I was just enjoying some wonderful posts at TalkToDiana when I read this question from Diana:
“If you could post just one message to the world, what would it be?”
Below is my answer. I’d love to hear/read how you would answer that question.
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We all have the power to create our own heaven and hell right here on Earth.
We can focus on becoming more kind, compassionate, generous, forgiving, and loving, and by doing so become surrounded by kind, compassionate, generous, forgiving, and loving people, or we can take the opposite approach and be surrounded by unkind, uncaring, greedy, unforgiving, and hateful people.
The choice is ours, every waking moment of every day of our lives.
Russ
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My Goodness, Thank you for this….I’m not sure I could answer this question any better.
Thank you for your kind compliment, camsgranny.
Russ
Love- it is a daily choice. Choose to love even when it hurts, choose to love even the unlovable, for if and when we see ourselves through the eyes and hearts of love…evil would be foreign we might never know it…love choose to walk in it consciously and daily.
I like that message a lot too, Boomie.
The one exception is when love hurts due to physical or verbal abuse. Love isn’t supposed to hurt in that way. But I know you wisely know the difference and certainly weren’t advocating staying in an abusive relationship.
Russ
Oh never!!! I could never even think of that as love…nah love never hurts…love is kind, patient…it would never smack or swear at anyone…
Oh never!!! I could never even think of that as love…nah love never hurts…love is kind, patient…it would never smack or swear at anyone…
I meant like maybe when a child is unruly and not well behaved…or when we have been hurt by friends…love them even if it means from afar 🙂
I knew what you meant, my friend. I just wanted to ensure that everyone else did too.
Thank you for clarifying. I agree completely and love your last pargraph, Boomie. Well said.
Russ
I love this ~ and your response is wonderful. I so agree that we are constantly creating our own heaven or hell, right here, right now, every day.
If I could post one more thing I would perhaps post about always remembering how loved, and how important we really are. If every person could understand the love that surrounds, encourages, and walks with us constantly, to acknowledge it – let it in – and allow it to radiate outwards to the world, I believe we all would be able to live in peace.
Thank you for your post Russ! Blessings, Gina
Thank you, Gina. What a huge positive difference could be made in the lives of everyone if they really received and knew how loved, and how important, they really were. Our world would transform into something even more beautiful than it already is.
Russ
That’s a lovely message! I’d need to think on mine!
Thank you for your comment. I’d love to hear what you come up with.
Russ
Actually before I read your answer I thought about what mine would be and they were pretty much spot on….I feel that the compassion and love we give out…can spread …Diane
:-D! Thank you for your comment, Diane.
Russ
That is absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing, and for this post, you always get me thinking, Russ!! 🙂
I would have to say my message would be something a long the lines of:
Don’t wait for perfection or the ideal circumstances, to act, because they will never come. Always make the best out of what you have – changing your perspective can change your life. You can’t control most of the things that life will throw your way, but you’ll be amazed at the beauty you can find and the great places you’ll end up when you learn to roll with the punches with grace and compassion.
Thank you for sharing your ideas, Andrea. I like them! Several good messges. “My favorite part: “Changing your perspective can change your life.” I wholeheartedly believe that changing our perspective and attitude will change our life and can even change the world, often in profound ways that we may not even realize.
Yes, I completely agree!
Yes I also agree what a great measage couldn’t agree more
Thank you, Jo-Anne!
Russ