{"id":456,"date":"2009-04-17T10:25:40","date_gmt":"2009-04-17T10:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/when-love-comes-out-of-you\/"},"modified":"2009-04-17T10:25:40","modified_gmt":"2009-04-17T10:25:40","slug":"when-love-comes-out-of-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/when-love-comes-out-of-you\/","title":{"rendered":"When Love Comes Out Of You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object height=\"344\" width=\"425\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/cEuK71N04G8&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" height=\"344\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/cEuK71N04G8&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" \/><\/object>\n<\/p>\n<p>The above clip is from one of my all time favorite musical artists, Pat Metheny.&#0160; As I watched the clip I couldn&#39;t help but wonder if Metheny knew what was coming out of him?&#0160; On that night, was he pouring out something larger than himself?&#0160; In the arts we tend to presume this to be true.<\/p>\n<p>As the melody wrapped around me I thought this process cannot be confined to just music, or the arts for that matter.&#0160; But isn&#39;t it true for all that we do?<\/p>\n<p>Yes, but it is a choice.&#0160; It&#39;s a choice of love.<\/p>\n<p>I am convinced that the only way the moment is cemented into our memory and being is when we pour out love.&#0160; Here are some points on how it can make a difference:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you pour out love to those close to you, you create legacy-a great one.&#0160; My father poured so much love into me that I couldn&#39;t discover how much until after he passed.&#0160; My father and I were playing our parts through the years and it was as if it prepared me for the scene I&#39;m in now.&#0160; And as much as that breaks my heart, it is building something in me.&#0160;&#0160;<\/li>\n<li>When you throw away your career, you open up a blocked portion (a large one) of your heart.&#0160; It&#39;s the best open heart surgery on earth.&#0160; An unblocked heart allows love to flow into your work and calling.<\/li>\n<li>When you open yourself up to the author of love, you begin to see all people through the lens of love.&#0160; It changes everything, and I mean everything.<\/li>\n<li>When you love, you become someone to count on.&#0160; Someone there with an umbrella on a cold rainy day.&#0160; So many people are looking for that umbrella.&#0160; <\/li>\n<li>When you love, even those who hate you will become worthy of your prayers and help.&#0160; It&#39;s crazy, but it opens up forgiveness and second chances.&#0160; We&#39;ve all needed to be forgiven and given a second chance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So where are you pouring out love today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The above clip is from one of my all time favorite musical artists, Pat Metheny.&#0160; As I watched the clip I couldn&#39;t help but wonder if Metheny knew what was coming out of him?&#0160; On that night, was he pouring out something larger than himself?&#0160; In the arts we tend to presume this to be&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[123,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-leadership-development","category-learning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}