1. What does the word Love mean to you?

It’s not so much what the word love means to me as much as it is the essence that I feel when I sense the word Love. For me it’s the energy that binds all matter, in all life, in all things. It’s who I am and who I believe everyone else is. It’s life itself. It’s a choice and it is not only what I choose, but how I choose to live my life in the world. It is the essence of everything!

2. Have you ever felt like love was missing from your life? (How do you handle these periods of time?)

Love is never missing from my life, it’s only the illusion of it missing that shrouds me in fear and separation. When I don’t feel love or sense love in the moment I first start with the awareness of love missing and choose consciously to reconnect. I do this through my passions which are meditation, the creative arts, expressing gratitude for my life and for all that I have and all who are here with me. I spent many years in depression and have created a critical care list of things I can do to love myself when I feel disconnected. These also include exercise, eating well, owning my power and remembering I am all that I am been looking for.

3. What is the biggest way you see that love (or the lack thereof) has impacted our world today?

The lack of love I see in the world is rampant. I see wars, poverty, pollution, disease and hunger, government control through fear, corporate irresponsibility, immorality and greed. I see love in the way we are responding as a community to the people of Haiti . Perhaps we as a world humanity are all ready to fall into each others arms!

4. What is the last extraordinary book you read and what impact did it have on you?

Fractal Time by Gregg Braden. This book makes it obvious to me that  humanity is at critical mass and must decide which way we choose to evolve. We are at choice point, Love or Fear what do you choose?

5. From your perspective, what is the most practical way to bring more love into the world?

First we must become aware that each and every one of us has free will, the ability to choose how we create our lives in each moment. Is it from Love or Fear? When we become aware that we even have a choice then we can begin to respond differently to what life brings to us. Practically the most important choice we can make for ourselves, humanity and the earth is to love ourselves in each moment and begin to awaken to our own internal journey and take action on the ways we can heal ourselves while reaching out to others. This will be unique for all of us and remaining true to our internal knowing is the key to reclaiming the garden within while we heal the garden without.

6. Is there a connection between love and inspiration? Who in your lifetime has inspired you the most?

Choosing love allows us to live and be in Spirit, inspired! Love fuels our passion and our purpose which in turns inspires us to be who we are in the world. There have been many who have inspired me on my journey. Nature has inspired me the most.

7. How do you incorporate love into your business or professional life?

I do my best to stay in integrity with myself and invite the same from those I come in contact with. I remain willing to own my shadow and grow from my challenges and speak my truth. Love is my business; I am here to inspire love in all sentient life.

Shawn Gallaway‘s mission is empowering people to take caring, positive action in their lives and in the world right now. He accomplishes this with resounding clarity through his music and art. As a multi-talented guitarist, singer-songwriter, and visual artist, Shawn weaves music, song, and painting into a richly textured experience that calls for enlightened activism.

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