I can tell, it's the holiday season..mostly because I have already dug my feet in the ground and gotten real busy trying to make other people feel loved. I do this for two reasons. The first, is that my Dad always told me when I was feeling "blue" to get busy making someone else's life better, so I wouldn't dwell on whatever was on my mind. The second reason is because he was completely right, being the curve in someone's smile is totally awesome.
This is my first Christmas alone..I mean really alone (but, it is completely different to be alone, than to live with someone and feel desolate). So, I have one-upped myself to a better place on that premise alone. Maybe you can relate, maybe not.
My point is, that during the holidays, when your life is changing for whatever reason, you stop taking for granted the things that really mean something. I saw pictures on Facebook of a happy couple I know at the downtown tree lighting ceremony posting tons of "selfies". I love happy people. I can't help but think they figured out the magic behind that happiness.
This is my first Christmas alone..I mean really alone (but, it is completely different to be alone, than to live with someone and feel desolate). So, I have one-upped myself to a better place on that premise alone. Maybe you can relate, maybe not.
My point is, that during the holidays, when your life is changing for whatever reason, you stop taking for granted the things that really mean something. I saw pictures on Facebook of a happy couple I know at the downtown tree lighting ceremony posting tons of "selfies". I love happy people. I can't help but think they figured out the magic behind that happiness.
I'm on a journey to figure out the answers myself. Nobody but me can do this. While I have not figured it out, I do figure out "bits and pieces" along the way. So, here's what I have at this very moment..and I think it's really worth something!
Write this down and remind yourself of it daily: Love is NOT a feeling. Feelings are fickle. They change and come and go with such frequency, it’s impossible to build a foundation on them. Infatuation is a feeling. Lust is a feeling. Love is a CHOICE. A decision. It’s a verb. It’s an action. It’s something you wake up every day and choose to do. The sooner we can get every human being on the planet to understand this, then the closer we will be to the magic behind it. Love each other, love your kids, your parents, your friends and family. Extend love to those who need it the most, but definitely won't ask for it. It is in loving those who are by their definition, at their most "unlovable" that we really see true human spirit lift.
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Faith, Family, Love...however, you say it, as long as you really feel it!
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