Love: Be Kind, Take a Breath

We can’t escape ourselves. We are the one constant who will stick by our side, the one certainty that will be with us to the end so it’s kind of handy if we like that person and show that person a little love, don’t you think? Even if we have days where we may want to be different or get away from it all. Wherever we get away to, we will still be there in that moment and the next one… 

 

Rather than try and escape, stay and find yourself! Learn to love each part of you on a journey of self-discovery. Once you start on this journey, being present in each moment, without always rushing forward or trying to look back, you can start to find the peace you may have already searched a lifetime for and really enjoy things you never did before. Don’t search for happiness in a new car, a new home or some new clothes. 

Sure, it’s nice to have new things but can you feel happiness in all that you love and feel in front of you right now. Can you close your eyes and feel it inside? If you’re always striving for the next thing, the next holiday, the next day out, you’ll miss all the wonder of today. Enjoy this moment! 

 

And this one… We can’t always change what is happening externally, but we can change the way we deal with things. We can find new skills or tools to deal with different situations. Like Jon Kabat-Zinn says, ‘You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf!’ 

 

Mindfulness enables you to surf those waves that rise in your mind. Love enables you to glide through it all. You can’t stop thoughts and situations arising but you sure can learn to manage them. 

 

Love, Love, Love!