And once we choose to make this Leap into LOVE — once we choose to cherish the tender pricelessness of each & every moment we have been given , then and only then do we begin to truly enjoy the Good Life … Then & only then do we begin to truly Live .
* In-deed , how precious our loved ones become when we realize that today is our last day with them …
* How sacred every stranger becomes when we remember that that each small , chance meeting with them is the only chance we will ever have to make their lives a bit happier …
* How perfectly priceless our enemies become when we realize that they are the ones who provide us with our purest Power — for they & only they are the ones who give us the opportunity to Love anyway .
My Friends , no matter what you have done or neglected to do with your life , today is a new day … No matter how selfishly or superficially you have lived to this point , today you may begin anew :
Today you may make your life one filled with Joy & Peace … Today you may mold you life into one of Meaning & Purpose … Today you may make your life a stroll through Heaven … … Today you may choose to live for LOVE .
When you live your life as though you ’ re already dead , life takes on new Meaning . Each moment becomes a lifetime — a universe unto itself , and each & every encounter within that slice of forever becomes a jewel of the greatest value — every chance meeting becomes its own pearl of greatest sheen … Indeed , if our only spiritual practice were to live as though we were already dead , relating to all we meet and engaging all we do as though it were our final moment in this world , what time would there be for old games or petty falsehoods or proud posturing ? What time would there be for negative criticism or arrogance judgment or cold condemnation ?
In-deed , if we lived our lives as though we were already dead , as though our loved ones and our friends and our associates and even our enemies were all already dead as well , how much time would we really waste on “ self help ” or “ self defense ” or even “ self salvation ”?
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