Choose love

It’s time to stop defaulting to fear and to start defaulting to love. We must. For the well-being of our families, our communities, and heavens sake, for ourselves.

Fear has been more rampant in our days than ever before. In my lifetime, at least.

It’s time to show love. To try love. To choose love.

“You’d think that people would have had enough of silly love songs… I look around me and I see it isn’t so, no…”

And before you roll your eyes at this post as one more “silly love song,” let me ask you: what are you feeling? Worried, uneasy, concerned, unsettled, sluggish, exhausted, angry, afraid, anxious, meh… or some combination…? How is that serving you? Do you feel enabled? Strong? Comfortable? Confident?

It’s time to choose love over fear.

It’s time, Dear One.

We were not created to exist in a state of fear for such prolonged periods. The prehistoric tiger-chase that our stress hormones were crafted for lasted moments. We’re closing in on two years. Two years of being “chased.” Two years of being on edge. Two years of anticipating something around the corner. Being haunted by a potential we can’t even see. That is creating physical and energetic division. And the gap is continuing to grow.

I have a reminder to share (you knew this already, I’m simply here to help you recall it): you are in control. It may not have felt like it for the last two years, and for many, it may not feel like it now.

Perhaps we can’t control what is happening around us. But we can each control how we respond to it.

It’s time to respond with love.

For our children. Our friends. Our communities. Our social feeds. For everyone.

What is being influenced and impacted by everything happening around us is our energy. And it’s time to uplift our energy. To lift towards love. And out of fear.

We’re going to take love from the musical score and make it accessible today, friends. Because this is what we need. This is what our world needs. No matter what side you sit on amidst all of the solutions on the table, we can all get behind love. We haven’t yet. And it’s time.

Here are some practical ways to choose love today…

♥️ Smile.

♥️ Give a compliment.

♥️ Check in on someone you haven’t connected with for awhile.

♥️ Say “thank you” for a kindness you’ve recently received.

♥️ Sit down and play with your kids. (Everything else can wait).

♥️ Meditate (even for a minute or two).

♥️ Take a break from posting on social media.

♥️ Be kind (even when given the chance to be right, instead choose to be kind).

♥️ Leave your phone in the other room when watching tv with your honey.

♥️ Take a deep breath.

♥️ Say something kind to yourself.

♥️ Pray.

It can feel sticky to move away from something like fear. To set it down. And let it go.

What if we were to pick something up in its place? Love. Kindness. Compassion. It’s a small shift. A subtle one. Instead of moving away from something, let’s instead move towards something else.

And the more we get into the practice of choosing love, the more room love will find within us. The more it will uplift our energy. And over time, without realizing it has happened, the traces of fear will be but a shadow.

“Love is a many splendored thing… love lifts us up where we belong… all you need is love.”

It’s time to lift up. It’s time to clarify our energy. It’s time to lighten our load. And it can all be done… all through love.

We must choose love. We must begin. And it can begin with you. And me. And then, when we forget, we can begin again. Because every moment is a chance to begin again. And that is what we’ll do. Each of us. Together.

And then, should the tiger arrive again, we’ll have tools - practical tools - to enable us to uplift. To empower us. Through love.

As we’re entering a new year, let’s choose differently.

Rather than picking up a new resolution to distract us for a few weeks, let’s choose an intention of love to guide us. And when we forget, it can be an opportunity for us to show ourselves even more love. To be kind. To practice. And to build up even more of a well of love within us. That can be shared all around us. In our households. In our communities. With everyone. No matter where they stand. Or where you stand.

“We could be heroes, forever and ever…”

You have chosen to be here. Right here, right now. And now it’s time to chose the tool that will best serve you as you advance forward. We’ve tried concern. We’ve tried judgement. We’ve tried anger. We’ve tried uncertainty. We’ve tried fear.

It’s time to try love.

Choose love, sweet strong mama.

You are ready, Dear One ♥️