If you are reading this, you have been given another opportunity to be a blessing to the world. We each are a gift, we each have a purpose, and we all matter, that is the message for today, you are loved. Take time today to sit in silence and be thankful for this reality, for there are many who overlook this blessing, today is a present given to us all, be thankful for it.

Once you have said your thanks, put a smile on your face, its time to pay it forward. If you don’t know what I mean, that’s fine, its very easy to do. Once you have put that smile on your face, you have already done enough, that smile alone can put one on someone else’s face and instill in their spirit a sense of joy.

Smiles are contagious

But if you want to go a step further, I first must ask you a question, who do you love? Other than yourself I’m sure there are many whose existence brings you joy, peace, understanding, and at times pain, but most of all joy. For me there are many people who have made an impact on my life, this has happened both directly and indirectly, either way I am thankful.

It took effort and intention for me to get to the point where I can easily recognize this, but most of all it required me to remove my ego from the equation. Gratitude is an action, the more you practice it, the easier it will get.

We must all know, believe, and understand how great we are as individuals, that we are all miracles. Its not crazy to think this, its actually healthy, it allows joy and light to dwell within us, but to think that this joy and light is of solely our own making, is absurd. We are the product of our environment, firstly our mother and our father, secondly, whoever we spend the most time with. Who you become is a byproduct of whom you choose to spend time with, and if you’re a choosing wisely then I give you kudos, but realize that those people are also choosing you.

Don’t miss an opportunity to be thankful, don’t miss an opportunity to impart love, it feels just as good to give love as it does to receive it. Love is a strong word, it’s a word that maybe you feel is too strong for this context, but love, to me, is energy.

This energy is a spark, this spark could be just what a friend, loved one, or even a stranger needs to lift them out of a funk. We are all made this mysterious stuff called matter, we are all connected, we can all share this energy, and this is why, we all matter.

Whether it’s a kind word, a gesture, a laugh, or just a smile, that energy is felt by those around you, that energy is never wasted and can never be destroyed. When you feel those around you are trying to condemn your light, don’t let them, shine even brighter and drive out the darkness.

I hope you make the choice to spread love, and light, the world is dark enough already. If you can just instill love, and in turn light, in just one person, then I personally thank you, you have made the world that much brighter.

It takes more energy to frown, than it does to smile,

Spread love, even if the recipient will not always say thank you, they will remember you for it. Take solace in this fact, and never forget that you’re loved.