What's Love Got To Do With It

In a simple word - everything.

Love of life, love of spouse, love of girl/boyfriend, love of friends, love of family, love of job, love of health, love of food, love of animals, Love of weather (I love a good rain. some people love snow) and love of blogging (that's me).  How many more could you add.

I could change the word love for passion and it would mean the same.  It is critical to have love and passion in your life.  Your physical and mental health improve when you have love and passion in your life.  Your relationships with spouse, friends, family, etc. improves when you have love and passion in your life.  Your happiness improves when you have love and passion in your life. 

In my opinion it all has to start with a true love and passion for life.  Too many of us just go through the motions of life.  Some of us just want to get through the day.  How many of you wake up in the morning and feel like you're going to have a great day, a great month, a great year and a great life.

Unless people have a serious disorder (like being bipolar or manic), depression comes from not thinking that life is wonderful.  Thinking that there is a better life beyond this one means that this one is not good enough.  This is the one you know.  The other one is just heresy.  How passionate can you be about life if you're counting on a better one after your dead.

What does it mean to have a love and passion for life?  It means you want to get the most out of it.  You look forward to what life is about to give you every day.  You are willing to deal with the difficulties of life because you believe the good stuff will outweigh the bad.  You can't wait to try new things.  You are willing to take risks that will lead to a better life.  You are willing to make changes to create a better life.

Once you have a love and passion for life, you start having a passion for other things that life gives you.  New friends, new relationships, new jobs, new challenges, etc. 

What does life mean to you?  Are you bogged down by the weight of life or are you lifted up by the opportunities of life?  Don't you believe that loving life is important to your happiness?  If you do than why don't you have a passion for all the things I stated above?

Life is hard.  It's easy to give in to the negatives all around you.  It takes guts to say: "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore."  It takes guts to believe you have the power to create a better life.  However, it doesn't take guts to have love and passion in your heart. 

Take a step back and think about your life.  If you have the love and passion I'm discussing here, you are a happy person.  You are someone that others want to hang out with.  You are someone that others want to be like.  You are someone that wants to give positive energy to the people that have little.

If you are someone that doesn't love nor have a passion for the things I mentioned above, then immediately find the person who does.  The more of those people who are part of your life, the better chance you have to create the love and passion, I believe, we all want.

As I always say - You Deserve It!!!