This Is Love

I'm learning now, more than ever, that when I find myself thinking, "I LOVE THIS!" while doing yoga, laying in bed meditating, taking pictures, going on a lunch date with my daughter, painting, swimming or hiking while smiling BIG, that I keep doing it.

Or, if I find myself talking to someone, and I find myself thinking, "I just LOVE talking to this person!" while feeling happy chills and smiling BIG, that I keep that person in my life.

Or, when I find myself saying over and over again to my husband, "I love where we live!" while smiling BIG when driving all around town, I do everything I can to stay there.

It's taken me 40 years to realize this. OMG! Ha! 

It blows my mind how many times I've felt awful inside or have found myself saying within,"yeah, I don't like this" or "this person isn't right for me," or "we should stay because we're comfortable here even though we hate it" and still continue to do it.

Well...not anymore! Words can't describe how awesome it is to FINALLY know what I love and to finally stick to it! Because I've spent 39 years questioning and over-analyzing it. OMG!!

Sure, I still slip and continue to do things that don't make me feel good, like scroll my social media feeds way too much, or say yes to volunteering when deep down, I don't want to. But, I use it as a reminder to stay on track.

But now that I'm 40, I'm realizing that I'm much more connected to myself and because of that, it's getting a little bit (or really, a lot more!!) easier to ONLY do things and surround myself with people and environments that have me saying "THIS IS LOVE!"

And if I'm not saying that, I continue on my path to connecting with my feelings of what I love from within, all while letting go of what I don't.

It truly is so simple, but gosh, it's taken me 40 years to learn. I'm just SO glad I'm finally on my way, because gosh darn it, my life is SO much better this way! 

OH YEAH!! 
 

Until next time...

Why do I doodle uplifting words? Because it easily calms my mind and soothes my soul so I can EASILY fill my life UP with more of what I love than more of what I don't love  (something that's hard to do when my mind is running five miles ahead or behind the present moment).