Long before humanity defined Love, it was already living through its structure. Humanity has consistently built ways of belonging long before the structures of modern life were created. People gathered around fires and told stories that were kept alive through generations. They lifted their eyes to the stars in search of meaning and listened to the rhythms of Earth as a language through which life could be understood. Human existence was patterned through rituals surrounding birth, marriage,...

From my book “Structure of Love “

A near-death experience showed me what we have all been carrying — and what it will take for us to heal together. Before you knew who you were, someone handed you a rule. And then another one to live by. It arrived the way most things arrive in childhood. As being completely normal. The rules had to make sense to you because they were the instructions of how to be accepted. In my opinion, there is only one rule. Be aware of what other people think of you. It’s pretty clear what it means...