Looking for the magic answer? There is none.

....the answer is within...or, (please forgive my love of quotes once again).. as Richard from Texas said to Liz in Eat, Pray, Love..."The meditation room is within, Groceries. Decorate that."

There's no particular magic to it...but then again, it is ALL magic, if viewed with a little childlike wonder and hope.  I've honestly no desire to see it any other way.  Like a starlit swim in phosphorescent waters.  Magic is surprise, wonder, and a genuine full on love and appreciation for whatever happens.

In the immortal words of a man I wish I knew, "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."

~Henry David Thoreau

But, really....it IS within. Everything.  All the answers you need.  All the love that you desire.  All the validation that you require.  All that you seek.  All that you've hoped for, dreamed of, wished for, agonized about....it is all within you.  You may just have to rearrange your expectations about these things.  And by rearrange, I mean - DROP them...the expectations.  Go with the flow of life and the river that feeds it.  Alternately, Be the Mountain.  I am reminding myself of this daily.  Sometimes many times in the same day.  Just because you change your mindset and start seeing the world in a VASTLY different light, doesn't mean that you have all the answers or the keys to the palace, so to speak....it just means you become aware and conscious enough of your own shortcomings to own up to them with great (and sometimes alarming) regularity.  Practice makes perfect, right? Rrrrrright.

But seriously, it's true.

We are all part of the same big, beautiful universe and our energy is constantly vibrating and moving within us and reaching out to connect with others. We just live our lives with blinders on...self medicating, self flagellating, and doing all we can to avoid actually feeling and seeing and knowing and loving the things we fear embracing because of the possibility of failure or rejection. I'm here to tell you that this does not serve us.  But, you'll have to figure this out on your own.  No lesson or truth can be shoved down your throat, but a certain openness to hearing it when it comes knocking is a nice start. Wanna change your life? Open yourself up to exploration and the freedom of saying yes.

I've recently discovered a well of "yes's" within me.  This well overflows with love, beauty, desire, understanding, hope, melancholy (only sometimes), direction, truth, energy, acceptance and gratitude. Yes, gratitude and choice are constant themes with this soul. As is love. I've also discovered what Love actually is.  And what it's not.

It isn't a song.  It isn't butterflies and anticipation. It is NOT possession. It is also NOT control. It isn't a mindblowing orgasm (mind you, I'm not disrespecting the big O.  I'm a deeply reverent fan).  But it's not thunderbolts and it isn't something you prove.  It isn't a march down the aisle.  It isn't an expression.  It isn't a diamond, a trinket, a bauble, or a toy. It isn't a bargaining or manipulation tool...Nor is it codependence, judgment, responsibility, obligation, obsession, ownership, validation...It's not a cliche, it's not conditional and it is most certainly isn't a weapon. 

It is simple and it is primary. It is letting go. It is jumping off a cliff with the total trust that everything really WILL be alright. Come what may. Composed of nature, energy, giving, gratitude, reflection, peace and a certain knowing. It is filled with good intention. It is you. It is me. It is God. It is freedom. It is pure. It is magic. It is without fear. It's a hike through an unknown and unexplored canyon whose journey reveals that every ounce of your being is connected and to be regarded with awe....it is oh so preciously rare, yet is available to us in great abundance if we choose to embrace it...and above all, love is without agenda, a timeline or a list of counter-requirements...It. Is. Enough.

"Love risks everything, and asks for nothing." (Rumi)

This may or may not resonate with you. You have your truth.  I have my own.  This is mine.  And, it really IS enough.

Namaste, all you beautiful beings of light and love. With epic buckets of gratitude from me to the universe.