A Few Conjectures on Love…The Pathway of Possible
“Love is the feeling we have for those we care deeply about and hold in high regard.” – Cheryl Strayed
Love:
- Glue of all things imaginable
- Pathway to being
- Reminder of our purpose
- Focus of our intentions
- Energy of creation
- Passion for the soul
- Listens at the edges
- Pays attentions to the nuances
- Embraces the different
- Absorbs just enough of the difficult to center life in hope
- Protects the vulnerable
- Mystifies with wonder
- Balances worry at arm’s length
- Carries tenderness at heart’s closeness
- Shares the generous flavor of goodness
- Holds vulnerability with both hands
Love:
- Respects the challenging lessons
- Stands with courage in the troublesome moments
- Laughs at fear
- Enters understanding with humility
- Hangs on to goodness
- Releases grievances
- Calms the worried heart
- Gentle with consternation
- Leads with compassion in the broken places
- Forgives in the deepest crevices of hurt
Love:
- Runs toward joy
- Dwells in contentment
- Abides in wholeheartedness
- Reverences the ache of longing
- Empowers the “yes.”
“Remembrances that hope and love lasts long, and love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love.”
– From Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award Acceptance Speech, 2016
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