Affirmation #3: Love

I see the rising sun, I rejoice every new day, Each day full of love. With the increasing pace of our lives and rising stress levels, the  first thing that appears to go flying out the window, is love. It’s not  that we become incapable of experiencing it; we just seem to stop  looking for it, or maybe even actively ignoring the emotion. Maybe it is  about preventing ourselves from being hurt? We’ll never know the exact  reason as we’re all different, unique beings. The best thing we can do  to find out, is experience and observe ourselves, without being in a  hurry to reach a conclusion. Having said that, I believe we remain very sensitive towards love  nonetheless, melting in the face of a beautiful view from our windows –  sunrises, sunsets, the sight, sound and smell of falling rain – maybe we  should look out more often? It doesn’t stop there – animals hugging  each other in forwarded videos, shared stories of kindness, visible  dedication by humans and animals and more – each such instance evokes  this overwhelming wave of love for a stranger, an unknown being. But I digress. Coming back to the affirmation, the rising sun is a symbol of a brand  new day, evidence of our being alive – which is the greatest gift of  all, its delicate light casting soft shadows all around, bathing our  worlds in the many hues of gold. Sunrise is a time for being thankful for being able and capable, for  being around for our loved ones, for being thankful for our loved ones  being around us, for having the ability to earn, to learn and to grow in  so many ways. Sunrise is a time to express our love for ourselves, for others, for  the world as a whole, including every living thing that exists; to  express gratitude for whatever degree of comfort we possess, to  experience hope for the future – hope based on the undeniable fact that  it isn’t over until it’s over because we have abilities and skills. Sunrise is when we can experience and reinforce this wide range of  emotions and feelings, all enabled if we allow just a little love to  seep in each morning. Close your eyes, feel a warm embrace, the tightness of a hug,  take a deep breath, relax your shoulders, let out that breath slowly,  smile, count your blessings and all the reasons you have for being  hopeful of an even better tomorrow, and all the reasons you’re thankful  for being alive today. Open your eyes to a beautiful, wonderful world, and it’s all yours.