I had a deep epiphany this morning: whenever we are repeating a pattern in our life, the other person we are currently repeating the pattern with are also repeating a pattern in their life.

When one asks, “what would love do?” It might be a good idea to recognize real love is without agenda; it’s not about personal gain or chasing after money, power, attention, experience, romance or fame…it’s about something more pure…

It occurred to me that Rumi’s beloved might not be drunk with wine at all, but perhaps drunk with sorrow, or fear, or anger, or any other strong passionate feeling that reveals the shadowy side of who we are.

Once you discover, uncover that one sacred place within your being that was wounded…its time to re-cover. The Universe will keep bringing the same pattern to our doorstep until we respond differently with that pattern rather than engaging it with “hope” in our hearts.