Day 47: July 24, 2012 ~ "I Choose Love"

Day 47: July 24, 2012 ~ "I Choose Love"

"There is no difficulty that enough love will not conquer; no disease that enough love

will not heal; no door that enough love will not open; no gulf that enough love will not bridge; no wall that enough love will not throw down; no sin that enough love will

not redeem. It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble,

how hopeless the outlook, how muddled the tangle, how great the mistake;

a sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all."

~ Emmet Fox

 

If you've been listening to the daily meditations in the Chopra Center 21-Day Meditation Challenge that I mentioned in an earlier blog, you know what a delicious experience it is. I have been appreciating Day 7's guided meditation in which Deepak Chopra introduces the mantra "I choose love", as a phrase to be repeated silently to oneself with each breath.

I was grateful that I listened to this meditation early in the morning before spending the day at Disneyland with my son and 5-year-old granddaughter this past weekend :-) Disneyland is the Happiest Place on Earth, however if you are trying to conquer it in one day, it can be a trying experience, for little folks and big ones! Especially on a hot mid-summer day, when lines are long and patience can run thin. There were periods of time when melt-downs began to occur and frustration mounted. A few times I felt irritation or judgments arising...and then I remembered the mantra and I repeated silently to myself, I choose love, I choose love, I choose love. All negativity dissolved instantly like a mist, and feelings of peace and serenity filled my being. No need to engage, resist, react...just be love, and light. The energy shifted and the dark clouds lifted. When we are at peace within ourselves, those around us feel the vibration and are lifted as well. It's the gift that keeps on giving!

My son and I had some great conversations over the course of the weekend. We talked about events in the news, especially the tragic events in Colorado last week, and he asked me if I thought there was hope for the world, hope for the human race. I thought again of this mantra, and I told him that I think there will always be violence and inexplicable tragic events...there have been since the beginning of time and it seems to be part of human nature...but that we each have the ability to choose how we will respond in the face of the most terrible events. I told him about the man whose son was killed by a gang member—how he chose to forgive the young man who shot his son and started a foundation dedicated to ending teen violence. He realized that being consumed with bitterness and hate was not serving anyone, and he chose love instead.

We all have this capacity to align with what is highest and best within us, with our true divine nature. Today I am deeply grateful for the ability to choose love, for the willingness to be a channel for its expression in our lives, expanding and multiplying its power to heal and transform. Blessed be.