How Much Love Can I Have In My Heart Today

A reflection, challenge, and prose poem all rolled into one.

There are so many segments and tiny moments throughout our day. Some are more exciting than others. Some are more challenging than others. But many are mundane, filled with monotonous activities and tasks that we easily sleepwalk through, and others we just want to get over as quickly as possible.

So, I want to share a reflection, a bit of a challenge to start your day that I have been experimenting with lately. You see it as a little game for you to play with yourself today. And maybe every day for the rest of your life.

But really, it’s a tool that you can call upon at any point throughout your day to handle any moment and enter any situation with ease, grace, and love in your heart. Ultimately, this tool is a way to transform how you experience your day-to-day life into a loving one.

So, if you’re willing to indulge me, I invite you to play this game with yourself.

It goes something like this…

”How much love can I have in my heart today?”

Ask it again.

”How much love… can I have in my heart today?”

Ask this question sincerely whenever life presents challenges or anytime you feel uncomfortable in even the slightest of ways. You can see it as a knee-jerk reaction to get more loving.

For the present moment.
And essentially for life itself.

Ask it.

Feeling tired?
Bored?
Agitated?

Time to get more loving.

Stuck in traffic?
Arguing with your partner?
Overwhelmed at work?

Time to get more loving.

When your mind drifts,
gently steer it back
and get more loving.

Wherever you are emotionally, mentally, or physically in any moment, in any part of your day — embrace it.

And. Get. More. Loving!

And if you’re thinking
you don’t know how
to get more loving.

Sure you do.

You are love itself. Simply place all your attention, your entire mental focus on your heart.

But you don’t have to force it.
You don’t have to analyze it.
You just have to remember to do it.

Just remember to ask the question.

“How much love can I have in my heart today?”

Then, affirm your intention:

“Today, no matter where I am.
No matter where I am going.
No matter what I am doing.
No matter who I am with.
I give my attention fully and completely
to unconditional love.”
And I sincerely ask:
How much love can I have in my heart?”

What would happen if you carried this attitude with you day after day?

How might you experience your reality?

The powerful aspect of this question is that every time you ask it, you’re essentially training yourself to experience more love. Little by little, you condition yourself to connect with the love residing in your heart — the truth of who you really are — which is love itself, no matter the situation you are in.

If you commit to this attitude, and sincerely ask the question ”How much love can I have in my heart,” you have the ultimate tool to be one with life. Because when life gets uncomfortable and hard, it’s no problem, because you get more loving.