Room for Everyone on the Nice List

There are times I wish I could get one, yes just one message out to the world. I have tried to be subtle. I have tried to be in-your-face. I have coaxed, I have yelled, I have even cried the message. But not everyone is understanding. So here I am again...trying to get this missive out. Simply put, and in the awesome words of Buddy the Elf :

What does that mean, you ask? Well yes, it means everyone can and should be nice-but in my world, it means there's room for everyone to love. And be loved.

Love is the most pure gift there is. There is literally no limit to it. It can be given over and over again, and not diminish. Love is a natural, human thing to feel. We are born with the ability to automatically love. Love is good, love is kind, and EVERYONE needs it. It was meant to be freely  given, shared and experienced. Love grows; exponentially if we let it. Without a maximum capacity. Giving it to someone new in no way takes it away from the people we already love. It just expands even further.



Look at us lovebirds! Then...



...and now.

When I think back to my wedding, I remember feeling I could never love anyone more than I loved Chad that day. My love consumed me and I had a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that my love for him could get bigger. But it has. Every day. And I still have plenty to give to my children. And my friends. And my neighbors. And 600 children at school-with more left over for everyone else. It's amazing to me. A phenomenon that I am so grateful for.

Whatever the world has said, love is not a weapon. It should not come with threats or conditions. It should not be revoked. Trust can be revoked but love should never be taken back. Love should not be hoarded or saved for a rainy day. It is meant to be used in the here and now. Love does not hurt, though the loss of it does.

Love is an eternal principle-whether you believe in the afterlife or not. It continues beyond the grave, if only for the ones that are left behind. I'm a believer that love has no end and it continues for all of us, if we only open our hearts to embrace it. And that's the key, folks. Embracing  love is the remedy to all of life's ills. Love has healing properties. It protects, it strengthens, it gives. LOVE SAVES. There's more than enough for everyone. So jump on the nice list with me. There's plenty of room.