Rumi
“The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.”
This Rumi quote resonates with me on so many levels. On the surface, it’s about the search for the people who make us feel whole—those connections we crave, the ones we imagine will complete the missing parts of our lives. But for me, it also speaks to a deeper truth: the act of searching itself, not just for love, but for meaning, understanding, and connection.
As a writer, I feel this search every day. Reading and writing love stories is part of my journey as a seeker. I’m always searching—sometimes for something as small as the right word and other times for something as significant as the right partner. Each love story I write, each character I create, is a reflection of that constant search, not just for someone else, but for the missing pieces within ourselves.
As I put the finishing touches on each episode of Three’s a Charm, I’m reminded that the story isn’t just about solving a murder mystery. It’s about the three main characters finding the missing pieces of themselves in each other. They’re searching, too—searching for truth, for connection, and for the parts of their souls they didn’t even know were lost. In a way, writing their story is like “looking for you,” as Rumi says. Each word, each scene, is a piece of that quest.
So this week, I invite you to think about your own search. Whether it’s in your relationships, your work, or even in yourself, what are you looking for? Because, as Rumi reminds us, the things we seek might already be with us, waiting to be uncovered.
What are you searching for?
