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Posted on July 10, 2009 - by Joy

Love…all the time

In the August 2009 issue of Yoga Journal, the editor’s letter begins with:

love is all there is
So why do we often wait for tragedy to show it to each other?

And she ends with, “…find a way to live in, and from, a place of love, not as a response to an event or a person, but simply as a way to be.” Three days before she wrote this, editor Kaitlin Quistgard’s nephew lost both of his legs in a motorcycle accident and has since witnessed the outpouring of help, support, and love, from family, friends and strangers.

Not to sound so cliche in light of all the mass coverage of Michael Jackson’s death, but really, when I turned on the memorial the other day, the first thing that came to mind was: Where have all these people been when he was still alive (and in need of serious intervention)? It’s sad.

I don’t mean to be a downer on a Friday, but quite the opposite. Perhaps make a conscious effort to be a person emanating with love today, even with just the simplest of things: smile to people, greet people, send a quick note to a friend or family member just to say you are thinking of them, buy a co-worker a cup of their favorite morning coffee or tea, find opportunities to give thanks and/or praise… These are absolutely simple, yet powerful ways, that could make your and someone’s day better. Try it. Give someone a reason to enjoy Friday a little more. :-)

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