Love Balm

Most of us desire a peaceful world in which we are presumed good and well-intentioned. Some believe that the way to create this world is to police others and enforce punishment if their behavior strays from these ideals. But we can’t create peace and harmony with punitive measures alone. Real peace comes from within. A powerful way to extend our inner peace is to try to evoke love for even those among us who appear to be the least worthy. This doesn’t require forfeiting our right to create boundaries or enforce consequences. It just requires differentiating between tough love and vengeance. Vengeance energizes the cycle of violence while love…

Heals it.