Love is Powerful

This one is dedicated to my darling daughter, Chantal.

When I logged onto my email this morning she had sent me an IM from last night and she said she heard a phrase on the TV and she thought it would be good for my blog. Well, it is not only good for my blog, but it was so good for my heart. All I could think of is that while my daughter is in her busy life with kids and work and husband and household, she stopped when she heard something and thought of me. I am many miles away, and yet I don't think I've felt that close to her since the last time I was by her side. She told me she heard on TV the phrase - Love is Powerful. And not only did she send it to me, she proved it to me.

My daughter loves me enough to take the time out of her busy schedule to IM me an idea for my blog. That is powerful!! And the smile on my face - that has been there all day long - is like the spot on top of the Luxor. Love can and will do that for you.

Love comes to us in many different ways. Through a boyfriend/husband, girlfriend/wife, our children, friends, parents. No one can say that they can't find love when they need it. It may not be exactly the kind of love you'd pick for yourself. Love doesn't have a menu like a restaurant, where you say I'll take deep love with sweet love on the side.

Love comes to you sometimes when you are least expecting it, and it does seem that the harder you try and find it outside of yourself the tougher it is to achieve. I am learning and have seen proof positive that if you love yourself first, you will find the love you are seeking, or rather your heart will be open to receive that love you need and want.

Love is so powerful it can cure people. Take someone that is depressed, they feel they are unworthy of love, that no one will ever love them. But one day they decide to take a gamble, a gamble on themselves. They decide to find their love of themselves.

For some that's a walk in the park, they have wonderful parents who have told them their whole lives what wonderful and good people they are and they look back at that and bring it into themselves. Then we have those that didn't have support and encouragement like that. For them it is harder to find the love within themselves. But it is there and given just the right amount of back-up, they can discover for themselves that what the title of this blog says is true - love is powerful.

When you feel the world is against you and you don't feel strong enough to face it, retreat just a bit and take time for yourself. Go to a quiet place and look inside of yourself, dig as deep as you have to, and no matter that you feel love has deserted you, you will find that it is still there. Love is so powerful that it may go into hiding, but it will never totally desert you.

Reach inside, grab that beam of love and pull it forth and show it to the world. Not only will you feel better, but you will find that when you show love, love in so many other ways has an easier time finding you. You will have a glow about yourself that others will see and you will feel.

Loving yourself is only the first step. Love is so powerful once you start throwing it around, it will make those around you happier, if only for the time they are around you. When you let love loose it is like - for lack of a better term - crabgrass, it can and will take root and spread like wildfire. Don't be disappointed if everyone doesn't catch on right away, for some it takes longer than usual. Just be persistent. Love yourself, truly and deeply. Others will follow your example.

We all want the love of another, someone to love us like we've read about in books. But for love to be truly wonderful and complete, we have to start at the basics, loving ourselves. We deserve it, so get tough and go out there and find it. Or rather go inside yourself and find it. It is there, just waiting for a little encouragement to take over your life. And when love takes over your life, you are the winner!