Author Archives: Attempted Love

Bill Hicks says we can change it anytime we want…

“The world is like a ride at an amusement park.  And when you choose to go on it, you think it’s real because that’s how powerful our minds are.  And the ride goes up and down and round and round.  … Continue reading

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Pema Chödrön says only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation…

“Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found.” – Pema Chödrön

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Shovels and Rope sing my heart is with you…

   

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Louise Gluck says intense love always leads…

“Intense love always leads to mourning.” – Louise Gluck

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Mary Oliver says I tell you this to break your heart…

“I tell you this to break your heart, by which I mean only that it break open and never close again to the rest of the world.” – Mary Oliver, New and Selected poems, Vol. 2

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Baruch Spinoza says the more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions…

“The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.” – Baruch Spinoza

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Byron Katie says seeking love keeps you from…

“Seeking love keeps you from the awareness that you already have it—that you are it.” – Byron Katie

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