Monthly Archives: September 2013

Thich Nhat Hanh says we have to understand the person we want to love…

“We really have to understand the person we want to love.  If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love.  If we only think of ourselves, if we know only our own needs and ignore the … Continue reading

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Woody Allen says love is too weak a word…

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Carson McCullers talks about the lover and the beloved…

“Most of us would rather love than be loved.  Almost everyone wants to be the lover.  And the curt truth is that, in a deep secret way, the state of being loved is intolerable to many.  The beloved fears and … Continue reading

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Krishnamurti says figure out love for yourself…

“Put away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery.  Love, and don’t be caught in opinions and ideas about what love is or should be.  When you love, everything will come right.  Love … Continue reading

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William Glasser said you can choose happiness…

Excerpts from The New York Times article: Dr. William Glasser, a psychiatrist who published more than two dozen books promoting his view that mental health is mostly a matter of personal choice, a precept that found a vast popular audience … Continue reading

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Townes van Zandt sings would you come to me…

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Leo Kottke sings about unrequited love…

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