Something is always on my mind. My brain never stops thinking. There are times I find myself asking the oddest questions- like how did someone come up with the word ‘purple,’ for example. I know that sounds like I am crazy, and my husband chuckles at me when I bring up these weird questions that float around my brain. With that said, I have days when really serious questions cannot escape me. They twirl around my mind throughout the day, and I get stuck on them until an answer, or somewhat of a conclusion satisfies my curiosity. Today I am parked on a big one, a really big life question. Are you ready for it? Here it is…

What would the world look like if everyone valued life?

Oh me, oh my you say! Perhaps you feel that there is no answer to that because it is just not possible. Well, lets explore this a little, you see this is where my think tank likes to take me on a daily basis.

If everyone valued life, it would have to have a starting point. That starting point would get a solid footing if it began with ourselves. If we could know our value, feel meaningful, feel loved, feel purpose, perhaps we would all value and respect ourselves well enough to make wiser choices. From there, what would that look like to those around us? If we all valued our lives, how would that extend to the people around us? How would we then treat our parents and siblings, our friends and acquaintances, our partners and children? This extends to a vast array of possibilities to overcome challenges in our personal lives and the whole wide world.

If you truly value your life, would it be enough to treat your body with more respect and not harm it with destructive lifestyle choices.

If you truly value your life, would it extend to valuing other peoples lives enough to give more, to love more, to care more.

If you truly value your life, would it filter through to how you care and show concern for everything around you- even the planet you live on. What would that value extend to? The possibilities are endless.

The responsibility of this value is more than one human can take on. However, I do not doubt with one ounce of my being, that if everyone started with one step at a time- immense changes would ripple effect to influence the whole world. It all comes back to the root of valuing your life- that you have a purpose. You are not here by mistake. If the human race did not have value to this earth, we wouldn’t be here in the first place- bottom line!

Now comes the really difficult, personal question- what does your life currently look like around you? How healthy are the relationships around you? If it all feels like chaos, perhaps a good place to start is asking yourself if you truly value your own life? Once you can start developing that value, you may start to see drastic change in how you treat all those around you. The circumstances and relationships in your life that seem cloudy and difficult, may begin to become clear and more concise.

I come back to that question, swirling around in my head…

What would the world look like if everyone valued life?

My personal answer: peaceful and beautiful

Okay, I understand that answer is very Miss America sounding! Yet it is true- I feel that if we valued life more personally, we would have more peace with ourselves and with others all around us. That looks like a beautiful world to me. My heart is sad for those that do not want peace in their lives, in the end, all I see, is that they lack value for their own life. Therein lies the challenge- to encourage value in ourselves, and in those all around us. For when we discover and nourish that value- life flourishes with true beauty.

∼live your journey true∼

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