Love: Part 4

First off I wanted to say thank you to all of you that read this again, I truly mean it!!! Thank you!! I was told by Jess to never stop writing blogs, and as long as they are being read I don't plan on stopping!!! :)  Anyways here's the culmination of a whole entire month's worth of talking about one of the most powerful things in the world, love!  To be completely honest I had no idea where I was going with this in the beginning, but each post and each thought kept coming so naturally I knew I had to get it out, so it could be heard, and not be lost in the giant jungle that is my mind.  Where there are many ideas fighting for the forefront, such as novel ideas, new job ideas, comic ideas, and etc...but hopefully now that I have cleaned out my mind some new idea will step forward and demand as much attention as love demanded!  But last week I had an epiphany why this had to be done, and you could call it Project Awesome 2.0, but I believe this is much bigger than just an upgrade, so I have named it Project: Love!  Shocking I know!! But here's what this whole month has been leading too (total lie, Project: Love hit me last week around Tuesday!) But it will change your life!

Project Love might seem like a simple exercise but it will make you think, trust me I've been racking my brain since Tuesday just thinking about it.  Project Love's goal is to help you more appreciate love and life, and hopefully shrink the all too common negative thoughts we have about ourselves and our life.  I'll be honest I have been having more negative than positive thoughts lately, and sharing my insight keeps the negative thoughts at bay.  

Step 1:  Get nice and relaxed and take a few deep breaths.  Completely clear your mind.

Step 2: Make a list of things you love about your life and yourself. Be truthful and honest, because that is the only way this will work.

Step 3: Count up how many you have and write that number at the top and date it.

Step 4: Make a list of things you don't love about your life and yourself.  Once again be truthful and honest!

Step 5: Repeat step 3 but with the second list,

Now don't lose these two lists, because you will be doing some things with them.  First off look at your love list and your goal is to include every love you have on your list everyday in any way possible, big or small, just to make sure to acknowledge it somehow each day.  It could be as big as giving a certain person in your life a big hug and telling them thank you, or a simple text with a heart and a thank you!  Big or small make sure to include it everyday!!! Just make sure to represent that love in your life everyday!

Now the second list will be even tougher, but if you fully believe you can do it, you WILL shrink that list on a monthly or possibly weekly basis, depending on how hard you want to work on it!  If that thing in your life happens that you do not love, just say the words "no thank you" and move on!  Whether it be eating too much, telling yourself you are fat, not a good person, etc... Because the moment you start to dwell on negative thoughts the more power they will gain in the long run,  Trust me I know this from first hand experience, and once you give the negative thoughts power, it is extremely difficult to gain that power back! But it can be done!

Now you can update your lists weekly, or monthly its up to you, but I'm doing mine monthly because it's hard to gain much footing and progress in a week.  You just have one goal to make the love list go up, and the not love list go down,!  Simple!  Now to show you I practice what I preach I'll show you mine!

4-29-12

Love: 16

famly, friends, job (sometimes), car, fitness, health, sense of humor, listening, speaking, music, superheros, writing, thinking, connection with people, helping others, sharing inspirational thoughts

Don't Love: 11

job (sometimes), negative image of myself, negative feelings, anger, inability to share, education, negative words that come out sometimes, lack of smiling, being ignored, loneliness, overthinking,  

So hope you take the challenge with me, and who knows all my writing my lead to a book one day :)!  One can hope!!

Thank you and always keep love and peace in your heart!

Love: Part 3! Things we do for love!

I have a few confessions to make: First my last post was dedicated to two people extremely close to me, but it's lasting message applies to everyone and everything I do in my life.  Second:  I have been asked why I do what I do, and say the things I say. The answer is simple making other people laugh, smile, think positive, keeps me the same way.  I may not be smiling (due to years of bullyage and insecurity about my smile), but that doesn't mean I'm not happy.  So I have learned by spreading what I have learned through life has helped, and hopefully will help others in the future.  And lastly Third:  I love my words have touched others, and being told they look forward to my little texts throughout the day, or getting a laugh or a smile when they really needed one (that chicken suit idea killed!  And I will do it before I die).  Human strive on communication and constant connection with other people and through Facebook, blogging, cell phones, etc... we never have a reason to lose that communication!!!  So as long as people are reading and enjoying message I promise I won't stop. And fun fact apparently I have someone in Russia who reads my blog, and that is pretty badass!!!

Now to the proverbial meat and potatoes!!!  As I have told you I'm doing 4 posts this month on Love, because it's far enough past February, and the greeting card created holiday.  Plus I wasn't really feeling writing about love during that time, because of the over saturation of that word in that month!  I never thought I could hate such a beautiful word, but when it's shoved in your face for a whole month and half, it makes me sick.  Love should come naturally and not forced!  Close your eyes and think about the ones you love, and ask yourself what would you do for them because of love.  The answer might surprise you, or it might not.  But if you think with your heart you will find out the true power of love and what it is capable of doing.  I have done a lot of things for love!  For my family, friends, work, and myself, because if you don't love yourself it is damn near impossible for anyone else too!  

For my friends I have put myself out to you, for a shoulder to cry on, for laughs when needed, and advice when needed.  And I do it all out of love!  I love all my friends!  And I feel privileged to be able to call you that!  And I know in all of you friends that I love, I would receive the same treatment back if I asked.  And that just further shows that love is evolved friendship.

For my work, I'm still there :)  There aren't many things I love about the Cheese, but one thing that has never changed is the people aspect.  I have had the privilege, and still have the privilege to say I work with the coolest people in the world.  Everyone has touched my heart, and keep me at the Cheese.  People say the Cheese would crumble without me, but I believe I would crumble without the Cheese,  That place has been my proverbial rock, and at times my happy place when I really need a pick me up! It helped me though a really dark part in my life, and for all those reasons I will forever love the Cheese!

And finally myself, this blog and project awesome is a testament to what I do everyday out of love for myself.  Like I said in the beginning spreading joy gives me joy, I bring smiles and laughter to others to help keep myself the same way, because without interaction the tears would be flowing.  I read books constantly about happiness and help spread those teachings to others, to help inspire them, because they have inspired me!  We all need inspiration!  We all have crappy days, fights happening, relationships on the rocks, days where we are bullied and soon as we let those days take the better of us, THEY WIN!  Not you!!  So I have found words of inspiration throughout the day help myself fully love myself, by sharing those same words that have brought me strength in a time of crisis.

In conclusion, I'm sorry if this sounds like rambling and doesn't make sense, (I wrote it at 1 in the morning), but I just had things I wanted to say about love!  And Love has the ability to change people, a certain I Love You to a child, or a kind hug from a friend, accepting an apology, or just listening are HUGE THINGS people do out of love, and they  have a huge impact!!!!!!  I wasn't sure where to put that, but it had to be said.  Like I said, it's one in the morning, and I'm tired :)!  So just think about what you do for love, or have done and if you feel like it please comment.  

P.S. May will be grab bag month, so if you have a topic you want to me write about let me know, and I'll see what I can do :D!!

May you always keep love and peace in your hearts, and I'm heading to bed!      

Love Part 2!

Quick and Simple: LOVE IS..............










whatever you make it to be.  It can be your guiding light, it can be your warm blanket that keeps you warm. the shoulder you cry on when you have a crappy day, or it can be a missile that when used can break people's hearts.  But to me love is a few things: First love is friendship evolved!  Don't believe me think about something or someone you love, it started as liking something then evolved to love!  I rest my case.  Two: Love is the feeling in your heart when someone who gets you is near you!  I feel this with all my friends and my family, which proves that my friends are my family, and my family are my friends.  I truly mean that with all my heart!  And Three: Love is nothing when it is ignored!!! Nothing hurts more than a broken heart, when it is broken by someone who you love!  But when love is ignored you should first find out why before giving up, because true love in friends, family, spouses, never dies, it just needs a little testing!

Love!

I know I've been quiet for the last month, but if you know me then you know why.  Stupid poster!  That I'm very proud of, but that's not the point.  The point is I have attempted to write about love since February or have tried to follow up my last blog about four times.  I have four half written blogs waiting to be finished, and I'm not sure if I ever will.  One was extremely negative (I was stuck in a dark place), one was about being the person you were born to be (I'll probably finish that one eventually), and two just quickies that might get converted later down the line.  It's crazy how fast life can change in just a few months, weeks, day, or even moments, but that's what life is a series of moments that are combined that make up your life, and one constant moment I have never taken for granted is when I use the word LOVE, well I learned not take it for granted through the years. 

      Back in the day, I dated a girl who told me she loved me on our second date, and thinking back that was a giant red flag to get the hell out of dodge, but I didn't and said it right back, not knowing the consequences.  The consequences being an 8 month relationship where I learned how to hate myself and who I had become.  A real eye opener, and after that I promised to say the word LOVE when I truly meant it, and it came not only from the bottom of my heart, but fully and honestly from my mind.  When it comes from those two places that word is never wrong!  LOVE is one of the strongest weapons if wielded correctly, it can bring friends past the friend barrier, it can brings friends closer, it can heal old wounds, bring families closer, and etc.  But the sad thing is LOVE is used in the wrong hands it has the complete opposite effect.  I believe LOVE is responsible for the greatest things in the world, but also is the cause of some of the worst.  LOVE makes life living, but at the same time LOVE can rob you of what you live for.

  

     Have you ever thought about what LOVE is actually responsible for.  Just close your eyes and think about what you love, and the impact it has on your life.  Pretty amazing huh!  Now LOVE is used wrongly I believe is the cause of more deaths and unhappiness than anything else in the world.  War which is simply a love for your country warring against another country that loves their also, religious wars are basically you should love my God and not your God, hate crimes because Tom shouldn't love Bob, or Monique shouldn't love Mark, it's amazing on how great LOVE can be, if used wrongly it destroys lives, sometimes millions of them.  Now I'm not saying we should stop loving, in fact I'm saying the opposite, we need more LOVE in the world, but only positive LOVE!  Hateful love sounds like an oxymoron, and if you ask me it's moronic that it actually exists!  Their is no purpose for hateful love!!!! It doesn't solve JACK!  So make a small promise for me, where ever you go, whoever you meet, always carry positive love in your heart, and I pray to my God and all of yours also, it will rub off and take over.

To end this I'm just going to say one thing:  True love never dies, it is only tested!!!  That goes for your gf/bf, spouse, parents, friends, family, hell even your pet!  Cause everything in life that is worth anything you must work for it! And that includes LOVE!