I lived much of my life, putting parameters around love.  I only saw love as something for family and close friends.  Something very precious that was not handed out abundantly, but was cherished for those close to my heart.

My definition of love was very small.  Being kind was easy as was living with compassion and having a loving heart.  But I did not love equally.

Fortunately, I was raised to treat people equally and with respect.  It didn’t matter your color, your ethnicity, your occupation, or your religion, I was taught to be kind and have compassion for all. 

It never occurred to me that my definition of love was incomplete until meeting the Nemeh’s and attending Path To Faith.  Listening to Dr. Issam Nemeh speak and being exposed to their all-encompassing love highlighted the narrowness of mine. 

It was then that I set out to love others without boundaries.  In the beginning, I had to remind myself to love.  Every waking moment I made a decision to live from a perspective of love.

Each morning I would focus on love and compassion.  Being purposeful about how I began the day.  Everything I encountered I was appreciative and focused.  Even with everyday things, good and bad, I viewed them with a kind heart and moved forward.  

When I first changed my perspective I reminded myself every few minutes to stay focused.  Each day finding that I reminded myself less.  By the end of the first week, I was forming a habit, one of love.

There are times that I am caught off guard and lose perspective.  When I feel stressed I immediately know that I have gone astray.  I refocus and center my thoughts on compassion.  Inner peace begins to return to my body and I am back on track centered on love.

Living a faith-filled life came easy to me, as did loving my friends and family.  When I saw the peace that comes with living life with love, I was all in.  When I felt the inner peace of living with a perspective of love I knew it was priceless.

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