If I had read the title, “Look For Love” 10 years ago, I would have assumed it was regarding romantic love.  Thankfully, my definition of love has broadened immensely.  Reading this title now, I know that it means looking at everything from a perspective of kindness, compassion, and love.  

It means finding the light in every situation.  Ninety-nine percent of what happens can be horrible, but I choose to believe in the one percent of hope.  Because I believe all things are possible through Jesus, I always have hope.  Negativity is not an option. I am uncomfortable the moment my thoughts turn in the wrong direction.  

It is a choice of mine.  I’m not blind to the fact that things go wrong and I have had my share of difficult times.  But it’s not healthy for me to look at any of those things as negative.  It’s a waste of my energy.  All the situations I have encountered in my life have brought me to where I am today.  Which is living life with a perspective of love.

I am not delusional, I fully understand the negativity in this world.  But I choose to disregard the negative and move forward with the positive.  Doing my best to learn from my mistakes and the problems in my life.  With each issue that develops I work through the negative, always concentrating on the light.

I am able to cope with moving through the negativity because I can see the light. My faith is strong knowing that with kindness, compassion, and love the light will shine. 

When I’m stressed and worried I know immediately I need to center myself on love.  I pray, am thankful, and I move my thoughts to kindness.

Just recently I allowed myself to react too quickly to a situation.  It was not that big of a deal, it was just the wrong moment.  I had numerous things moving in different directions and did not think before I reacted.  

It was not about being right or wrong, it was that I did not react with love and it created a larger issue.  I wasn’t nasty, I caught someone not doing their job and neglected to give them grace.  

I could have told them I appreciated them getting the equipment cleaned.  If I had chosen that angle I believe the job would have been completed fine.  Instead, every lie I encountered with a legitimate answer.  They proceeded to finish in minutes leaving the job done poorly. 

The irony is that when they arrived I had told them that they had done an incredible job the time prior and appreciated their efforts.  I knew the head guy was moody and if I had taken a moment to think, pray, and come from a perspective of compassion the job would have been completed as expected.  

No, it was not my fault that the job was not done properly.  However, had I communicated with compassion the results would have been much different and everyone would have left feeling better about the situation.  

I’ve learned to look for love because that is where I find myself living with inner peace.  It is where I find light, compassion, kindness, and Jesus. 

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