02/27/2026
In the Road Less Traveled, M. Scott Peck writes, “Love is the will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth… Love is an act of will — both an intention and an action. We do not have to love. We choose to love.”
There is something profoundly healing about interacting with Shiloh and Simon because they embody this kind of love.
They are not hurried.
They are not performative.
They are not demanding.
They are intentional. Mindful. Present.
When you care for them, you cannot rush. You must slow your breathing. Soften your hands. Regulate your energy. You have to choose presence. And in doing so, something within you begins to settle.
To nurture them requires extending yourself gently — with awareness and purpose. And in that extension, growth happens on both sides.
It is a reminder that love is not loud.
It is not extravagant.
It is a series of mindful choices.
A steady hand.
A calm voice.
An attuned moment.
Getting to care for and interact with Shiloh and Simon becomes a healing experience because it calls us back to intentionality. It asks us to practice love as action — regulated, grounded, deliberate.
And in choosing that kind of love, we reconnect to ourselves.
It is slow.
It is sacred.
It is healing.
-A. Beers
