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Krishna Das says we have to learn to love people even if….
“We have to learn to love people even if they are not giving you what you want… and then not take it personally. If you feel hurt, you have to recognize that they are not hurting you because you are … Continue reading
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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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Tagged abasement, affection, attempted love, beautiful, beginning, bereaved, david whyte, deeper, difficult, disappointed, expectations, fierce, fowered, gift, giving, grief, humble apprenticeship, humility, identity, invitation, love, mysterious, proud, reciprocation, returned, revelation, unrecognizable
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Viktor Frankl says the more one forgets himself…
“Being human always points, and is directed, to something or someone, other than oneself — be it a meaning to fulfill or another human being to encounter. The more one forgets himself — by giving himself to a cause to … Continue reading
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Kathleen Vohs says people leading meaningful lives…
“Happy people get a lot of joy from receiving benefits from others while people leading meaningful lives get a lot of joy from giving to others…” – Kathleen Vohs, quoted in “There’s More to Life Than Being Happy”, Atlantic Magazine, Jan … Continue reading
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Tagged atlantic magazine, attempted love, benefits, giving, happy, joy, kathleen vohs, lives, love, meaningful
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Cheryl Strayed says compassion isn’t about solutions…
“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
Steve Maraboli says don’t wait for other people to be loving…
“Don’t wait for other people to be loving, giving, compassionate, grateful, forgiving, generous, or friendly… lead the way!” – Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
A.P. says you must ask the young if you want to know what love is…
“Love is about giving, about caring for the other person’s welfare. Love is treating someone, in the Kantian sense, never as a means but as an end in themselves. Love is sacrifice, love is something you work at, something you … Continue reading
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