If I believe one thing, its that there are only a very few people in this world who are really alive… I've been fortunate enough during my tenure to meet more than a couple of these people. I've learned from them as much as I could, I'd like to think that I've at least tried to convince more than a few who have crossed my path the same. One of the major distinctions with these "highly evolved" individuals is the passion they attempt to put in their daily lives. How they love their "one", their families, friends, co workers, neighbors, strangers and all other creatures on this earth has largely shaped how I choose to love this world also. That certainly shouldn't infer that these people I have met, and myself, aren't sometimes terrified of this world.. In my experience some of the most passionate, loving, inspiring people I have ever met, have also had the most convincing demons… With that said, resiliency comes into play daily, if not hourly.
There are so many negative things coming at you from day to day. Most of the time these negative energies are from people and places that supposedly care about you the most. Not to say that these people and institutions don't truly care about you and love you, just to say they choose to live their life through fear based logic. Love based logic, that’s where I try to stay, if anyone can tell me how to stay their 100% of the time, I'd be all ears to stay all heart. : ) We'll talk later about trust, I understand the complexity that come with those 5 letters, another day we will tackle trust.
Another common denominator with these people is how they walk around and view the world they are a part of. They walk around in a state of constant amazement, they find life in every breath, celebrate every sandwich and make every moment count. In the end, I'll no longer care about my 401K, won't wish I stayed I the office longer, won't regret that I never made CIO of my company… In the end your going to miss your love, your family, your friends. Work everyday to bridge the gaps that hinder the love of your friendships. Pick up the phone, make plans, put your arms around people you normally wouldn't. Be kind to a stranger for absolutely no reason at all. Pay someone a complement when they don't see one coming. As fast as all this life and love started, it will be over just as quickly. This world, this love, will never be long enough for me. I certainly do not fear the afterlife that awaits me. I've just pulled some beautiful meaning from my experiences in this world, which brings me to another point.
A constant for all of us is the phenomenon of experience and our little internal factories churning these experiences into meaning. Not all experience will produce meaning worth keeping, and sometimes the meaning must be up upgraded, updated and will change so much over the course of a lifetime that you have no frame of reference as to where you started. If love is my number one daily goal, growth is a very close second. In these experience updates and upgrades I pray I will become better. Better to love, better to forgive, better to bring into action the perfect plans in my heart.


Put your arms around somebody today, cut yourself and someone else some slack. We are all dealing with a mountain of imperfections. The acknowledgement of these imperfections is only half of the struggle, the other half is forgiving yourself and other's daily for those imperfections. We are all doing time, all locked up, all broken down and at times, we all feel all alone.
This is never the case.
The heart inside your chest holds the keys to the kingdom and all you desire. Live your life, with love based logic, do not dwell in fear, for you'll find you've lived years of your life being afraid. Be brave enough to love, in these vulnerabilities you will find yourself. Life is too fucking short. Our love is the only thing that will be on this earth after we are gone. The love for your partner, the love for your family, how you treated those around you, how you stood up to be counted everyday of your life. That’s how I want to be measured by my God, by this world. The sun will always rise, love will always win.


In closing, Live inside your own heart, allow a few choice others to live in there with you, you'll find it is a very big place to live.

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By the Plain White T's