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Alexandra Katehakis and Tom Bliss say to be wounded where we make love…

“Love comes when manipulation stops; when you think more about the other person than about his or her reactions to you. When you dare to reveal yourself fully. When you dare to be vulnerable. – Joyce Brothers VULNERABILITY It’s only … Continue reading

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Alexandra Katehakis and Tom Bliss say our capacity to receive…

“The only possible match for someone who doesn’t know how to receive is someone who doesn’t know how to give.” – Amanda Owen RECEPTIVITY Our capacity to receive–be it love, money, friendship, compliments or presents–stems from our ability to acknowledge … Continue reading

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Alexandra Katehakis and Tom Bliss say meeting in a place of honor is a good starting point…

“Life is short but desire, desire is long.” – Jane Hirschfield DESIRE The notion that we must sublimate all worldly desire and passion in order to live a spiritual life is an outdated and limited model of sanctity that serves … Continue reading

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Alexandra Katehakis and Tom Bliss say when we dote on friends and lovers who don’t love us back…

“Your ability will not help if you do not give your availability.” – Saji Ijiyemi AVAILABILITY When we dote on friends and lovers who don’t love us back, although it’s counter-intuitive, we are the ones who are emotionally unavailable.  It’s … Continue reading

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Alexandra Katehakis & Tom Bliss say themes of sex and love rule the realm of art…

“The artist’s experience lies so unbelievably close to the sexual, to its pain and its pleasure, that the two phenomena are really just different forms of one and the same longing and bliss.” – Rainer Maria Rilke ART Themes of sex … Continue reading

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Alexandra Katehakis & Tom Bliss talk about patience…

“The word patience means the willingness to stay where we are and live the situation out to the full in the belief that something hidden there will manifest itself to us.” – Henri J.M. Nouwen Patience Patience mustn’t be confused … Continue reading

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Alexandra Kathakis & Tom Bliss talk about relationship…

“You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but … Continue reading

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