love is all you need

So FIRST things first - I am so sorry to the one and one half person who may or not have visited this blog since I last wrote and were disappointed and/or crushed to find ZERO updates since May. MAY! I am ashamed. I have been busy though. In this time I have gotten a new job, obtained my social work license, found an apartment and moved to the amazing city of Chicago. These are not excuses, just updates.
At any rate, friend[s], allow me to ease back into the wide world of blogging with an easy and much loved topic of mine - LOVE! I won't get into specifics and will mostly stay general, easing our way back into this crazy thing together. Ready?
Last year, I started subscribing to an e-mail list from Tut, Notes from the Universe. And one of the first e-mails I received, from the universe (which never stops feeling cool) was the following:

"When you understand that what most people really, really want is to feel good about themselves, and when you realize that with just a few well chosen words, you can help virtually anyone on the planet instantly achieve this, you begin to realize just how simple life is, how powerful you are, and that love is the key."
Your assignment, my beautiful darlings, is to contemplate this in the coming week. So often in my day, I begin to wonder about other people. "Why is she wearing that shirt?" "Why is he so rude?" "Why is that person so annoying?" Why do I ever waste my energy and precious thoughts on these petty judgements when I could literally be altering someone's moment or even their entire day. Eye contact, a smile, a random compliment. THESE THINGS MATTER PEOPLE. I cannot say it any better than the note from the universe so scroll to read it again please. And then remember how powerful you are.
Seriously.
You are powerful.