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Cheryl Strayed says many of those people love you and are worthy of your love…

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Attempted Love

“The people who squawk the loudest about such things have almost never had to get over anything. Or at least not any thing that was genuinely, mind-fuckingly, soul-crushingly life altering. Some of those people believe they’re being helpful by minimizing … Continue reading →

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Cheryl Strayed says can I convince the person about whom I am crazy to be crazy about me…

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Attempted Love

“I receive a lot of letters like yours. Most go on in length, describing all sorts of maddening situations and communications in bewildered detail, but in each there is the same question at its core: Can I convince the person … Continue reading →

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Cheryl Strayed says the real work of deep grief…

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Attempted Love

“The obliterated place is equal parts destruction and creation. The obliterated place is pitch black and bright light. It is water and parched earth. It is mud and it is manna. The real work of deep grief is making a … Continue reading →

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Cheryl Strayed says compassion isn’t about solutions…

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Attempted Love

“But compassion isn’t about solutions. It’s about giving all the love that you’ve got.”  – Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

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Cheryl Strayed says it’s the best thing we have to give and the most valuable thing we receive…

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Attempted Love

“I can’t say when you’ll get love or how you’ll find it or even promise you that you will. I can only say you are worthy of it and that it’s never too much to ask for it and that … Continue reading →

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Cheryl Strayed says practice saying the word “love” to the people you love…

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Attempted Love

“So release yourself from that. Don’t be strategic or coy. Strategic and coy are for jackasses. Be brave. Be authentic. Practice saying the word ‘love’ to the people you love so when it matters the most to say it, you … Continue reading →

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Cheryl Strayed says the father’s job is to teach his children how to be warriors…

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Attempted Love

“The father’s job is to teach his children how to be warriors, to give them the confidence to get on the horse to ride into battle when it’s necessary to do so. If you don’t get that from your father, … Continue reading →

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