Life is Love

A year ago I wrote this post: 'What's Love Got to Do With It?'

Life moved along to this date and I've carried the question with me. Allowing life to continue to unfold and instruct.

Some observations from this vantage point. The shortest but most complete answer to the question? Everything.
Love has everything to do with it.

I am the most fortunate recipient of love from many. For which, my gratitude knows no bounds. While in that classroom called life I have also been fighting for and obtaining some self love. The Universe works hard at providing for me despite my obvious lack of cooperation. Stubborn, impatient, short fused, I expect I am a challenge.

This past year has brought me love from many different sources. I have taken it. This is important to note. Because without self love I would not be able to receive love. Without self love you wouldn't think you were worth what others have to give. If you don't think you are worthy it's like you've put on that cloak of invisibility from Harry Potter such that love can't find you.

I am worthy of all good things. It is to my credit that I write this and even more that I believe it. Because it is easier to embrace a poverty of spirit. A shallow view promotes this. The view that lives in your ego. Like the little paper umbrella hovering over your cocktail, it shelters, poorly. Leaving you open to false beliefs and self denigration. At the very moment you believe you are worthy of anything it is yours. Problem is a person can say a lot of things but not believe them. So my work this past year has had to do with belief.

And it has been work because I like to make things complicated. Do yourself a favor and just believe that by divine right anything you really want is yours. If you are like me though, life will need to continue to instruct-and it will.
You and I are growing and changing despite ourselves. Life wouldn't have it any other way. Because Life is Love.