The love less travelled

I believe love is the ultimate expression of our lives, so I asked the Universe why it was wasting my love by not bringing me a partner. The Universe replied:

I already have many people living love that way. I ask you to walk the road less travelled- to live love, to be love without the usual anchors and mirrors.

I guess I always said I liked a challenge. And it is.

True love (though I am not sure there is any other kind) is generated from within- perhaps inspired and fuelled by those around us, but it come from us, not to us. In theory, I can live a life full of love on my own. In practice, I will tell you it is not easy.

I am not just talking about being happy on my own, or finding contentment in life. This is not just enjoying things, but being in love with moments. I am talking about feeling love, real love in an everyday way, without a partner or family to trigger and reflect it.

To actually feel love, not just remember it, on my own is often a challenge. Some days I succeed, some days I have to remind my self to try harder, some days I just want to tell the Universe to shove the road!

But I keep trying. Because I believe in love. I believe it is the ultimate expression of why we are here. And I believe there are many versions. All true. I also believe my higher purpose was never going to be the common road. So, someone has to trek the road where love is explored through other ways. Not with a partner or children, but through beauty, adventure, moments, self.

At the end of the day, we all get to choose our inner world. So, I choose love. Over and over again. In small moments that most people probably don’t need to see as being loveable. Tonight, I was in love with the sunset...







A longer version of this blog is now on Elephant Journal- http://www.elephantjournal.com/2014/01/the-love-less-traveled-tui-anderson/