“Whatever a man loves he inevitably clings to, and in order not to lose it he rejects everything that keeps him from it. So he who loves God cultivates pure prayer, driving out every passion that keeps him from it. He who drives out self-love, the mother of the passions, will with God's help easily rid himself of the rest, such as anger, irritation, rancor and so on. But he who is dominated by self-love is overpowered by the other passions, even against his will. Self-love is the passion of attachment to the body.” MenSelfHelpingBodyMotherOrderPassionLosesPrayerLove IsSelf LovePureDrivingGod LoveRejectsAttachmentIrritationRancor Author:Maximus the Confessor
“Fortunately for common sense, psychological research has shown that babies with more than one attachment are less distressed whenmother leaves to go to work. They are more content and playful in the presence of other adults, meaning that they feel secure with people other than Mother.” PeopleFeelsMotherCommonBabyResearchAdultsSeparationCommon SensePsychologicalSecureAttachmentBondingPsychological Research Author:Sandra Scarr