The whole thing about letting love prevail is that it really is a choice we make. My personal experience is that for so much of my life I didn’t allow myself to choose differently. This is how I was. This is how I reacted. Even if I didn’t enjoy this habitual response I didn’t give myself permission to respond differently. I can distinctly remember a situation where I did not want to go down the same dark path I had been down some many times before, yet I didn’t clearly see a different path and, probably more importantly, I felt a disconnect of sorts with “who I was” and “how I was supposed to react”. I had to give myself permission, in that moment, to choose the path never previously traveled by me. I remember this clear as day and it was quite some years ago. It’s a powerful memory. Making the choice to respond thoughtfully instead of react habitually has gotten easier and easier, thankfully. Letting love prevail is a choice we’re faced with throughout the day, especially in regards to how we feel about our self. I’ve learned I prefer to choose carefully, choose thoughtfully and lead with love – for myself.