I spent time last fall with Cornell Cooperative Extension as their offices talked about love. Not romantic love, but the sort of love Dr. King referred to when he spoke of Beloved Community. The idea that we can care for one another. Build one another up. Make sure that people have access to the resources and support they need in order to thrive. The sort of love that understands that, in the words of the late Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone, “We all do better when we all do better.”

The world these days can feel like a tough place to talk about love. The airwaves are filled with anything but. It can be seen as weakness. People say it’s impractical. Sentimental. You might wonder if you’ll be taken seriously. Certainly the workplace is not the right forum for that word…love. Or is it?

We asked folks, “How has love shown up in your workplace?” And the answers? I don’t just like them. I love them.