The world is full of people just as amazing as one another. Just as valuable, and just as loved.
It’s full of people who all want to find joy and believe in something that sets their soul on fire. Something that pushes them to face their fears. They want to know they are loved and that they can do hard things.
It’s full of people who dance in the rain. People who love animals. People who create art and people who love food. People who risk their lives to save others. People who help their grandma make dinner. People who are just trying their best to do what’s right.
Sometimes we forget to see that. We forget that everyone has good in them. We focus on the negative. We forget that they have just as much value as we do.
Why is that? Why is it so easy to get caught in a cycle of comparison and hatred. We’re all guilty of it. The other day I judged a coworker. I love her as a person, but I took a mistake and dwelled on it for a reason that is unknown to me honestly.
That night I asked Heavenly Father to help me see others through his eyes. To help me be forgiving and to love unconditionally.
The next few days, I noticed people in their cars and the smiles on their faces. I noticed the ways I could be a little kinder to them. I noticed the ways they were struggling and the ways they were persevering. I noticed people who weren’t sure how they felt about God, put faith in him anyway. I noticed all of the good in people who are strangers to me. A young boy held up his hands in the shape of a heart to me through the window of his car because he saw me dancing to my music. I was a stranger to him, and he found a way to love from not even exchanging a word. And because of his love, I loved back.
That moment made me overwhelmed with a desire to help everyone feel the way that moment made me feel. I wish everyone could feel seen. I wish they could feel loved, joyful, fearless, and bold. Since then I can’t stop my desire to go serve. It feels like an itch I can’t scratch. How do you go about bringing joy to the entire world? How do you send love to every individual person. For us alone, it’s impossible, but I do know that I have more impact than I realize and that I can do my best to love those that I encounter. I know that every person has value beyond my capacity to understand and that my job is not to judge, but to love. My 9-5 job may not be traveling the world helping people, but I can find ways to serve where I’m at and for now I guess that’s enough 🙂
Remember you are loved and that you do make a difference in the world ❤
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