now, i do know what is going on because we (my family, friends and i) talk about the events in the world all the time..."hey, did you hear?" but i try not to....often....share bad news or depressing stories. but i am far from perfect. as i write this it occurs that when i talk about my frustrations with situations i am involved in or people i am dealing with...it is the same thing. now, if i release and let go of my frustrations with those things, i guess how i perceive those situations and people would change. but that does not work with the stories in the news.
it does work with me but as with everything on my journey, it is a hard thing to do. it is hard to let go of my attitudes, perceptions, experiences. they color my perceptions. i think i have told you before - my friends say i wear rose-colored glasses. i don't think that is true. but i do believe if we each try to seek the goodness in others first and try to be kind, we would all be part of a love movement that would bring the people of this world closer to the world it was created to be... a world of love. but as with letting go, that is hard.
the last few days, i have heard a lot of tragic stories;stories of molestation of children, illness, death and suicide. i wish i could say that i also heard stories of birth and recovery, of marriage and new love, of wellness and accomplishment. but i cannot. my friends say love is waning, that evil is rising. they say that evil is pervasive and we must fight even harder to stay loving. i say love is growing, that spirituality is spreading, that self-introspection is becoming popular and that more people are trying to live lives of kindness, love and peace. but a week like i have had makes it hard for me to keep the glow of possibility in my heart.
so today, i am lifting up those who are going through hard, sad, tumultuous times. i am holding my heart in my hand and letting the glow of my soul once again fill my heart with radiant love. and then i am going to step outdoors and hold my heart up to the heavens. mayhaps the radiant glow of my heart's loving kindness will reach out to the hearts and souls of others. mayhaps it will touch others and they will wish to spread this loving kindness to others, as well.
if enough of us share loving kindness, perhaps next week i will hear stories of overcoming and health, of peace and joy, of compassion and goodness. perhaps i will hear stories of love and kindness and i will know once again that loving kindness does abound in this world of ours.
if you read this and are moved to comment... please tell me and my friends .... where is the love?
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