Lead With Love

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This year I am doing a combination word of the year/resolution. My word is “love” and it might seem like a loosey-goosey feel-good word to choose that doesn’t really have a specific direction, but it’s actually broad, all-encompassing and specific. It ties into my resolution because the idea is that I will focus on leading with love in all things. As many before me have said in different ways: There is only one problem, lack of love; there is only one answer, love. This year, I want everything I do to be motivated by love. If it isn’t motivated by love, I ain’t doin’ it. You can’t guilt me, shame me or coerce me into it. If it ain’t about love, I ain’t about it. ❤️ Find out more about my word of the year/resolution and other things I want to focus on in my latest Friday Five by Claudya episode on my IGTV channel via my profile. ❤️ Do you have a word of the year or resolution? #wordoftheyear2019 playing along with @weallgrowlatina

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At the beginning of this year, I decided I would do a combo word of the year/resolution. My word is love and my resolution is to lead with love in all things. I’ve done a few things to remind myself of this word/resolution. I made the screensaver on my computer say “lead with love” and I have this light box that also says “lead with love” sitting in my home office where I can see it every day.

To be honest, leading with love is not always easy. It’s not easy when someone honks at me for no good reason or cuts me off when I’m driving. It’s not easy when I get irritated that I seem to be the only one cleaning at home. Sometimes it’s just a lot easier to be petty than to lead with love and that’s when the Universe steps in and reminds me of my word of the year or resolution.

Like this weekend when I was feeling overwhelmed and under-appreciated. I announced to my family that I would be doing nothing for anyone because I was D-O-N-E. They got the message loud and clear and left me alone.

Then my husband took these pictures while he was out with my youngest daughter for me to use for my Sundays In My City post because he knew I was at home pouting and wouldn’t have time to get out and take any pictures.

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He took a picture of love.

This is part of a mural on the side of McKinley Elementary.

He also took a picture of one of my loves in front of love.

I cannot look at my children and not be filled with love.

So you see how the Universe reminded me to get over myself and lead with love? My loving husband took pictures for me to use on my blog and the subject matter of those pictures was love.

I hear you, Universe! Thank you for the reminder. I will …

Lead With Love

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