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David Whyte says we can never know in the beginning…

“We can never know in the beginning, in giving ourselves to a person, to a work, to a marriage or to a cause, exactly what kind of love we are involved with. When we demand a certain specific kind of … Continue reading

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Rumi says let yourself be silently drawn…

“Let yourself be silently drawn by the deeper pull of what you truly love.” – Rumi

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Joshu Sasaki Roshi says the older we get, the lonelier we become…

“The older we get, the lonelier we become and the deeper the love we need”. –  Joshu Sasaki Roshi, quoted by Leonard Cohen in blog by his biographer Sylvie Simmons

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Sarah Addison Allen says it felt like hunger but deeper, heavier…

“Like magic, she felt him getting nearer, felt it like a pull in the pit of her stomach. It felt like hunger but deeper, heavier. Like the best kind of expectation. Ice cream expectation. Chocolate expectation.” – Sarah Addison Allen, The … Continue reading

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Khalil Gibran says the deeper that sorrow carries into your being…

“The deeper that sorrow carries into your being the more joy you can contain.” – Khalil Gibran

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Mark Epstein says desire takes one out of oneself…

“Anxiety and desire are two, often conflicting, orientations to the unknown. Both are tilted toward the future. Desire implies a willingness, or a need, to engage this unknown, while anxiety suggests a fear of it. Desire takes one out of … Continue reading

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G.K. Chesterton says romance is the deepest thing in life…

“Romance is the deepest thing in life. It is deeper than reality.” – G.K. Chesterton

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