ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE

    Yesterday as I swam I found my mind wandering to all the "things" I needed to do or all the "things" I wanted in my future. Then I reminded myself I was getting caught up in the world of "things" so I decided the easiest way to turn from the world of "things" was to think of something that transcends "things." The word that popped into my head was Love. So every time my mind wandered back to "things" I would just say Love. That simple little word made me physically, mentally and emotionally feel good every time I said it. That's when I realized the word Love always makes me feel good. So I'm going to try this exercise over the next few days. Every time I find my thoughts heading down a slippery slope, I'm going to say "Love." Let's see if it continues to create this good sensation.

    Today, thinking about this subject it reminds me of the Beatles song "All You Need Is Love." I started singing it and realized how simple yet how ingenious the lyrics are. But then I've always thought John Lennon, in his final years, was a prophet. So below are the lyrics to this song. If you want to follow my little experiment, maybe we can intersperse the word Love with this song to keep us feeling good.

"There's nothing you can do that can't be done, Nothin' you can sing that can't be sung, Nothin' you can say, but you can learn how to play the game, It's easy...

Nothin' you can make that can't be made, No one you can save that can't be saved, Nothin' you can do, but you can learn how to be you in time, It's easy...

All you need is love, All you need is love, All you need is love, love, Love is all you need (x2)

Nothin' you can know that isn't known, Nothin' you can see that isn't shown
Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be, It's easy...

All you need is love, All you need is love, All you need is love, love, Love is all you need

All you need is love (All together now), All you need is love (Everybody), All you need is love, love
Love is all you need" The Beatles, 1967