“It’s more important to be righteous, than to be right” – Lauryn Hill.
Happy June/Gemini Season. This does and doesn’t really have a direction.
It’s almost Summer, the usual time of year my seasonal depression wears off and I start to feel okay. Not sure what exactly it is, more than likely the Sun, but I’m also reminded of the abundant resources the universe contains. I give love more easily, I’m nicer to myself so it helps me be more caring to others, and I find new ways to gain motivation. Sometimes I wonder if it really just is the lack of Sun for about 6 months, every year, that triggers the depresso. When I do get into depressive states it also creates anxiety within. I get anxious overthinking the fact that I’m depressed, and all the negative effects it has on my aura and those around me.
For some time now I have been very aware of this for myself, and it tends to make me more aware of it in others, as well. The religion I was given never tended to my soul in a way that was healing for me. I do respect religions and all the respective metaphors and meanings in their text. However, I needed something else. I started with meditation and self help books/videos.
When I look at it from a certain point of view, it all tends to come down to a lack of love. Love can mean many things, it will vary in the moment. It could be saying it aloud, showing appreciation, or listening to someone in need. For whatever reason, in that moment, I was unable to allow love to flow through me. It cost nothing to give out love. If it costs, it probably is not love. Love is free. Love is necessary. I’m relearning to love love.
It should be easy but unfortunately sometimes it may be hard to just love. This is not specifically romantic love(although I’m definitely still learning that). It is the unconditional love we received as children. It’s knowing the difference between right, and righteous. It’s taking an extra moment of your day to wash a dish for someone else while you’re at the sink. It’s saying “please” and “thank you.” It’s letting someone know that the little thing they did helped you out a great deal. It’s sharing your last bit of that delicious home cooked meal. It’s love. It can be big or small. It’s receiving and plenty giving.
This is a great speech by my favorite rapper of all time, Lauryn “L Boogie” Hill. In this short video she lectures to college students on her reflection of where she currently was in life. It ranges from her childhood, to being in the music industry, to her roughest times, to how she learned that unconditional love was the answer.
The part that stuck out to me the most is the part when she mentions “it is more important to be righteous than to be right.” I do not want to get into a finer breakdown of this hear. She goes a little more in depth in the video. Consider this topic during your next prayer, meditation or reflection. What you said may have been 100% accurate, but maybe the timing or energy that came with it was unrighteous. The accuracy/importance/love can be looked over when things are done unrighteously.
Check out the speech:
Comment below on something this week that you have done right, but could have done more righteously.
