Keeping a Loving Heart and Mind

Nothing is more powerful I’ve come to believe than a loving heart. In all of our affairs, with a loving heart, so much more can happen for good, for clarity, for peace in all our relations.

And with such a heart comes a loving mind. Our thoughts are things, living and breathing their influence within our minds, and challenging us to stay in line with them so there’s continuity. Loving thoughts feed loving hearts, and vice versa.

So keeping a loving heart and mind is essential, especially in these troubled and challenging times. Can we love bigger, greater, with more depth? Can we extend our lovingkindness to others easier, even to those whose behavior turns us off, or who we just don’t like very much? That’s the challenge, I think, to love those who are difficult to love.

From our inner life and how we feel toward ourselves, to our close relationships, to our friends, community, nation and our world, a loving heart is essential to peace, and the more we practice nurturing a loving heart and mind, the more our own lives, and the life of our planet will experience that peace.

So cultivate a loving heart and mind. When you feel yourself straying into negativity about someone, bring your Self back to love. Keep a watchful, loving eye on your own thoughts, that will soon spring into words, and make sure they are loving thoughts. Hold others in your heart with love, especially those with whom you struggle to love. Them, especially.

And above all else, love yourself, your Self, with all your heart and all your mind.

That is the way of peace I wish for you.

Namaste’.