"One love, one heart"
- Bob Marley
Those words feel like the perfect companion for this folded heart today.
Visually, this heart is two halves not quite meeting in the middle, holding tenderness even when things are cracked or split.
Compassion is like that. Not shiny or perfect, but steady, warm, and willing to frame what’s fragile. It is the quiet work of helping the two halves of the heart — or two people — find their way a little closer together.
My blog name, One Love Origami, was inspired by this song. At the time it simply felt good and sounded beautiful to me.
Over the years I’ve come to see not only how creative expression can help mend a broken heart, but also how beautifully folding paper brings people together across languages, cultures, and differences. It generously and inclusively extends an invitation, much like the song: “Let’s get together and feel alright.”
Today I'm practicing compassion by meeting my own missteps with kindness — noticing my inner critic and softening its tendency toward prosecution, practicing a little non-violence toward myself so that I can also meet the world with more love.
Heart designed by Fumiaki Shingu
Frame designed by Kamikey
