What is Love?

 

We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor the spiritual connection that grows from that offering with trust, respect, kindness and affection.

Love is not something we give or get; it is something that we nurture and grow, a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each one of them – we can only love others as much as we love ourselves.

Shame, blame, disrespect, betrayal, and the withholding of affection damage the roots from which love grows. Love can only survive these injuries if they are acknowledged, healed and rare.
~Brené Brown

 

To love someone fiercely, to believe in something with your whole heart, to celebrate a fleeting moment in time, to fully engage in a life that doesn’t come with guarantees – these are risks that involve vulnerability and often pain. But, I’m learning that recognizing and leaning into the discomfort of vulnerability teaches us how to live with joy, gratitude and grace. ~Brene Brown

 

I have found power in the mysteries of thought.
Euripides

 

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. ~Martin Luther King

 

What gems of painting or statuary are in the world of art, or what flowers are in the world of nature, are gems of thought to the cultivated and the thinking. 
Oliver Wendell Holmes

 

The best day of your life is the one on which you decide that your life is your own. No apologies or excuses.  No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours- is is an amazing journey, and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins. ~Bob Moawad