Friday 11 January 2013

where love resides


Who is allowed inside your heart? 
Who has the ability to cause you great pain as well as great joy? 
Have you ever abandoned your own heart? 
Have you ever given up on whats important to you? 
Have you forgotten what it is to believe and to hope? 
To anticipate something wonderful, to wait for something life changing, to trust in a promise given? 
Have you ever deafened your thoughts in sound waves of music? 
Have you ever numbed your fears and feelings to that mute setting in your brain? 
Have you ever cried unexpectedly in the most inconvenient of moments?
Have you ever been told you had a choice, but felt like it didn't apply to you? 
Have you ever felt trapped in the intensity of your own mind?  
Have you ever dismissed what's good in your life to highlight what seems to be wrong? 
Have you ever wanted to dance but have no rhythm? 
Have you ever embarrassed yourself in the presence of no one? 
Have you ever laughed uncontrollably, while everyone else seems to have missed the funny? 
Have you ever been misunderstood? 
Have you ever allowed someone to love you unconditionally? 
Have you ever looked in the mirror and liked what you saw? 
Has a stranger ever smiled at you? 
Have you ever said something you didn't mean?
Do you say thank you when someone compliments you? 
Have you ever reserved negative judgment on someone you barely know? 
Have you ever forgotten to tell someone you liked their top, that they looked pretty, that they have an amazing voice, that they have a great smile, or that you were thinking of them? 
Has anyone ever told you exactly what you were thinking? 
Have you ever had shivers listening to a song? 
Have you ever nearly fallen asleep in a crowded and loud place? 
Have you heard the laugh of everyone you love? 
Have you ever read a book more than once?
Have you ever been wrong and admitted to it? 
Do you find it hard to say sorry? 
Have you ever told a lie? 
Have you ever cried yourself to sleep? 
Have you ever heard something your whole life, but now it finally makes sense? 
Have you ever had a great idea, and then completely forgot what it was? 
Have you ever felt the enormity and fierceness of the Eternal One's unreserved love towards you and then within a day felt completely alone? 
Have you ever had a coincidence that changed the course of your life? 
Do you have people in your world that you couldn't live without? 
Have you ever chosen to love when all you could feel was hate?
Have you ever had any regrets? 
Do you live with a sense of purpose?
Are you different now then you were a year ago?  
Have you ever wondered where love came from?

I believe the heart is eternal
Take care of yours and others
Bring meaning to your life by embracing it, allowing yourself to really feel and express love 
Choose to love even when you don't want to, and never stop believing or hoping even when you don't understand why. 
Love can change lives.
So can a smile.