HP February - More Love

"More love, I can hear our hearts cryin'
More love, I know that's all we need
More love, to flow in between us
To take us and hold us and lift us above
If there's ever an answer
It's more love"  - Dixie Chicks

Even though I haven't quite finished my January Happiness Project subject yet, its already time to think about February.  For the month of February I chose to focus on "More Love".  

Not only because it's the month of Valentine's Day, but I've also noticed lately that I'm well...I think I've been becoming a b*tch. It's not that I'm intending to, and I don't know why I'm getting so frustrated at other people. But what I do know, is that it is NOT me and I DO NOT like being like that.  So I think instead of focusing on when people do something that I don't like or that bothers me, I want to instead focus on how to give more love. Sometimes when I'm having a bad day a little love is all I need, and maybe that's what others need as well.  

In the Happiness Project book, she also focuses on Love in February. She focused mostly on love in her marriage.  Since my husband is the one I spend the most time with, I of course want to focus on him, but I don't want to show just him love. I mean, he is so awesome that makes him so easy to love.  So I also want to show love to my other family members, people at work, random people on the street, people that every day that I don't really think about showing love too. I came up with some ways that I want to show more love here in February: 

• Don't Nag - Oh this will be a big one for me, and I'm sure if you ask my husband he would agree especially in the morning when asking nagging him to take the dog out before he leaves for work. I know I could do it, but I'm lazy and don't like to go out in the cold.  Wonder how he likes it? I'm guessing just as much, and to add someone nagging him about it? Yuck. I sure wouldn't enjoy that! 
• Don't hold grudges - Even though it is hard, I would like to try to be more forgiving and let go of grudges.  It is doing me no good and it reminds me of the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant: Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times." Matthew 18:21-22  If that's good enough for the Lord, well then it is surely good enough for me. 
•  If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all - Isn't it interesting that these lessons we learn as children, somehow we forget when we are adults. Such an easy saying that we all know, but do we practice what we preach? I'll be the first to admit, that I am guilty. And I would like to change that.  

In order to track my progress and to keep myself accountable, I have decided that in addition to the things I want to work on I would also like to do one (or more) random act of kindness each day. And I will track it here on my blog, so check out my progress throughout the month over on the right side of the page.  I will try to update it at least once a week.