LOVE – The most important word in the English language. This
4 letter word can fill your heart with joy or break it right in half. It can be
a powerful force that gives you strength or a debilitating emotion. A word that is so powerful it can change your
life in a second and change the world if we let it. I have learned that first you have to love
yourself, inside and out, if you can do this then you open yourself up to love
someone else and allow them to love you.
I have been lucky enough to have felt the love of a parent, the love of
friendship, the love of family, the love of my God, and the romantic and
passionate love of a spouse. I have witnessed love grow and love die. I want to tell you that there is no greater
feeling, whether you feel it for the first time or the 100th time.
Love will pull you through the worst of times and lead you to the best of
times. Love yourself and everyone around
will love you. Keep yourself open to love and to being loved. If we allow
ourselves to love each other, no matter who we are, the world will be a better
place.
PEACE – Whether it is Peace of mind, Peace between people,
Peace between nations. Peace of mind is
to know what you are doing is right, knowing that your innermost thoughts are
true and having no regrets. Peace
between people is to accept everyone, LOVE everyone and treat everyone with
respect and if you can do those three things you will have peace in all your
relationship. Peace between nations, God
has given this wonderful world to all to enjoy, if we ignore greed, eliminate
our pettiness and appreciate the differences in every person on earth, then
Peace will reign in our nations. Peace
has to start with one person and grow from there. Let Peace reign in your heart
and pass it on with kind words, a smile, a handshake or a hug and Peace will
grow.
HAPPINESS – I have learned that happiness is a choice. No amount of money can buy happiness, but it
is an emotion that can be stolen from
you, if you let it. For instance I’m
sure there has been a time when someone has asked “why are you so happy” or
“you don’t have anything to be happy about” Well I tell them, yes I do, I am
alive, and each morning I have the ability to choose to be happy or
unhappy. Yes there are times in our
lives that sadness, depression and anxiety comes over us, allow yourself to
feel those emotions, recognize those emotions and you will then be able to say
nope I want to be happy. Once we learn
how to control our own happiness, we can face every obstacle that we may come
across with a better outlook. Happiness is also contagious; it is very hard not
to be happy when you are surrounded by other people who are happy. We can learn this lesson from our
children. Even on a bad day, if you go
and watch children playing in a playground, laughing, and smiling without a
care in the world, you can’t help but smile.
As adults we do have a lot more to worry about but those worries are
lessened and a lot easier to handle with a smile on our face. So tomorrow when your feet hit the ground,
say Thanks for another day, and say I understand there is a lot of sadness in
the world, but I am going to choose to put a smile on my face and be happy.
Maybe my smile will help turn someone else’s day around and then let there be
an outbreak of happiness for everyone to feel.
HEALTH - The World Health Organization (WHO) defined health
in its broader sense in 1946 as "a
state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity." I would agree. There are many determining factors, other
than genetics that affect our physical, mental and social well-being a lot of
them come from choices we make. Diet and
Exercise are only a couple choices we make that help or hinder your physical
well-being. But when it comes to our mental or social well-being the lines
aren’t so clearly drawn. In choosing HAPPINESS over sadness we can help our
mental health. Choosing to open yourself up to LOVE will help your PEACE of
mind and help you overcome many things that endanger your social
well-being. Even when there is an
ailment that you are faced with, the right frame of mind will not only help you
through it but will let you allow others into your world that may be able to
help with your overall well-being. So when you are faced with a possible threat
to your health, Physical, Mental or Social, deal with all the emotions you will
feel and then say I have the power to overcome this, put a smile on your face
and fight all the bad with good, because without our health we won’t be able to
enjoy the many wonderful things out there that make our lives wonderful.
WEALTH – when people see this word most people think money.
But Wealth can be so much more. You can
be wealthy with an abundance of family and friends or because you have a wonderful
relationship. Maybe you live paycheck to paycheck, but you have a wonderful
husband, great children, food on the table and a roof over your head, to some
people you may be the wealthiest person on earth. On the other hand you may
have all the money you need but aren’t happy and can’t find love then maybe you
are looking for wealth in material things and not feeling it in your heart. So, if you’re needs are provided for, you have
happiness and love in your life and peace in your heart, YOU ARE WEALTHY, no
matter what your bank account says.
These five little words can be your strength or be an excuse;
you can blame them for your situation in life or use them to better your
life. I hope that you choose to look at
them as I do and allow their true meaning to shine within you. You may be surprised on how changing your
point of view can change your life. With
all my heart I wish you LOVE, PEACE, HAPPINESS, HEALTH AND WEALTH forever in
your world.
God Bless
Happy and Safe Travels.
