“Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; love more and all good things will be yours.”

- Swedish Proverb -

A lot of wisdom in a couple of lines, but then it is staying true to its own advice of talking less and saying more.  Truth that is good throughout the year, but especially now as we celebrate the closing of the year with holidays of sharing.  Great truth for a new start to a new year.

We are always in a balancing act between fear and hope, gathering more or letting go.  It’s an art as much as it is a science.  Too often we only look at the math of the equation and lose sight of the cost of fear, over indulging, complaining, chatting away with no real communication.

The cost of more is not having room to receive greater good.  Too much fear and we lose sight of hope and lose the energy to pursue Life’s possibilities.  Too much food and there is no room for dessert.  Too much complaining and we become unable to celebrate even the smallest good.  Talking just to fill the void means we miss the wisdom softly speaking to us in the silence.

The common thread in all of these is the personal choice of where we are directing our energy.  Not just ‘where’ we are directing it, but also ‘how’ we are directing it.  Consciously or unconsciously?  From a place of ego or from a place of soul?

The answer is in the final statement…love more.  When we express love to whoever and whatever is before us in this moment, we will move from love to clarity and purpose, from indulgence to savoring, from grumble to gratitude, from fear of awkward silence to being present and speaking our heart.

Love more, and then love more…and then love even more.  The good we all desire for ourselves and for those around us will not be something to gain or gather, we will realize and reveal a greater Good that always was here, within us, within all.  Love more and celebrate the Light, Beauty and Joy, our greatest Good of all!

Life is truly wonderful!