“Some say that love is the sweetest feeling, the purest form of joy, but that isn't right. It's not love--it's relief.” FeelingsFormJoyLove IsReliefSweetest Book:The Age of Miracles Source: The Age of Miracles
“Relief is a great feeling.It's the emotional and physical reward we receive from our bodies upon alleviation of pain, pressure and struggle. A time to bask in the lack of the negative.And yet, think about it—relief is really the status quo, a negation of the suffering, a nothing in itself. It is the way things were before the pressure and struggle began.So, is it a step back? A regression?Or is it an opportunity to regroup, start over, and move in a different direction?Use your moment of relief well.” ThinkingWayWellsDifferentMomentsUseFeelingsBodyPainMovingSufferingOpportunityStepsStruggleEmotionalNegativePressureRewardsReliefStatus QuoStarting OverYour MomDifferent DirectionsNegationGreat FeelingsRegressionPain Relief Author:Vera Nazarian
“There is no feeling, perhaps, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music,--that does not make a man sing or play the better.” MenDoePlayFeelingsGriefMusicExtremesRelief Book:Four Novels of George Eliot Source: Four Novels of George Eliot
“Art and literature have given so many people the relief of feeling connected - pulled us out of isolation. It has let us know that somebody else breathed and dreamed and had sex and loved and raged and knew loneliness the way we do.” PeopleKnowsWayArtFeelingsLiteratureGivenSexLonelinessConnectedIsolationRelief Author:Adrienne Rich
“If I cannot offer some relief to our world, if I cannot inspire our generation to join me, then I feel I am a complete waste of space. This constant fear of feeling irrelevant in our society has been the catalyst behind all my efforts and passions for as long as I can remember.” IfsWorldFeelsLongHas BeensI CanFeelingsRememberPassionSpaceEffortBehindsGenerationsInspireOffersWasteConstantReliefOur SocietyOur WorldIrrelevantCatalystOur GenerationWaste Of Space Author:Masiela Lusha