The Slump

Where is the love?  Aside from this being one of my favorite songs... this subject matter has been on my mind for a little while.  I feel like we all have fallen in to a slump where we have this lack of generosity, affection, affirmation and tenderheartedness toward others on a daily or regular basis.  We've become so enthralled in our own selves that we have lost sight of others' well being.  It's a concern of mine that this slump in our culture is going to develop so much so that it will become second nature to our being!  I've found that there is a contentment I have in feeding my own comfort and selfishness. It's something I need to re-evaluate.

I'm reading through a book called, Sacred Marriage and I didn't find it coincidental that I happened to be at a chapter titled, Learning to Love.  It's a marriage book, but some of the content applies to everyone's love.  Somewhere it explained that, "while our society has become experts in self-care, we have lost the art of caring for others."  We're so concerned with being the best, having the best or fixing ourselves to be and have the best at the same time.  It's become an obsession!  There are thousands of books published every year on how to serve yourself.  I used to always want to write a self-help book actually.  It's something that I think could still really be beneficial, but it would have to be presented in the right way.

The point is that society has become all about itself.  I can admit that I've fallen into the slump as well.  We all have.  I'm praying that I would be more aware of how susceptible I am to this problem.

Believe it or not, this is the sun reflecting on a particular cloud that is surrounded by a perfect formation of darker clouds. Incredible.