love in all you do -

mjd 2015 - wip, custom order - make with love

part of the design decision for this bowl was how to integrate the heart. cut it out? set it cleanly? allow it to begin to melt?

it set me off to thinking about how we make, do, live. does it all come from love or is it something you have to mindfully apply -

ideally, with an open heart everything is set with an intention of love. it is not an added bonus but rather an inextricable part of our thoughts, words and actions. in the beginning, we might need to remind ourselves of this. but like any other habit, with repetition and attention, it becomes second nature. love is entering and leaving you with each breath and through that membrane of physical body that separates us from each other. 

we can pick up on each other's energies - fear and anger are very easy to sense. they are heavy. joy is lighter. love is any myriad of sensations - it depends upon how you can receive it and how it is offered. 

i think that at its best, love is gentle and grounding. but that's me. 

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anything we make

anything we do

should involve love 

as a part of it. 

integral to the meaning

to the intention

and 

coming from the very same 

material

be it blood & sweat

or

brass & sterling.

you cannot merely add love

on afterwards

like sprinkles

on a cupcake.

it's either there

or

it isn't. 

come from a place of love

and all you do

say and think

will be infused,

spreading that which

the world most needs.