May: On Love

May 22

Today's reflection was inspired by a quote from Ursula K. Le Guin's book The Lathe of Heaven.

Is love some carved, painted statue meant to sit dusty in a museum of your life? Of course not. Just as it is not something you purchase, or something that just appears one day. 

It has an origin . . . like a seed. It is a complex, living, breathing, and fragile thing that needs constant nurturing and attention, like a garden that sprouts from that seed—or making bread from scratch. It requires time and sacrifice and care and patience and understanding. It demands from you the capacity to nurture, to give, and to receive. 

Provide this attention and care and others will look at you and think, Damn, they make it look easy. But you’ll know the truth.

• Reflection title: Water It and Watch It Grow
• Creative inspiration: Ursula K. Le Guin, The Lathe of Heaven
• Reflection Question: What are my assumptions of love? How am I nurturing the love in my life?