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I’ve been waiting for this…….

There was a two and a half page insert in this morning’s Denver Post advertising romantic getaways in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

It showed the typical pictures of couples engaged in a variety of couple-type activities: couple’s hot stone massage, breakfast, visiting a museum, purchasing jewelry.

What was noticeably - and delightfully - different was that the picture of the couple laughing at breakfast was of two men, and the picture of the couple visiting a museum was two women holding hands.

So BIG KUDOS to http://www.SantaFe.org for breaking through some big media stereotypes - it’s refreshing to see. Hopefully next we’ll see blended race families in ads promoting a theme park or a cruise.

And after that? Not noticing at all because it’s no longer a novelty.

Simply put, fear is not sustainable. That’s because fear naturally deconstructs. And if you keep deconstructing anything - finances, relationships, jobs - eventually there’s not enough to hold it together, hold it up, or keep it intact.

Look at our global economic situation (it’s not been just America as a separate economic structure for a long time). Our fear around money is prompting some major deconstruction right now - we’re all feeling the impact on multiple levels.

We’re also witnessing the descent of individuals that we’ve judged as corrupt, and we readily acknowledge that corruption is built on greed. And greed, at its core, is based on fear - fear of not having enough money, prestige, influence, acknowledgment, etc.

What about relationships? When two people in any kind of a relationship are thinking, speaking and acting from fear - fear of not feeling safe, connected or valued - that relationship is destined for deconstruction. If it hangs in there for a while, it takes its toll on both parties - emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually.

On the other hand, Love is constructive. It builds and expands whatever is infused with it, and there’s no limit to the expansion.

(Remember that I might be talking about Love differently than you’re thinking right now. See the blog post http://todayichooselove.com/if-it-hurts-its-not-love)

Relationships that are based more solidly on Love than on fear are “evolutionary”: they’re safe places for people to grow and evolve more naturally and gracefully.

Money systems and companies that are based on service, community and, yes, LOVE, are not only sustainable, I believe they can experience unlimited growth, expansion, and more graceful evolution.

As we continue to deconstruct what’s been founded on fear, our best shot at making it through this turbulent time is to remember to choose Love as frequently as possible - in our thoughts, in our words and in our actions. Oversimplified? I don’t think so.

I understand that this is not such an easy task when there are so many Chicken Little’s flitting around, but I know it’s doable. Surround yourself with people who are seeing solutions, hope, and possibilities in our future, and it will be easier to reconstruct a sustainable collective mentality of choosing love - TODAY!