Author Archives: Attempted Love

Rumi says there is a secret medicine given only to those who hurt so hard they can’t hope…

“There is a secret medicine given only to those who hurt so hard they can’t hope. The hopers would feel slighted if they knew.” – Rumi, The Essential Rumi

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Rumi says set your life on fire…

“Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.” – Rumi

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Philip Seymour Hoffman says that love is that intense, and it can make you crazy…

“That love is that intense, and it can make you crazy.  You know, that kind of love makes people crazy.” – Philip Seymour Hoffman, Interview, George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight

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Erich Fromm says the mature response to the problem of existence…

“The mature response to the problem of existence is love.” – Erich Fromm, The Art of Loving

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Sharon Salzberg says love can be the natural state of our own being…

“For all of us, love can be the natural state of our own being; naturally at peace, naturally connected, because this becomes the reflection of who we simply are.” – Sharon Salzberg, Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness

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Rasheed Ogunlaru says love is the only answer to every question…

“Love is the only answer to every question. It is the only thing that will serve you in every situation. It is the route and the destination. It is medication, liberation and should be at the heart of and expression … Continue reading

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Sir Kristian Goldmund Aumann says I am a listener…

“I am a listener; I can hear love and that is essential.” – Sir Kristian Goldmund Aumann, Love Poems: Love Conquers All

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