Best Life

 There is a lot of talk and thought these days about living one’s best life.  It is a fad concept.  The following is a meaning that it has for me.  Part of being human is sometimes experiencing a weakness or failure of our heart’s capacity to measure up to our vision of our own goodness and ability to love.  I believe that doing our best to work on this is a very significant part of living one’s best life.  The ability to love is a benefit to ourselves as much as it to others.  The inability to love is not only a detriment to others but also a detriment to our own hearts.  Practicing kindness, even when it takes conscious effort, is the first step to growing the love in our hearts.  Lack of love hurts us not only when it is not received but also when it is not given.