Spreading love and light to everyone is a mantra we should all follow. Changing the world, one person at a time has been so often repeated. So why do we struggle with the concept of spreading love?

Human beings apply the ideal of love to intimacy. Something that is shared between two people who enjoy each others company. The reality is “Love” is more than a feeling. It is kindness. It is generosity. It is sharing. It is light. When food is shared with those who are hungry, love is being shared. When a door is held for another, love is held as respect. A smile shared with a kind word is love passed along to another. Sharing love with everyone is not difficult when you realize that a simple act of kindness will spread love wherever you go.

Trust in a few. It totally amazes me how this one value, trust, is the easiest to break within relationships. Most often very innocently and unknowingly. Those who scheme, manipulate or scam others do so with an end goal in mind. Their selfish desire to accomplish and achieve will see no reality until they have stepped on or over someone else. We innocently expect those close to us to defend us when we are under attack, protect us in uncomfortable situations or to just be there in our time of need.