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Rumi says there is a secret medicine given only to those who hurt so hard they can’t hope…

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Attempted Love

“There is a secret medicine given only to those who hurt so hard they can’t hope. The hopers would feel slighted if they knew.” – Rumi, The Essential Rumi

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Hermann Hesse says she thoroughly taught him that one cannot take pleasure without giving pleasure…

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Attempted Love

“So she thoroughly taught him that one cannot take pleasure without giving pleasure, and that every gesture, every caress, every touch, every glance, every last bit of the body has its secret, which brings happiness to the person who knows … Continue reading →

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Frederick Beuchner says whenever you find tears in your eyes…

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Attempted Love

“Whenever you find tears in your eyes, especially unexpected tears, it is well to pay the closest attention. They are not only telling you something about the secret of who you are, but more often than not God is speaking … Continue reading →

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Stephen Kings says the most important things are the hardest to say…

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Attempted Love

“The most important things are the hardest to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size … Continue reading →

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