Valentine’s Day is not just for romantic sweethearts!
Love is the only medicine that can heal the wounds of the world.
Just as the body needs food to grow, the soul needs love to unfold.
Love is more nourishing than breast milk is for a baby.
Love is the very foundation, beauty and fulfillment of life.
Where love exists, there cannot be conflict of any kind; peace alone will reign.
~ Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi)
addressing religious and spiritual leaders at the United Nations in New York City, August, 2000About the photo:
Aside from cropping the photo to better show the apple, neither the photo nor the apple have been altered or retouched in any way.
The photo was taken a few weeks ago, on a day presenting many challenges. I had said inside “I know everything is ok; I just need a reminder”. A few minutes later, I walked into the kitchen and saw the apple.
Photo by Kelly Manjula Koza; freely downloadable on Flickr via a Creative Commons By-SA 3.0 License


