There are so many ways to learn and grow, to challenge one’s views of life, of death, of the time in between.
At times, yes, there is a harshness to the wind, a bite in your mother’s words and an unrelenting squirrel emptying your bird feeder, but know that there will be reward for your continued generosity of thought, and your assumption of the best in everything.
Given patience, the universe reaches out with gentle touches, leaving offerings of love in the form of smooth pebbles, pigeons and friends who offer to buy lunch.
We must learn to accept the love we are offered, no matter how unconventional. Seek this love, be it in the form of a high five, or in extra napkins for your glovebox, in petting friendly stray cats.
Find love everywhere and accept it, because those moments are the other half of the transaction. Where you offer up time, the universe looks to compensate your loss.
Accept the spare dime in your cup holder, the acorn cap left on your windowsill and the smiley face drawn on your cup, as signs that the love you put out is equally and fully returned by the world.
those extra napkins are one of the most valuable investments you can make