From Love

Today is a day of confessions, but confessions of love, tenderness, and friendship. Not expressions of dislike or hatred, not venting accumulated aggression. But rather, the accumulated tenderness and desire for closeness.

I’m not calling for you to “love” or “forgive your enemies” right now—this day isn’t about those energies, and have we even come close enough to enlightenment to feel this sincerely, without pretense?

Inside us, there’s a lot of pain, fear, anxiety, and yes, even hatred. But today, let’s try for just one day not to pass this into the world, to break this chain of pain and fear, and not let it go further.
Before saying anything to someone else, first ask yourself, “Why do I want to say this?..”

What feelings, what energies do you want to be a conduit for today?
When expressing yourself, try to speak only ABOUT LOVE, only FROM LOVE, and only FOR LOVE.

If fear and hatred have filled you so much that there’s no room for words of love right now, then it’s better to remain silent—and that, too, will be ABOUT LOVE!

Both confession and silence require great strength and even courage!
May the power of love be with us!