Love and Hate

Good Morning all!!!
I thought I would start today with a quote from Buddha. "Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule." The world today seems to be so full of hatred and distrust. But if we look closely we will find all kinds of small acts of love. Those are the acts that will change our world. It helps to keep my hope alive. When I am depressed and full of self pity I need to reach out to another human being...it releases me from myself. When I show compassion and understanding to another person I am no longer involved in my own perceived problems. I am free from that bondage of self...my wants and self pity. It always comes back to the fact I am afraid of losing something I already have or afraid of not getting something I want. Those are the times I am fathest from my God. Fear and hatred keeps me from becoming closer to God. Life is too short for me to hold that hate and fear in my heart, I have to release those feelings from my mind and from my heart if I am to grow spiritually....to become the person God wants me to be. Once I realize God's will for me is to be of service to Him and to my fellow humans my life has a purpose greater than what I could have planned for myself. All my petty problems fall away, I am at peace with who I am. It sounds so simple but it is not easy because I am still human and I have free will and my ego likes to be in control of that. So I take these simple steps to get myself back in line with God's will. My hope is that each of us reaches out to someone else and show some love, compassion, and understanding every day. It will make all of our lives richer. May you all have a wonderful day!
Steve (Soul Patch)