One Word 2011 - Love
I opened my morning meditation this morning, and how fitting is it that it is about LOVE...
I have learned SO much about love in the past twelve months, so much about what love is, about what love isn't. My understanding of love has evolved exponentially, yet I find I am at a loss for the exact words to express this newfound knowledge.
Love is simple, yet it has the ultimate power. Love can breathe new life into a dead soul. Love is the small flame that overcomes overwhelming darkness. Love is the twinkle in the eye of my daughters. Love is the sound of the laugh of my sons. Love is the warmth and security in my husband's touch. Love is the smell of my grandmother's embrace (always smells like Jergens lotion) . Love is the flip-flop of the butterflies in my stomach when I hear my husband's voice. Love is the "warm-fuzzy" feeling I get just by thinking of LOVE.
Love is forgiving and forgetting. Love is hanging on, but love is letting go. Love is forever. Love is truth. Love is the beginning... But never ending. Love is mercy, but not justified or focused on justice. Love is easy, but sometimes the most difficult to practice. Love is simple, but sometimes (often!) I complicate it.
LOVE is a paradox. To have love, I must give love freely. The more love I give, the more love I will have. Love is unconditional, yet I tend to attach selfish "strings" and conditions.
LOVE flows continuously from the One True Source. Love is perfect. Love is God, and God is Love.
2011 was a year of growth for me. I know that I am just beginning, and I look to my One True Source, God, to love me and to show me how He would have me experience Love. I now know that all of these sensations, these emotions that I associate with love, all of these come from God. When I hear my girls giggling, I know that God has given me a gift of love. I am thankful He is so creative - He amazes me daily with how He expresses His love for me. And, when I love others, I am showing God that I love Him as well. LOVE brings me much joy, happiness and peace. So, my plan for 2012 is to keep sharing the love!
