Love and Let? Choose love and let go. What does that mean and how do I get started? What in the world do you mean by choose love?
When faced with a decision, any decision, you ask yourself, “What is the most loving thing I can think, say or do?”
How many decisions do you make in a typical day? You make thousands. Of course you choose what clothes to wear and what foods to eat, but if you think about it, you
choose every single thing you do and how you do it. Every time you speak, you make decisions about what words you say and how you say them. For most people these choices are on auto-pilot. These decisions, then, are made with your subconscious mind which uses years of accumulated assumptions and judgments about life and everyone in it.
All of your past experiences have resulted in conclusions that you have made about your past and the people you have encountered along the way. Your subconscious mind uses that information to not only predict life in the future, but to also drive your auto-pilot decision making.
But, have you ever noticed how two people can experience the exact same thing (maybe a movie, a presentation, a class, etc) and come away with two totally different opinions about it? That happens because their preexisting thoughts and emotions (mood) were also different.
To begin living a life of Loving and Letting, one that will build peace, happiness and success, we have to learn to turn off auto-pilot. Become aware of the fact that you are mindlessly making thousands of decisions every day of which you aren’t even aware. Start to notice. Become aware of your choices. Ask yourself the following question,
“On a love scale of 1 to 10, how do I rate these thoughts, these words, or this behavior?”
What? This sounds like the fluffiest fluff I’ve ever read. I don’t want to walk around acting like Richard Simmons all day. This is way too Pollyanna. Sometimes you have to be aggressive, tough and strong.
Yes, you are right. Sometimes being aggressive, tough and/or strong IS the most loving thing you think, say or do. The most loving option isn’t always the easiest or the prettiest, but it’s always the best.
Have a wonderful day!
p.s. reminder: it’s okay to love everyone
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