8 seconds or less

What would you do if I sang out of tune?
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song
I will try not to sing out of key, yeah

Oh, baby I get by with a little help from my friends...

"The Wonder Years" theme song

I would watch the show every now and then; it certainly was not my favourite so I'm not sure why the lyrics came into my head today. Since they did though I figured I would look at them.

The question I posed myself is: no matter what happens in my life and how bad things get in my realtionships would I ever really just walk out on them? I think that truthfully no matter what happens I will always be there for my friends because there are times when I will need them too. That being said there are people in my life that I may encounter who are not necessarily my friends but that deserve to be treated with love as well.

In a process that I did this summer a challenge was put forth by the facilitators; 'could you get back to love, no matter what happens in 8 seconds or less?'

This means living from my higher self; the self the knows and understands that all human beings are equal, amazing and full of love and light. This means that even when someone cuts me off in traffic I can send them love in under 8 seconds. This means that even when someone is yelling at me I can send them love in under 8 seconds. In situations where you are prone to anger as a reaction can you come back to love in 8 seconds or less?

I'm not going to lie- it can be challenging. The thing is that it is also VERY rewarding. When I am able to just stop and breathe, realize that this person is still a person and that they may be having their own issues, it allows me to detach from the emotional effect the situation may have on me. I am then able to allow, hold space and get back to love.

Love is universal and without love the universe dies. So I propose the challenge to all of you as well: no matter what happens in your life can you get back to love in 8 seconds or less?