps others
see the light within them.
As my Bubby once said,
hold people as if they are a newborn.
Be patient, gentle and kind
as the Ultimate has always been with you.
See the beauty in all of creation,
in nature,
animals,
the colors,
the scents,
the textures,
the tastes,
and give thanks.
See loving the world is not hard.
it’s about being mindful
and serving others,
and sharing with others the love
we receive so freely
from the Ultimate
who asks us to love one another
because together we are the world
and when we love each other
we love the world.
This is how I do it.
This is how I love the world.
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