What have you learned about love?

“Infantile love follows the principle: ‘I love because I am loved.’ Mature love follows the principle: ‘I am loved because I love.’ Immature love says: ‘I love you because I need you.’ Mature love says: ‘I need you because I love you.’” ~ Erich Fromm There has been more sorrow in our personal lives caused [...]

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Is love the basis of life?

“Tell me who admires and loves you, And I will tell you who you are.” ~ Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve In a perfect world there is only love. Here is an article by someone who thinks love is the basis of everything. Love – The Basis of Life By Nick Eberle We all like to love. [...]

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Do you have trouble letting go?

“If you aren’t good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you’ll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren’t even giving to yourself.” ~ Barbara De Angelis All relationships are not meant to last a lifetime. Knowing when it is time to leave and having [...]

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Do you love yourself?

“If you have love in your life it can make up for a great many things you lack. If you don’t have it, no matter what else there is, it’s not enough.” ~ Ann Landers One of the reasons that we are so confused about love is that we do not love ourselves. You can [...]

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Do you love or do you not?

“Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.” ~Eric Fromm Many people treat love as if it were a dirty word. I think this is because few of us really know what love means. When we think of it, we think of the, What’s in it for me type [...]

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Is forgiveness a part of your life?

“True forgiveness is not an action after the fact, it is an attitude with which you enter each moment.” ~  David Ridge Now that we have spent a week talking about forgiveness I hope you realize how important it is to live with a heart filled with forgiveness. There may be people you have encountered [...]

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Does gratitude and forgiveness work together?

“Forgiveness is the economy of the heart… forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.” ~  Hannah Moore There is power in combining gratitude with forgiveness. Here is an article on that power. The Secret of Gratitude and Forgiveness by Gregory Hand There are two exciting, untapped powers in [...]

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What are the myths about forgiveness?

“He who is devoid of the power to forgive, is devoid of the power to love.” ~  Martin Luther King, Jr Access the Healing Power of Forgiveness by Eve Delunas I will always remember the moment I first began to forgive my father. It was early one bright Sunday morning in June and I was [...]

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Is Forgiveness healing?

“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” ~ Paul Boese The power of forgiveness includes healing. When you forgive others you heal parts of yourself. Here is an article on the power of healing through forgiveness. The Healing Power Of Forgiveness by Saleem Rana Forgiveness breaks all bounds of repression [...]

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Are you forgiven?

“To forgive is indeed the best form of self-interest since anger, resentment, and revenge are corrosive of that “summum bonum,” the greatest good.” ~ Bishop Desmond Tutu This week we focus on the most liberating and empowering thing we can do for ourselves. That is forgiveness. Without forgiveness we are unable to live our lives [...]

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