'Making a Positive Difference'

"Can I brighten your day?"

CAN WE MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE?! You bet we can!    
It is all about Love.  Love is a VERB.  A VERB means ACTION!  It is all about making a positive difference in people's lives.  It is full of wisdom, principles, just simple little actions and our time.  
Wow, there is where the rub might be, 'our time'.  How long does it take to make a positive difference?  Not as long as we might think. 

I had promised to the readers of my blog a poem regarding 'Our Caring'.  I want to share a bit in this post before I share the poem: 'Persons that Made a Positive Difference'.   So, please bear with me to lay some background leading up to my poem.  I feel this is important because the 'love' must flow from both directions.  This can be an uneasy feeling for a time but so very worthwhile and is the key to making a positive difference in the lives of many people that we touch. 

Have you ever had a particular place to go or somebody you thought you just had to visit and/or see and you dreaded it so much?  You was doing it out of a feeling of duty or responsibility.  However, once you actually did it you could feel and see just how much it made a positive difference in that person's day and in turn, your day.  That is what it is all about.  WE go into ACTION.  We give our love that comes from our heart rather then an effort.

When things are done out of 'love' there is no 'putting off' and/or 'dreading' a part of it.  There might be places we feel we should visit because of the circumstances such as visiting an ill person with a terminal disease, a person going through divorce,  a person that has just heard the news of a loved one that has passed away that prevents us from feeling a pleasant desire to visit them but there is still an inner feeling of a desire in our heart to reach out to help that individual.  The actions taken out of no desire and a lack of love are ones that serves no good purpose.  Those type of actions never gives the person a desire to go and feel happy that they had been there, either.  This can only lead to an emptiness.  Persons are acting out of a feeling of 'i have to', what's the use', 'who cares' , 'what can I say or do to make a difference' and therefore; they only go through the motions and/or don't even take part in the actions that regard 'love' to fulfill any good.  The end result, they feel drained.  Loving action will give one a lift within their Spirit and to the person that they have just visited.  It is just the way 'Love' works.  An easy guide to follow and can help us stay focused as to what we are to be about in making a positive difference in others' lives and in ours.

I wonder if some places in our society there have been more nonverbal action of 'love' that has somehow made persons become less caring, less compassion, and feel less of a desire to reach out and make a positive difference in people's lives.  Perhaps, this would be a good place for us to reflect in our own lives and living. 

''May I help in some way?'

I have experienced, the more I can exercise 'Love' in Action, the more it rekindles the warmth in friendships, family and once strangers, become closer during these times. And, it gives me a warmer feeling of worth within my own being.

A number of things we might reflect on as we reach out in 'love' are:

• Identify what people 'need' to feel good about themselves
• Develop a sincere interest in others
• Forgive hurtful actions
• Get along with difficult people
• Accept people for who they are
• Be yourself
• Never give up



'It is the little things that mean the most'
It doesn't matter that we aren't the same skin color and agree with everything another person believes.  It is important that we all become the type of person that people enjoy being around.

This is unconditional love that equals: 'love in Action' making a positive difference in peoples lives.

Always remember our Shepherd will never let us down.  

• Pray without ceasing

  

  'The Lord is our Shepherd'

  
  
  Until next time
  God Bless
  Doris