There are some who’ll say it’s impossible to forget the pain.

Though, I’ve always believed that it’s much harder still to allow the sweetness of life to settle in.

Why are we so opposed to human kindness? And, what motivates our inclination to mistrust? Is it because we have such difficulties trusting ourselves?

I remember once, when my son was still very small. He had raced ahead to hold open a door, while an elderly man scowled with twisted grimace:

“Does it look like I need your help, young man?” he hissed.

Without missing a beat, my son grinned gloriously in return, “No, but that’s ok – I’m helping anyway.”

I had to laugh because, even though this man was quite obviously struggling to balance his many satchels of groceries – still, he insisted otherwise.

My goodness, are we so unwilling to accept the grace of another human soul?

To accept a love which rises so easily over hate, and a peace which soothes even the most injured of hearts? And, without which humankind could not survive?

Though, imagine if you would, that all of life was connected. In this regard, are we not then helping ourselves?

“The main thing,” shares Buddhist scholar Joanna Macy, “is that you’re showing up, that you’re here and that you’re finding ever more capacity to love this world because it will not be healed without that.”

Indeed, the world can not be healed without our love. And, my darlings, that love is formed first within.

Whether we’re talking about love for ‘the World’ or love for those immediately before us, we must first face the challenge of our own doubts and fears, quiet the impulse to run away, and then…

Open our hearts fully to all that is.

Because, that ‘is’ – is a most beautiful thing.

Namaste, my loves… and blessings for a love-filled day.