It’s all about love

I bought some fabric the other day to make summer clothes—in beautiful greens and purply blues. An elegant print with some solids to go with it. It all just worked and I was very excited to get started.

Saturday, when I sat down to sew, I kept battling a nagging doubt that this is all so frivolous—it’s just clothes. But then I pictured myself giving a workshop wearing these colors and what a calm and reassuring effect it would have on me and those around me.

In the process, I realized one more thing—it’s all about love. The love I put into making these garments has an influence. The love I put into creating the workshop has an influence. And love has this magical quality of spilling out into everything else.

When I am doing what I love, my whole being changes. My interactions with others are more caring and gentle. There’s a lot more room to just accept what is happening for them. To just accept what is happening for me. And know that everything will work out.

Love is like the oil in an engine—it lubricates the parts and eases the friction. Soon all the pieces are working together smoothly again. A deep happiness settles in. A happiness that knows that all is right with the world. No matter what the challenges ahead, we will find a way to work it out.

These are not just clothes. Just look at how much I’ve learned and I haven’t even cut the fabric yet!