Life=A Journey....Didn't You Learn This in School?

Life is funny....to me it is just multiple situations and opportunities that we have to make a difference in the life of another person. I haven't always felt this way. Life used to be about me, after all, it is my life, right?

Wrong.

I think I know why my opinion on what my life is about has changed....is it because I'm getting older? Maybe. Is it because I am now a wife and mother? Maybe. Is it because I am realizing that the happiness of the people around me is more important to me than my own? Possibly.

I don't know if this thought has an actual theory based on it or not....who cares about theories....I know it to be factual because I've lived it. If you take yourself out of the equation....forget about your immediate happiness....forget about "me" for a minute, life changes. The life change happens when you begin to nourish your personal relationships. Not just your relationship with your husband or wife, but your relationship with your parents, your friends, your children. I have found that when you love these people unconditionally and without fear, the love comes back full circle and nourishes you. Yes, I'm talking to you. This is not a joke. It is called being selfless. It is the most amazing feeling.

It sounds contradictory, but I promise it works. Think less about yourself and you become happier. It is simple. Try it.

People need YOU....you might not know it, but it is true. People all around you need your love, your friendship and your selfless giving.

I truly believe that the world would be a better place if people really put the good ol' Golden Rule to use. People wouldn't steal because they wouldn't want to be stolen from. People would not abuse others because they wouldn't want to be abused....and so on. I know that the idea of a universe "group hug" isn't likely, but it would be cool. I know there is a place like this and I'm excited to know that I will be there one day.