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Tag Archives: Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King on Love (and Loving the Enemy)
The meaning of love is not to be confused with some sentimental outpouring. Love is much deeper than emotional bosh. Jesus said, “Love your enemies.” We should be happy that he did not say, “Like your enemies.” It is almost … Continue reading
Posted in Agape, Difficulty, Martin Luther King Jr., Real Love, Spiritual Growth, The Examined Life, Truth, Waking Up, What is Love?
Tagged Agape, Love, Loving the Enemy, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Love & Our Two Selves
. This post was prompted in part by a post that was reblogged by Todd Loheny from MindBodyGreen.com titled “The Reason Love Dies (And How To Get It Back!)” by Shelly Bullard, MFT. This is not a direct response to her … Continue reading
Posted in "To Have or To Be?", Erich Fromm, M. Scott Peck, Martin Luther King Jr., Real Love, The Examined Life, The Road Less Traveled, Truth, Waking Up, What is Love?
Tagged "To Have Or To Be?", Chris Rock, Erich Fromm, Intimate Realtionships, Love, M. Scott Peck, Martin Luther King Jr., Relationships, The Road Less Traveled
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Positive Peace versus Negative Peace: A Few Quotes & Excerpts on How Real Peace and Understanding Might Actually Be Achieved
(or—How to Distinguish Those Who Really Are Trying to Promote True Peace from Those Who Are Merely Seeking Comfort, Escape, and the Appearance of Peace) . . Peace is a nebulous word, having at least *two* definitions. And the way … Continue reading
Posted in B4Peace, Baltasar Gracián, Bloggers for Peace, Courage, Critical Thinking, Differentiation, Difficulty, Emerson, Emotional Maturity, Gandhi, Henry Ward Beecher, Luke 12:51, Martin Luther King Jr., Matthew 10:34, Perspective, Spiritual Growth, The Dalai Lama, The Examined Life, Truth, Waking Up, What is Love?
Tagged "The Art of Worldly Wisdom", Art of Worldly Wisdom, B4Peace, Baltasar Gracián, Bloggers for Peace, Desmond Tutu, Gandhi, Henry Ward Beecher, Jesus, Luke 12:51, Martin Luther King Jr., Matthew 10:34, Negative Peace, Peace, Positive Peace, Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Dalai Lama, Walt Whitman
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Why Real Love Is So Difficult & Rare (updated 12-26-2012)
. (This is an updated version of a post I first publish on Feb 28, 2012 — “Why Real Love Is So Difficult & Rare“) . . “We have lost our sense of values: when your fence falls, you mend … Continue reading
Posted in Conscience, Conscious Love, Courage, Czeslaw Milosz, Differentiation, Emotional Maturity, Generosity, Honesty, Immature Love, Intimate Relationships, Love, Love is Not a Feeling, Mature Love, Mental Health, Real Love, Self-Extension, Spiritual Growth, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Thomas Merton, Truth, Waking Up, What is Love?
Tagged Czeslaw Milosz, Growing Up, Laziness, Learning, Love, Love is Not a Feeling, Martin Luther King Jr., Nathaniel Hawthorne, Real Love, Selfishness, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Thomas Merton, Truth, Waking Up
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Feeding Your FOOL versus Feeding Your CONSCIENCE
. This post is in response to a post on another blog I read and follow–http://momastery.com/blog/2012/12/12/to-all-the-confounders/ . “I must learn to love the fool in me–the one who feels too much, talks too much, takes too many chances, wins sometimes … Continue reading
Differentiation, Love, and Living with Integrity
. Many people appear to think that living with integrity means living in alignment with their feelings. That if they feel a certain way about someone or something, then “integrity” requires that they act in a way that is in … Continue reading
Posted in Differentiation, Emotional Maturity, Love is Not a Feeling, M. Scott Peck, Martin Luther King Jr., Mental Health, Proactivity, Reactive, Real Love, Spiritual Growth, Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Road Less Traveled, Truth, Waking Up, What is Love?
Tagged differentiation, emotional maturity, Examined Life, Integrity, Love, M. Scott Peck, Martin Luther King Jr., Murray Bowen, Stephen Covey
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“You’re the Same Today as You Will Be in Five Years—Except for Two Things” and “Thinking—or On The Virtues of Not Being Soft-Minded”
I posted on two of my other blogs today—please take a look at those posts and comment J Turret Arch seen through Window Arch at Sunrise, Arches NP, UT (my photo) You’re the Same Today as You Will Be in … Continue reading
Posted in Martin Luther King Jr., Mental Health, Truth, Waking Up
Tagged Love, Martin Luther King Jr., personal growth, Reading, Truth, Waking Up
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Learning How to Deal Better with the Full Intensity of Life by Becoming More Awake and Enlightened AND Conscientious (updated)
(This is an updated version of something I posted on Jan 7th of this year regarding how to become more awake and enlightened and conscientious. . . . https://realtruelove.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/becoming-more-awake-enlightened-and-conscientious/) We do not become enlightened by avoiding what is unpleasant and … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Differentiation, Emotional Maturity, James Hollis, Jung, Rilke, Rumi, The Dalai Lama, Waking Up, What is Love?
Tagged "Lessons", "Se7en", "The Panther", Conscience, Courage, Dalai Lama, Einstein, Hafiz, James Hollis, Jung, Lawrence Kolhberg, Martin Luther King Jr., Moral Courage, Pema Chödrön, personal growth, Rilke, Rumi, Walt Whitman, William James
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