Brian’s Reflection: Friday, September 21, 2007


In dreams the truth is learned that all good works
are done in the absence of a caress.

- Leonard Cohen, poet & songwriter,
born on this day, 1934, in Canada


And that, my friends, is the character of true Love. I guess that I have said it too many times - but it is a crucial and fundamental truth. Love is an act of the will. 99.9%. Only one tenth of one percent of love has to do with how you feel. That 1% adds the lovely romance and fun to Life. It must always be preserved! But the rest of Love is Choice. It is choosing to love both in the face of Joy, and in the face of Hurt and Pain and Disappointment. C’est la Vie.

Caresses come from Heaven. At least, the caresses that truly soothe and calm and pleasure us. Heavenly caresses are magical. They confirm that each of us is OK - and oh God, we need to know that, both for stability, and for the courage to move off the dime and evolve and grow.

In our dreams, we learn that the good work we are is a Given. Who we are is not bestowed by any other human being. They can only affirm a pre-existing Truth - if they are free human beings who lose nothing by magnanimity.

You really know that you are Free when you (a) do not doubt your own beauty, and, (b) can lavish others with your praise of their unique beauty.

Simplify. Give without desire of gain. There is nothing else you can do that will more centre Jesus’ amazing Love at the heart of it all.

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