I’m not sure where all this came from this morning, but it feels like I imagine enlightenment or epiphany* should – although I’m sure it doesn’t sound profound in any sense. Except to me. The profundity stems purely from my own little quest for purpose. I’ve been pondering the idea of purpose for a while now. Odd as that is, since purpose is very serious and I’m not a very serious person. And, until fairly recently, I thought I had the whole purpose-thing figured out.

I’m not good enough at any other thing to justify the space & resources I take up on this planet. But I was born into love and raised in love and I know love pretty well. Yes, I’ve been hurt by love too, of course. That’s part of the full experience. And I’m still learning. Like any other worthy discipline, I don’t know if it’s something I am capable of mastering. But I believe it’s the Greatest Thing, and the one thing I can say is worth doing well. Every Day. With Every One I come into contact with.

Love isn’t easy for the best person. And certainly I’m not that person. But the more I seek Purpose, the clearer it becomes to me that love and kindness are the axis that all the other beautiful things turn on. And, glutton that I am, I still hope to attain all the other beautiful things – family, friends, home, travels, adventures, great food, etc. So, first things first, devote myself to the discipline of loving unconditionally and without expectation of reciprocation.

• Enlightenment or Epiphany? There’s another entry for another day.