“In recognizing exactly where we have been unconscious, we become more conscious. And in seeing and feeling the ways we've gone dead, we start to revive and kindle our desire to live more expansively.” WayHas BeensSoulFeelingsDesireGoneSeeingConsciousUnconsciousRecognizingKindlesReviveDesire To Live Book:Love and Awakening: Discovering the Sacred Path of Intimate Relationship Source: Love and Awakening: Discovering the Sacred Path of Intimate Relationship
“If there is one thing I've learned in thirty years as a psychotherapist, it is this: If you can let your experience happen, it will release its knots and unfold, leading to a deeper, more grounded experience of yourself. No matter how painful or scary your feelings appear to be, your willingness to engage with them draws forth your essential strength, leading in a more life-positive direction.” IfsLoveYearsMatterFeelingsHappensOne ThingEssentialsDrawsPainfulScaryDeeperReleaseThirtyI've LearnedWillingnessGroundedThirty YearsKnotsPerfect LoveThings I've LearnedPsychotherapists 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
