How to Be an Adult in Love: Letting Love in Safely and Showing It Recklessly
In Embracing the Beloved, authors Stephen and Ondrea Levine wrote: “If another person is the most important thing in your life, then you’re in trouble and they’re in trouble because they become responsible for your suffering. But if consciousness is the most important thing in our lives and relationship is a means toward that end … Ah! then we are
... See moreSharon Salzberg • Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
Instead, you will begin to see that you are partners suffering from past hurts and also partners in the project of helping each other create safety in your relationship and respond to each other’s needs. This way, you both can experience the sensations of feeling fully alive and joyful connecting. You are allies on this journey, not competitors. Yo
... See moreHelen LaKelly Hunt • Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples: Third Edition
Seldom does this search take the form of asking the really important question: What can I make of myself that would make me worthy to give and receive such love? We want to bask in the warmth of devotion that overlooks, even indulges, our failings. Apart from our mothers, this pleasure can be a little hard to find—or to maintain over time. What I a
... See moreGordon Livingston • And Never Stop Dancing: Thirty More True Things You Need to Know Now
Love is experienced differently by each of us, but for most of us five aspects of love stand out. We feel loved when we receive attention, acceptance, appreciation, and affection, and when we are allowed the freedom to live in accord with our own deepest needs and wishes.