Love is in the Air

Love is in the Air
Love Yourself, Love the World   

"Did my heart love til now?  Forswear it sight!  For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night." - William Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet"  Ah, February, the month of love and Valentine's Day.  Who tells love better than Hallmark?  Shakespeare himself.  In "Romeo and Juliet," the star-crossed lovers lose sight of all hatred between their families and see into each other's hearts.  They will stop at nothing not even death to demonstrate that love is more powerful than any other emotion.  (Sorry if I've ruined the story for anyone!)  

The Dalai Lama once said anything that is not love is fear.  Seeing this emotion as fear rather than hatred or anger may make it easier to forgive yourself and others.  Often, we feel anger towards another person, but at the root we are fearful of what they say, do or stand for.  Push aside your judgements and hear people as they speak from their hearts.  You may notice they too are feeling the same as you do.

Practice this Loving-Kindness Meditation to experience true love and happiness.   Inhale and exhale through your heart. Recall a moment when you were truly happy.  Savor and experience this feeling as it floods though your veins.  Recite the following:
May I be filled with loving kindness.
May I be peaceful.
May I be healthy.
May I be happy.
Repeat over and over surrounding yourself in loving-kindess.  When you are ready, change the "I" to someone you are trying to forgive.  Set an intention to wrap the person in the love you created in your heart.(source: Yoga International magazine)

"There is no remedy for love but to love more" - Henry David Thoreau.  Create the world in which you want to live in - peaceful, calm, loving, caring - by loving yourself.