LOVE

FEBRUARY - the month of Love

"'Tis love that makes the world go round, and you have me in a spin!"

This is the poem in my new Valentine's Day cards - fun, short and sweet, but my point is that LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND. In these days we have to consciously focus on love in our lives, in our communities, and in the world. Only if we choose this focus, and let the power of love become us, and thus bring it to those around us, can we make the purpose of our lives driven through love.

As a sideline, you who know me, know that I always want to know the background and the "why" of things, so I looked into the history of Valentine's Day. Way too much to put in my blog, but fascinating - so if you are interested in finding out how far back the traditions go, who was St. Valentine, and why did he become a saint, and how this tradition evolved over centuries of time, go here - www.theholidayspot.com/valentine/history_of_valentine.htm.

2011 is the YEAR OF THE RABBIT - so each month I am going to share with you the beautiful images from the Wells Fargo calendar. Here is the February image - our little rabbit leaping over hurdles and obstacles in his life - a reminder that we can all do the same.

Year of the Rabbit - Wells Fargo Calendar

Think about your life - and the impact of love. When we feel and know that we are loved, we can leap over tall buildings, take on amazing tasks, accomplish wonderful things, and be the loving/amazing person we really are to those around us. The secret is - that LOVE is all around - and all we have to do is begin to see it/feel it/know it and then act on it. So here's my original poem for February -

LOVE

Hold love in your heart - always.

Let your eyes see the world through love.

See love all around, even in darkness.

Trust in love, be in love.

Know that you are loved.

For love is the ephemeral glue that binds our humanity.

It is what brings the greatest joy, the possiblity of healing,

the ability to share and give, to survive, to be compassionate,

to be strong and to be tender, and to see into the heart of others.

Know that your greatest self is the self of love.

Love to live, live to love!

- Channing (February, 2011)

Love to all!

Channing

I love all of you, and look forward to seeing many of you in my classes, or hearing from you - my email is chaninca@aol.com. Let me know your thoughts on LOVE, wonderful stories and experiences of Love in your life. I would love to hear from you.

Love,

Channing