“Great love -- the kind that illumines and transforms us -- always includes a keen awareness of limitation as well. Though love may inspire us to expand and develop in new ways, we can never be all things to the one we love, or someone other than who we are. Yet once accepted, limitation also helps us develop essential qualities, such as patience, determination, compassion, and humor. When love comes down to earth -- bringing to light those dark corners we would prefer to ignore, encompassing all the different parts of who we are -- it gains depth and power.” WayWellsKindMayDifferentHelpingLightEarthDarkQualityCompassionAwarenessInspireEssentialsGainsDeterminationAll ThingsDepthCornersAcceptedLimitationWho We AreNew WaysGreat LoveDown To Earth Book:JOURNEY HEART PB Source: JOURNEY HEART PB
“Magic is a sudden opening of the mind to the wonder of existence. It is a sense that there is much more to life than we usually recognize; that we do not have to be confined by the limited views that our family, our society, or our own habitual thoughts impose on us; that life contains many dimensions, depths, textures, and meanings extending far beyond our familiar beliefs and concepts.” MindBeliefViewsExistenceWonderMagicConceptsDepthFamiliarOpeningOur FamilyDimensionsOur SocietyConfinedTextureHabitualExtendingMore To Life Author:John Welwood
“A relationship that has any depth and power at all will inevitably penetrate our usual shield of defenses, exposing our most tender and sensitive spots, and leaving us feeling vulnerable - literally, 'able to be wounded.' To love, in this sense, is to open ourselves to being hurt. The dream of love would have us believe that something is wrong if a relationship causes us pain. Yet trying to avoid the wound of love only creates a more permanent kind of damage. It prevents us from opening ourselves fully, and this keeps us from ever forming a deeply satisfying intimate connection.” IfsTryingBelieveKindFeelingsDreamAblePainCausesHurtConnectionsDepthLeavingDefenseWoundsOpeningSpotsVulnerablePermanentSensitiveIntimateDamageSatisfyingUsualWoundedPenetrateShieldsExposingBeing Hurt Author:John Welwood
