During my years as one half of many online friendships, I have been put through the wringer for my views, beliefs and ideas. Over the years, In just about every forum, TNF, Dellas YAW, Ellen's RS and here (I know I've missed a few) I have been given flack for my "look on the bright side" approach to life. It used to really upset me. but I have recently come to an understanding about myself that has helped me be ok that some follks do not agree with me. I don't need them to.
In the past though, while attempting to explain the way I see the world and the answers that I have to some of the problems faced with in it, when it comes to world issues, disasters, crises, healing, small scale relationship issues, I have been called naive, fluffy bunny, bleeding heart, ignorant, stupid (Yep that was here) liar, fraud and more because of my view. It doesn't bother me now, but it really used to and I would spend countless hours attempting to explain my side, hoping to get folks to understand, when as it turned out, most people just are not on the same page as me. That is and that is ok (now).
It's not that I am stupid, or ill informed or naive or have my head in the sand when it comes to most issues. I am an empath and extremely sensitive. I feel the world and I don't need to watch the news to know what's going on. And it is for this reason that I choose (not choice really, it's the way I was made) to look at things from a bright and shiny perspective. It's not because I am ignorant, I simply see another way.
If i know there is one person alive in this world that sees through my rosy coloured love glasses, it makes all the fight worth while. I can sleep a little better at night. Just one being alive on the planet right now that sees that love |S the answer and love is the solution and love is the way to go. I can live with that. that makes my heart happy! The good news is -- there is one! There is more than one. There are more of us! (Dalai Lama, Buddha, confucius, Justin Trudeau) and I am seeing them more often now that I am not afraid of how I see the world. And not afraid to express my perspective.
At any rate, I wrote this a while back and stumbled upon it yesterday at the GG. So here for y'all. What would Love say?
Wrote it in July 2009, and it could use some tweaking for sure, but the message still stands today.
Do you all think it's right, since there's been so much talk lately about the 'right way to live' that when we get upset we verbally lash out at people? So we had a bad day at work, we yell at the dog... We lost a dear loved one, we get angry with a friend. We didn't get enough sleep so we yell at the child wanting breakfast early in the morning. Or maybe we're having trouble at home and we take it out on a co-worker.
Is it warrior-like to be so unimpeccable with our words (and our energy) when our emotions get the better of us?
Are we going to continue to lash out every time we get our panties in a bunch rather than take a deep breath, think things through and try to understand the other person's point of view?
Will we make an effort to listen to what another person is saying, listen with the heart rather than think we already know based on past judgements -- closing both our ears and our hearts?
Have we no regard for the feelings of others, rather just accuse and interrogate or sling names around on a whim whenever it suits our fancies?
What about the impact our words have on others, on our world and the Universe?
And as warriors and healers knowing that words have the power to harm or to heal, how can we allow ourselves to use our words to hurt another fellow? How does the other person feel?
If our self importance gets hurt, why do we lash out, never having to explain or apologize for hurting someone else. Heck why would we say we are sorry when we're not? (They deserved it, right?)
What about the power in silence, empathy, love and careful introspection versus self important projections and self righteous verbal battles.
What about our responsibilities as warriors?
What about being impeccable with our words?
What about listening with our hearts?
Have we forgotten how to do this?
Did we ever know how?
Do we ever stop to ask ourselves in the midst of high emotion and or drama "What would Love do?"
What would Love do?
What would Love say?
In my world right now, Love says
"love"
