Love is my only house
Creating Space for Difference in a World That Craves Belonging
In Martina McBride’s song, she says, “Love is the only house big enough for all the pain in the world.”
And I believe she’s right. We all need a little more love.
I choose to see the world through love and compassion. I choose to use quantum thinking—the ability of the mind to view an issue from all sides. I see a world full of diversity. And by the grace of my Creator, I was born who I am, where I am.
But it could’ve been different. I could easily have been born into poverty… into homelessness… into inequality, hunger, or “otherness.”
So what is normal, really?
Is it only what I believe? Only what I think?
There are over eight billion people on this planet, and not one of them has the same fingerprints—not even identical twins. Why would we ever expect anyone else to think or feel the same as we do? We are as unique as our fingerprints. Our genetics and life experiences shape who we are.
Sometimes I wonder—what happened in your life that taught you indifference?
I try to see everyone equally and without judgment. I haven’t always succeeded, but I’m learning. Life continues to teach me. And as Maya Angelou said, “When we know better, we do better.”
The Danger of Narrow Thinking
The lack of quantum thinking is everywhere.
I hear people say:
“You’re listening to the wrong station—this is the only right one.”
“Being that way is just wrong.”
Or my personal favorite: “I’ll hurt or punish you for not thinking like me.”
What are we teaching our children when we speak and act like this? That conformity equals value? That diversity of thought makes you wrong—or crazy?
It sounds a little hypocritical to me. (Okay, maybe that’s judgmental… I’m still learning.)
I want my children to grow up with the freedom to think for themselves—even when their beliefs don’t match mine. I want them to question the world, to seek out compassion, and to live outside the tiny boxes we’re so often handed.
Because the only constant is change.
Inclusion or Exclusion: Your Choice
Do you want to create more inclusion—or more exclusion?
Rewiring the neuro-linguistic patterns we’ve built up over a lifetime takes real courage. It asks us to let go of what no longer serves us. But even people whose beliefs are carved deep—Grand Canyon deep—can form new pathways.
We all can.
No one makes you be someone you’re not.
You are who you are—and you have the choice to love like Jesus did.
You were born a child of the Creator.
You were brought here to shine your light.
You were made to make a difference.
Life isn’t always easy. But love and compassion?
They’re always enough.