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Gerald G. Jampolsky says we cannot love when we feel fear…

“When we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one. … Continue reading

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John O’Donohue says real intimacy is of the soul…

“Real intimacy is a sacred experience. It never exposes its secret trust and belonging to the voyeuristic eye of a neon culture. Real intimacy is of the soul, and the soul is reserved.” – John O’Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic … Continue reading

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Marianne Williamson says what we give to others, we give to ourselves…

“There’s only one of us here: What we give to others, we give to ourselves. What we withhold from others, we withhold from ourselves. In any moment, when we choose fear instead of love, we deny ourselves the experience of … Continue reading

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Simon Van Booy says could it be that first love was the only true love…

“Could it be that first love was the only true love? And that after those first fires had been doused or burned out, men and women chose whom they would love based on worldly needs, and then reenacted the rituals … Continue reading

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Stefan Zweig says a life that seemed to have chosen its course long ago is questioned once again…

“…when the glowing sunset colors of her beauty offer her one last, urgent choice between maternal and feminine love. At such a moment a life that seemed to have chosen its course long ago is questioned once again, for the … Continue reading

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