Author Archives: Attempted Love

Bill Hybels says it takes an enormous amount of courage to say…

“For a marriage relationship to flourish, there must be intimacy. It takes an enormous amount of courage to say to your spouse, ‘This is me. I’m not proud of it–in fact I’m a little embarrassed by it–but this is the … Continue reading

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Hugh Macleod says you can’t love a crowd the same way you can love a person…

“You can’t love a crowd the same way you can love a person. And a crowd can’t love you the way a single person can love you. Intimacy doesn’t scale. Not really. Intimacy is a one-on-one phenomenon.” – Hugh Macleod

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Anais Nin says the value of the personal relationship to all things is that it creates intimacy…

“The value of the personal relationship to all things is that it creates intimacy. . . and intimacy creates understanding. . .  and understanding creates love.” Anais Nin

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Nathaniel Branden says one of the characteristics of love relationships that flower…

“One of the characteristics of love relationships that flower is a relatively high degree of mutual self-disclosure–a willingness to let our partner enter into the interior of our private world and a genuine interest in the private world of that … Continue reading

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Matthew Kelly says even in the best relationships, with the most genuine person…

“Even in the best relationship, with the most genuine person, it takes time for us to be convinced that it is safe to let our guard down.” – Matthew Kelly, The Seven Levels of Intimacy

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Alison Krauss sings just let me whisper things, you’ve never heard before…

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Rainer Maria Rilke says believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance…

“Believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance, and have faith that in this love there is a strength and a blessing so large that you can travel as far as you wish without … Continue reading

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