The Power of Love

When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
~ Jimi Hendrix

A man filled with the love of God is not content with blessing his family alone but ranges through the whole world, anxious to bless the whole human race
~ Joseph Smith

These quotes are from two men who lived completely different lives, but who learned some of the same lessons.  The purpose of this blog is to share my views, my perspectives on life and my philosophies to hopefully give a little bit of what I have learned from the veritable dichotomy that is my life.

Love is a powerful thing, probably the most powerful force in the universe.  Where does it come from?  Do we create it or does it just exist?  How do we obtain it?  What is true love?

I don’t know for sure the answer to these questions, but I do know what I believe.  I think love exists and that it is up to us to find it, to tap into the fountain from where all love flows.  Although love is intangible, it can be felt and it can be experienced; but it is deeply personal and can not be handed over from one person to the next.  The closest means we have of transferring love from one to another is by showing this love to other people through kindness and service and working to fill those who have room to be filled.

This holiday season is about love, loving, giving love and receiving love; all of those.  We can not truly love if we are not willing to both give and receive love.  Often times the scales are tipped in the favor of others and it may seem that we have a deficit in our lives.  But we must always remember, that as we continue to give, we carve holding places within ourselves to receive when the time is right; and when the time is right, we will receive.  Patience is borne of love and love is borne of patience.  They go hand in hand.

To truly receive, we must truly give.  To have it any other way is merely taking.

Merry Christmas!