I don’t know anything. But when I listen deeply, I know what to do. How to move. How to breathe. When to embrace, and when to gently, quietly, leave the room.

All wisdom is the opening of inner guidance from the soul, that exists outside the mind. For Soul is Spirit manifest in us.

Other people can’t be your teacher, except in the same way that a sunrise, or old age, teaches. By reminding you who and what you already are. Your soul is your teacher. Listening to and expressing your particular wisdom is your calling, your privilege, and your gift to the world.

This requires bravery. You have to be brave, to embody your soul. Because your soul is mysterious to you, to your mind, to your familiar self. To allow her to breathe your breath, is to give up on being who you thought you were. It means letting go of pleasing or impressing other people. It means not knowing what you will do beforehand in any moment. It means bowing in reverence to the mystery of soul and Spirit.

The most powerful, most creative way to love another person is to see or sense the impulse of their soul and to evoke or even provoke more of them in them. Call forth the courage, the humor, the irreverence, the reverence, the curiosity, the tenderness, the aggression, and the quiet confident knowing of your beloveds. Do this with deep listening, following the guidance of your own intuition, your own soul knowing, rather than the prompting of your mind.

This is what it means to truly love anything. You want its true nature to flourish. That’s also how you’ll know who is able to love the real you.