Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Here's a huge collection of articles about love - yet 2 fully explore -
http://goldenageofgaia.com/the-tsunami-of-love/
http://goldenageofgaia.com/the-tsunami-of-love/
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Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
The Chicken Soup books are very popular. Here's a few sample stories to get you in the mood -
18: Mom’s Texas-Sized Sacrifice | Chicken Soup for the Soul
Enjoy!
18: Mom’s Texas-Sized Sacrifice | Chicken Soup for the Soul
Enjoy!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
"The people who are the hardest to love are the ones who need it the most."
~ Peaceful Warrior
"Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable."
~ Brene Brown
~ Peaceful Warrior
"Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable."
~ Brene Brown
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
“God is love. God wants us to accept and love ourselves for who we are. Not to feel in fear of who we are.”
Avis J. Williams
More similar quotes here -
Accepting Yourself Quotes (34 quotes)
Avis J. Williams
More similar quotes here -
Accepting Yourself Quotes (34 quotes)
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Here's a free course -
You are a masterpiece in progress.
Michelangelo left unfinished works of enormous raw slabs of marble with beautiful images emerging. These masterpieces were already evident though the works were unfinished.
Think of yourself as Love’s emerging Masterpiece! You are being carved out, shaped, and formed by your life experiences, relationships, values, and choices, but you are already exquisitely beautiful right now!
And you are becoming even more wonderful as you chisel out higher ways of loving.
It is so easy to see ourselves as unworthy. Living in self rejection and self judgment means you deny yourself joy, passion, dreaming, and self expression. Rather than depriving yourself of the self love you deserve, give yourself support, acknowledgment, encouragement, and praise. You are worthy.
For the full course -
Love Course
Cheers!
You are a masterpiece in progress.
Michelangelo left unfinished works of enormous raw slabs of marble with beautiful images emerging. These masterpieces were already evident though the works were unfinished.
Think of yourself as Love’s emerging Masterpiece! You are being carved out, shaped, and formed by your life experiences, relationships, values, and choices, but you are already exquisitely beautiful right now!
And you are becoming even more wonderful as you chisel out higher ways of loving.
It is so easy to see ourselves as unworthy. Living in self rejection and self judgment means you deny yourself joy, passion, dreaming, and self expression. Rather than depriving yourself of the self love you deserve, give yourself support, acknowledgment, encouragement, and praise. You are worthy.
For the full course -
Love Course
Cheers!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Q. Is there anything real behind a love quiz?
A. Good question. The answer is "maybe, maybe not". You see, the value of a love quiz depends upon who designed it and what the purpose of the love quiz is. If it was written by a magazine writer, for entertainment purposes, then that's a good example of the "maybe not" category. However, if the love quiz was written by a professional who is trained in behavioral sciences, psychology, or relationship counseling, then you might be over into the "maybe so" side of the answer.
You see, a love quiz can be based upon real, substantive issues, questions that really matter and answers that provide insight, or they can be frivolous and designed to give a few yucks to a group of bored girls.
If your love quiz has questions such as: "How important to you is quality time apart in a relationship?", or "Could you forgive infidelity if you were partially to blame for the act being committed?", then the love quiz is attempting to identify core relationship issues that tell you something about yourself and/or your significant other.
For a bunch of articles - click here -
Explore... Love
A. Good question. The answer is "maybe, maybe not". You see, the value of a love quiz depends upon who designed it and what the purpose of the love quiz is. If it was written by a magazine writer, for entertainment purposes, then that's a good example of the "maybe not" category. However, if the love quiz was written by a professional who is trained in behavioral sciences, psychology, or relationship counseling, then you might be over into the "maybe so" side of the answer.
You see, a love quiz can be based upon real, substantive issues, questions that really matter and answers that provide insight, or they can be frivolous and designed to give a few yucks to a group of bored girls.
If your love quiz has questions such as: "How important to you is quality time apart in a relationship?", or "Could you forgive infidelity if you were partially to blame for the act being committed?", then the love quiz is attempting to identify core relationship issues that tell you something about yourself and/or your significant other.
For a bunch of articles - click here -
Explore... Love
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
"When all the people in the world love one another, then the strong will not overpower the weak, the many will not oppress the few, the wealthy will not mock the poor, the honoured will not disdain the humble, and the cunning will not deceive the simple."
~ Motsi (463-401 BC)
"Every one of us is a mystic. We may or may not realize it, we may not even like it. But whether we know it or not, whether we accept it or not, mystical experience is always there, inviting us on a journey of ultimate discovery. We have been given the gift of life in this perplexing world to become who we ultimately are: creatures of boundless love, caring compassion, and wisdom. Existence is a summons to the eternal journey of the sage - the sage we all are, if only we could see."
~ Brother Wayne Teasdale
Better World Quotes - The Power of Love
~ Motsi (463-401 BC)
"Every one of us is a mystic. We may or may not realize it, we may not even like it. But whether we know it or not, whether we accept it or not, mystical experience is always there, inviting us on a journey of ultimate discovery. We have been given the gift of life in this perplexing world to become who we ultimately are: creatures of boundless love, caring compassion, and wisdom. Existence is a summons to the eternal journey of the sage - the sage we all are, if only we could see."
~ Brother Wayne Teasdale
Better World Quotes - The Power of Love
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Heaven letters is another great site -
C’mon now, what else would I possibly make you from if not Love? I do not plant within you seeds of discontent or weeds, yet, I must say, even those strangling weeds you make up in your mind serve a purpose. The purpose is to wake you up. Wake you up to what?
To wake you up to the Being and Love you have ceased to remember that are the Truth of you and never were anything else but the Truth of you. You have regarded limits on Faith. You upheld Faith in desultory disruption to the Beautifulness you and every other seeming limited Human Being in the world can only be.
The only thing you can be less than Pure Love is a slow-awakener, a studied awakener. Oh, yes, you wake up in the morning. You yawn, stretch your arms, and then you may crave to go back to sleep. Yes, you are capable of slowing yourself down, yet you cannot make a difference to your True Nature except as you fake yourself out. That’s it. There is no more. That’s the Whole Story. Within all the variations, this is your Fictional Story complete. The same story is echoed throughout the Universe.
Heavenletters | Heavenletters
C’mon now, what else would I possibly make you from if not Love? I do not plant within you seeds of discontent or weeds, yet, I must say, even those strangling weeds you make up in your mind serve a purpose. The purpose is to wake you up. Wake you up to what?
To wake you up to the Being and Love you have ceased to remember that are the Truth of you and never were anything else but the Truth of you. You have regarded limits on Faith. You upheld Faith in desultory disruption to the Beautifulness you and every other seeming limited Human Being in the world can only be.
The only thing you can be less than Pure Love is a slow-awakener, a studied awakener. Oh, yes, you wake up in the morning. You yawn, stretch your arms, and then you may crave to go back to sleep. Yes, you are capable of slowing yourself down, yet you cannot make a difference to your True Nature except as you fake yourself out. That’s it. There is no more. That’s the Whole Story. Within all the variations, this is your Fictional Story complete. The same story is echoed throughout the Universe.
Heavenletters | Heavenletters
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Not everyone believes that they have a guardian angel who loves them unconditionally.
Here is a lady who sees angels all-the-time -
lorna byrne - YouTube
Here is a lady who sees angels all-the-time -
lorna byrne - YouTube
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
How to love is a small but beautiful book by Zen Buddhist Master, Thich Nhat Hanh
How to Love: 7 Quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh
Remind me to post more from my Thich Nhat Hanh page!
There's plenty more!
How to Love: 7 Quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh
Remind me to post more from my Thich Nhat Hanh page!
There's plenty more!
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metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
Oh, I have had the best of luck as I married one of those two women and we've been married for 51 years now.
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
That's great!
My parents have been married 60 years and I can hardly remember any disagreement between them ...
Cheers!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Not knowing how to love yourself can be severely debilitating. At the very least, you’re plagued by indecision and self doubt. In more intense cases there is depression and self hatred, which cripples you in every area of your life. Self-focused negativity obscures our awareness of our Oneness with Life Force, our connection with all that IS.
Until you know how to love yourself there will be an inner mental war going on within that creates the experience of dividing your energy and sabotaging your efforts to enjoy life.
How To Love Yourself
Until you know how to love yourself there will be an inner mental war going on within that creates the experience of dividing your energy and sabotaging your efforts to enjoy life.
How To Love Yourself
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Wonderful collection of thoughts about love - includes Lori Deschene -
Over the years, we form a lot of ideas about what love is, oftentimes based on unrealistic hopes and standards. We learn what we think it’s supposed to look like, and we may find ourselves feeling frustrated when reality falls short. It often does.
“Love can be messy, confusing, and imperfect, just like us and life itself. Love doesn’t fail because we mess up from time to time. It fails when we fail to accept that we all do, and then think something is wrong instead of making things right. Love isn’t life without conflict. It’s about wanting and working to overcome it together.”
The Meaning of Love (quotes on love from name-brand bloggers)
Enjoy your day!
Over the years, we form a lot of ideas about what love is, oftentimes based on unrealistic hopes and standards. We learn what we think it’s supposed to look like, and we may find ourselves feeling frustrated when reality falls short. It often does.
“Love can be messy, confusing, and imperfect, just like us and life itself. Love doesn’t fail because we mess up from time to time. It fails when we fail to accept that we all do, and then think something is wrong instead of making things right. Love isn’t life without conflict. It’s about wanting and working to overcome it together.”
The Meaning of Love (quotes on love from name-brand bloggers)
Enjoy your day!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
We are made by love, we are made of love, and we are made for love.
Huge collection!! - some great articles recommended too!
Wisdom from the Heart ~ Our Collection of Inspiring Quotes
Enjoy your day!
Huge collection!! - some great articles recommended too!
Wisdom from the Heart ~ Our Collection of Inspiring Quotes
Enjoy your day!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Kindness quotes -
“If we could look into each other’s hearts and understand the unique challenges each of us faces, I think we would treat each other much more gently, with more love, patience, tolerance, and care.”
“If we could look into each other’s hearts and understand the unique challenges each of us faces, I think we would treat each other much more gently, with more love, patience, tolerance, and care.”
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
"Everyday Osho"
Here's an excerpt:
Become poetic
A poet comes to know certain things that are revealed only in a poetic relationship with reality.
The poet is foolish as far as worldly cleverness is concerned. He will never rise in the world of wealth and power. But in his poverty he knows a different kind of richness in life that nobody else knows.
Love is possible to a poet and God is possible to a poet. Only one who is innocent enough to enjoy the small things of life can understand that God exists, because God exists in the small things of life: he exists in the food you eat, he exists in the walk that you go for in the morning. God exists in the love that you have for your beloved, in the friendship that you have with somebody. God does not exist in the churches; churches are not part of poetry, they are part of politics.
Become more and more poetic. It takes guts to be poetic; one needs to be courageous enough to be called a fool by the world, but only then can one be poetic. And by being poetic I don't mean that you have to write poetry. Writing poetry is only a small, non-essential part of being poetic. One may be a poet and never write a single line of poetry, and one may write thousands of poems and still not be a poet.
Being a poet is a way of life. It is love for life, it is reverence for life, it is a heart-to-heart relationship with life.
More of Osho's thoughts on love - it's a huge site!
Here's an excerpt:
Become poetic
A poet comes to know certain things that are revealed only in a poetic relationship with reality.
The poet is foolish as far as worldly cleverness is concerned. He will never rise in the world of wealth and power. But in his poverty he knows a different kind of richness in life that nobody else knows.
Love is possible to a poet and God is possible to a poet. Only one who is innocent enough to enjoy the small things of life can understand that God exists, because God exists in the small things of life: he exists in the food you eat, he exists in the walk that you go for in the morning. God exists in the love that you have for your beloved, in the friendship that you have with somebody. God does not exist in the churches; churches are not part of poetry, they are part of politics.
Become more and more poetic. It takes guts to be poetic; one needs to be courageous enough to be called a fool by the world, but only then can one be poetic. And by being poetic I don't mean that you have to write poetry. Writing poetry is only a small, non-essential part of being poetic. One may be a poet and never write a single line of poetry, and one may write thousands of poems and still not be a poet.
Being a poet is a way of life. It is love for life, it is reverence for life, it is a heart-to-heart relationship with life.
More of Osho's thoughts on love - it's a huge site!
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
"The second commandment that Jesus referred to was not to love others instead of ourselves, but to love them as ourselves. Before we can love and serve others, we must love ourselves, even in our imperfection. If we don't embrace our own defects, we can't love others with their shortcomings."
~ Jim Warner
~ Jim Warner
Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
We must be capable of loving all people, unconditionally. Is it asking too much to love an enemy? It may seem like an impossible undertaking, but it is based on a very simple observation: all beings without exception wish to avoid suffering and to know happiness. Genuinely altruistic love is the desire for that wish to be granted.
~ from "Happiness" by Matthieu Ricard
~ from "Happiness" by Matthieu Ricard