Sept. 2, 2011. Someone I met once told me that he put rose quartz crystals at the entryway to his house. Rose quartz is known to be a crystal of unconditional love, and he thought that by putting such a crystal at his front door he would foster that in in his home. In a way he set an intention of kindness and caring for in his home that I found touching and inspiring.

I’ve followed his example and placed a rose quartz at the entrance to my home. Here is a photo of the rose quartz–shaped, fittingly, like a heart–that I have set on the stone wall by the path to my front porch.