Love wholeheartedly, be surprised, give thanks and praise--then you will discover the fullness of your life.

-Brother David Steindl-Rast




I saw this quote today when I opened my AOL homepage.

I thought to myself....ok.

It's good advice.

Love wholeheartedly.

But it's not what I'd call "happy advice."

Loving wholeheartedly is not the road to happiness.

It is the road to pain and heartbreak.



Many of the people I have loved "wholeheartedly" have been busy

getting sick, dying, taking new jobs, or moving far away.



One of them has done that very thing in the last week.



Loving wholeheartedly has broken my heart.

Doesn't seem right.

But that's the way it is.