Love More

I'm learning a lot lately about what it means to let go.

Sometimes I have to let go of people. That's really hard for me, perhaps the hardest thing of all. Maybe they die. Maybe they decide not to be in my life anymore. Maybe they move or I move. No matter how they leave, it's not easy to let someone go completely.

Sometimes I have a dream that I've held onto for too long. Maybe I thought that it was the way that life was supposed to go and so I hold on for dear life, clinging to what I thought I wanted, the way I thought things should have turned out. But things didn't turn out that way.

Sometimes it is hard to let go of our pride, anger or hurt. I stubbornly cling to it. I think of the feeling of satisfaction that comes when I think that I am in the right or that my way is most just or fair. I think that it will always fill me and make me whole. Really, it just leaves me empty in the end.

By doing this, though, I forget that life can be more. There are more people out there to love. There are more dreams to find and achieve. There is more happiness, joy and fulfillment to be had. Today I heard someone say this gentle reminder..."Love More."

So that is my new goal in life - to love more. To love the people in my life more. To find dreams and goals that fulfill me. To find more times to forgive and serve. Yes...that is my goal. TO LOVE MORE!