… into a life of practices to create more love in our lives.

Just this morning, i was sitting in a Cafe being nosey and listening in to the conversation at the next table.  They were talking about guitar.  The woman was saying that she had had a car accident and was relearning technique.  They both agreed that having spent years on the rudiments, on fingering, strumming, etc - made current recovery and improvement easier.

I interrupted, “it’s the same with love!”  They looked at me funny.  Who was this guy?  Namely, me.

But I was talking about love and hey - who isn’t interested in love?  Even Scrooge is, ultimately.  Even the Grinch.

I said what was on my mind - “We all want to love.  But you don’t just LOVE!  Love is made out of rudiments the way an guitar playing is made out of rudiments.  To love well, we have to learn how to be reflexively generous.  How to be kind.  How to be aware of our own negativity arising, or closure arising.  And how to be generous, kind, aware and open… anyway!

These are the “doing scales” of love. The octave practice and arpeggios.

Love is a skill that we practice.

Not a big, mushy, end-of-story pit we fall into.

Oui?

What do you think?

- Adam