Tag Archives: Impermanence

The Way To Begin Loving Anything More

Posted on September 25, 2013 by John

. . “The way to begin loving anything is to realize that it might be lost.” – G. K. Chesterton This is a great way to begin growing (up) as a human being: to begin really reflecting on how fragile we … Continue reading →

Posted in "If You Knew", Death, Denial, Ellen Bass, Gratitude, Gurdjieff, The Examined Life, Truth, Vulnerability, Waking Up, What is Love? | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Love, Impermanence, Uncertainty, Fear: Which Wins?

Posted on October 19, 2012 by John

. . I posted this over on one of my other blogs, but the topic is apropos here as well. . . . . The Buddha said: “Life is suffering.” Sickness, old age, death: these things cannot be avoided. But most … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Death, Denial, Love, Mental Health, Real Love, Thomas Merton, Waking Up, What is Love? | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in David Deida, Death, Gratitude, Intimate Relationships, Mental Health, Rilke, Truth, Waking Up, What is Love? | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Practicing the Art of Losing: Are You a Good Sport in Life or Just Another Troubled Guest Darkening the Earth?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by John

“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.” – Norman Cousins On this blog and my others (http://fullcatastropheliving.wordpress.com, http://aweektolive.wordpress.com), I write a lot about death, mortality, loss, impermanence. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Death, Love, Mature Love, Mental Health, Montaigne, Thoreau, Uncategorized, Waking Up, What is Love? | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Impermanence, Death, Love

Posted on December 16, 2010 by John

From an early age, I have known that life is brief, fleeting, impermanent. I have had these experiences, these overwhelming intimations, where everything around me becomes viscous, where it becomes hideously obvious that there is nothing to cling to here … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Courage, Love, Rilke, Waking Up | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment