“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
“We may tell ourselves that love is not really available. but the deeper truth is that we don't entirely trust it, and therefore have a hard time fully opening to it or letting it all the way into us. This disconnects us from our own heart, exacerbating our sense of love's scarcity.” WayLoveHeartMayHardLove IsTrustTruth IsAvailableDeeperOpeningHard TimesScarcityLove And Trust Book:Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships: Healing the Wound of the Heart Source: Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships: Healing the Wound of the Heart
“The less you demand total fulfillment from relationships, the more you can appreciate them for the beautiful tapestries they are, in which absolute and relative, perfect and imperfect, infinite and finite are marvelously interwoven. You can stop fighting the shifting tides of relative love and learn to ride them instead. And you come to appreciate more fully the simple, ordinary heroism involved in opening to another person and forging real intimacy.” PersonsRealBeautifulFightingSimplePerfectInvolvedDemandOrdinaryAppreciateAbsolutesInfiniteOpeningIntimacyFulfillmentRelativeImperfectTidesHeroismFiniteShiftingTapestryForging Book:Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships: Healing the Wound of the Heart Source: Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships: Healing the Wound of the Heart
“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
