Category Archives: David Deida

How Do You Know When You’re Truly Ready to Be Part of a Deeply Loving Relationship?

Posted on June 14, 2012 by John

Sonnets to Orpheus II, 13 – Rainer Maria Rilke Be ahead of all parting, as if it had already happened, like a winter which even now is passing. For beneath this winter is a winter so endless that to survive … Continue reading →

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Are You “Living Music”? Are You Living Your Life Like “Living Music”?

Posted on August 9, 2011 by John

The way love—and not fear—moves you, and moves through you, is your true destiny. When you don’t add fear to love’s force, your life unfolds unimpeded, and each day is a flowering of your deepest gifts. At work, with your … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Love by C. S. Lewis, Kahlil Gibran, Henri J. Nouwen, David Deida, and others. . . .

Posted on July 31, 2011 by John

Often my posts here and on my other blogs serve as missions statements of sorts. They reflect what I aspire to and the standards that I deeply hold myself to. (For example, see my other blog for a companion piece … Continue reading →

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