“You can not save people. You can only love them.” – Anais Ninn

Life is never a straight line and it is always full of twists and turns. We are always transitioning from one stage of our life to the next one. We are always experiencing death of our old selves and the birth of our new selves. Our life is a story of these transitions and how well we adapt to these changing roles. I have found that we become stoic and at times heartless and unforgiving through these life transitions. We put them into the too hard basket, too difficult to deal with.

We come face to face with our vulnerabilities, we discover how very fragile we actually are.  And amongst all this confusion and madness, we look for love, some understanding, and some support. We look for a loving companion, a friend, a soul mate….a special someone who could help us to transition smoothly through all these dark and hazy crevices of our life. We want someone who could show us how to let some rays of light shine through these narrow and dark fault lines of our life. We want a map to navigate through the unknown territory of our soul, full of self doubts, fears and shortcomings.

At times, we all find this world an incredibly crazy place to dwell in. In these moments of darkness and brokenness, I have discovered a meditation to help us transition through these ups and downs of life gracefully, something to think about, something to ponder over in our moments of solitude. I have found this practice really beneficial at many levels.I don’t know anyone who doesn’t want a life filled with love. In order for this to happen, the effort must start within us. Rather than waiting for other people to provide the love we desire, we must be a vision and a source of love. We must tap into our own loving-kindness in order to set an example for others to follow suit.

It has been said that ‘the shortest distance between two points is an intention’. This is certainly true with regard to a life filled with love. The starting point or foundation of a life filled with love is the desire and commitment to be a source of love. Our attitude, choices, acts of kindness, and willingness to be the first to reach out will take us towards this goal.

Next time you find yourself frustrated at the lack of love in your own life or at the lack of love in the world, try an experiment. Forget about the world and other people for few minutes. Instead, look into you own heart. Can you become a source of greater love? Can you think of loving thoughts for yourself and others? Can you extend these loving thoughts towards the rest of the world – even to people whom you think don’t deserve it???

By opening your heart to the possibility of greater love, and by making yourself a source of love (rather than getting love) as a top priority, you will be taking an important step in getting the love you desire. The more love you give, the more you will receive. As you put more emphasis on being a loving person, which is something you can control – and less emphasis on receiving love, which is something you can’t control – you will find that you have plenty of love in your life. Soon you will discover one of the greatest secrets in the world: Love is its own reward.

Love is God and God is Love and love cancels innumerable sins and is merciful and is forgiving. It has no limits to its endurance, bears everything patiently. Love is neither servile nor arrogant. It always acts in harmony with others. All we need is LOVE…. in our lives and beyond, right?

And here are some very famous and widely quoted words to help us transition through life in addition to the above love verses from the Bible. I find these verses from the Bhagvad Gita, incredibly soothing and therapeutic as well:

Whatever happened, happened for the good; whatever is happening, is happening for the good; whatever will happen, will also happen for the good only. You need not have any regrets for the past. You need not worry for the future. The present is happening……

So, let it go, infact let it all GO and let life happen to you. Be spontaneous and let it all flow.  Be present, be mindful. Live in the moment. Let the inevitable and ever present transitions in your life be like thrilling chapters – full of adventure, laughter and most importantly full of love.

 

Love thy will be done!