Everyone can say they have a good heart, and for the most part they do.

People just have a hard time executing it. Selfishness, competitiveness, lack of time management, money….they all get in the way.

We don’t truly help people anymore.

I’m not talking about charities and volunteer work. I’m talking about helping and encouraging everyday people, every day. Those richer than you, poorer than you, skinnier and fitter than you, the people pursuing the same dream as you… The people you walk by everyday and don’t even smile at.

Don’t be afraid of other’s gaining success and you never achieving it. Don’t NOT help and build others because you’re afraid of getting taken advantage of or not advancing how you think you should.

Believe me, I get it.

Time is valuable. Money is scarce. When you truly line things up in the right priority and value though, financial and other material success WILL follow. When you put other people truly before yourself, thats the greatest reward…far beyond surface success. When you not only talk about loving others, but actually showing and being love…thats captivating and world changing. When you build each other up with words and actions instead of hiding behind intimidation, jealousy, and rejection….that’s magic.

Will you get hurt? Yes of course. Will you still get bitter? Naturally.

The important thing is to get through that and forgive. Getting through the crap that tears you down and not only overcoming that, but helping to build others throughout that process…. there’s nothing like it. If we take the time to get to know people, communicate with them, listen to them, understand them, love them…. (no matter how creepy they could be lol)… we WILL notice change for the better. We don’t always have to agree with 100% of what people believe in. That’s the beauty of difference. We must however, have an understanding and love for them. Each person has a different story. Everyone can learn from each other’s life experiences.

Don’t be too good or too rejected to love.

What I mean by that is, everyone has their reason. There’s opposite sides of the spectrum. One person’s excuse could be that they’ve had too much bitterness towards people because of feeling rejected, whereas the other person just values their time over others’. Some people feel like a simple meaningful conversation with people won’t make a difference, but in actuality, it may have been the very thing that convinced that person to spare their own life that day because they were given the time of day.

There’s also a balance to all of this as well.

(I have to throw this in because we tend to over complicate things lol)

Am I saying to forget your family’s and those close to you’s needs? Heck no. Just manage your time better. If you slip up (because you will) and don’t give your spouse or whomever the attention he/she needs, then do better. Communicate with them that they are still important to you and manage your time better next time.

It’s all about communication.

Let other’s know your intentions. People know mistakes will happen. They expect it. Every relationship in life, whether romantic, platonic, casual, etc., requires communication and understanding of intention, but then a follow up with action.

Just keep it real.

Be genuine. Be transparent and have some vulnerability, yet remain strong in the appropriate areas. Stop and think. Truly grasp the concept of what it means to “walk in love”.

WE CAN be the change…

And remember, whatever we can’t do, God can…

All we have to do is ask.