{"id":2798,"date":"2013-02-14T09:16:28","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T09:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flightofthesoul\/?p=2798"},"modified":"2013-02-14T09:20:53","modified_gmt":"2013-02-14T09:20:53","slug":"day-ninety-one-map-to-love-through-rumi-on-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flightofthesoul\/2013\/02\/day-ninety-one-map-to-love-through-rumi-on-valentines-day.html","title":{"rendered":"Day Ninety One &#8211; MAP to Love through RUMI on Valentine&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Break open your personal self<\/div>\n<div>to taste the story of the nutmeat soul.<\/div>\n<div>These voices come from that rattling<\/div>\n<div>against the outer shell.<\/div>\n<div>The nut and the oil inside<\/div>\n<div>have voices that can only be heard<\/div>\n<div>with another kind of listening.<\/div>\n<div>If it weren\u2019t for the sweetness of the nut,<\/div>\n<div>the inner talking, who would ever shake a walnut?<\/div>\n<div>We listen to words<\/div>\n<div>so we can silently<\/div>\n<div>reach into the other.<\/div>\n<div>Let the ear and mouth get quiet,<\/div>\n<div>so this taste can come to the lip.<\/div>\n<div>Too long we have been saying poetry,<\/div>\n<div>talking discourses, explaining the mystery outloud.<\/div>\n<div>Let us try a dumb experiment.<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flightofthesoul\/files\/2013\/02\/strength-of-my-love-word-art-sign-the.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2801 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/305\/2013\/02\/strength-of-my-love-word-art-sign-the-300x148.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rumi had it down, &#8216;explaining the mystery outloud&#8217; allowing that inner expression to radiate outward and let it flow with the rich nourishment of source.<\/p>\n<p>Take today (and every day) to enjoy the dumb experiment in being loving.\u00a0 Take no prisoners in your efforts at being Love.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Lots of Love,<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Melanie<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Day Ninety One of\u00a0 Melanie Lutz\u2019s 100 days of Love and Inspiration.<\/p>\n<p><em>Melanie Lutz is a screenwriter, author, and poet<em>\u00a0living in Los Angeles check out more at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanielutz.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.melanielutz.com<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Break open your personal self to taste the story of the nutmeat soul. 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