l o v e

I think the primary work of Jesus Christ was to show us a path of self-giving love that is bigger than our fears, bigger than our jealousies and resentments, and bigger than our worst thoughts and deeds. By love I mean neither neither a milquetoast “kindness” that elides the hard bits nor a graceless “tough-love” program for perfection. 

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Love is this deep knowing in my bones that I am because everything else is. Love is taking responsibility to allow all that is to fully unfold and express itself. “To fall in love outwardly”, because we can feel the unconditional love that the land gifts us if we allow our hearts to be open and fully receive.

attunement—the capacity to feel deeply into what is present and respond with exquisite appropriateness to what is needed

love already knows how to respond when it encounters suffering. When we stop interfering with this natural movement—when we cease trying to fix, manage, or improve what we find—our essential nature reveals its inherent wisdom.

love taught me that balancing the tension between unfolding my individuality and fusing with the greater whole is the sacred work of being alive.