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Tag Archives: “Shadowlands”
*DO* Carpe Diem
. *DO* Carpe Diem (& *Do* Hug Your Children & Spouse More, and *Do* Begin Much More Often with the End in Mind) . . “The way to begin loving anything is to realize that it might be lost.” …… … Continue reading
Posted in "If You Knew", "Shadowlands", Ellen Bass, Glennon Melton, Gratitude, Henri-Frédéric, Mature Love, Mental Health, Momastery, Perspective, Real Love, Spiritual Growth, Truth, Waking Up, What is Love?
Tagged "If You Knew", "Shadowlands", Ameil, Carpe Diem, Ellen Bass, Glennon Melton, Gratitude, Growing Up, Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Love, Momastery, Momastery.com, Newtown Connecticut, perspective, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Truth, Waking Up
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Love, Impermanence, Uncertainty, Fear: Which Wins?
. . 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 "Shadowlands", "Time in a Bottle", Buddha, C.S. Lewis, Impermanence, Jim Croce, R. D. Laing, Suffering, Thomas Merton
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The Reason for the Season: “There’s Life without Love, but It’s Really Not Much of a Life”
Or “Get Busy Loving or Get Busy Dying” There is no neutrality in life: every moment of our lives is up for grabs, being claimed by Love and counter-claimed by fear. Both options, both alternatives, are present in every moment … Continue reading
Posted in "Shadowlands", Bukowski, C.S. Lewis, Courage, David Whyte, Gurdjieff, Hazrat Inayat Khan, John 10:10, John 12:24, John 3:19-21, John 3:3, John 3:30, Ken Wilber, Kierkegaard, M. Scott Peck, Mature Love, Mental Health, P.C. Cast, Real Love, Spiritual Growth, The Road Less Traveled, Thomas Merton, Waking Up, What is Love?
Tagged "Shadowlands", Bukowski, C.S. Lewis, Christianity, David Whyte, Decision-Making, God, Gurdjieff, Hazrat Inayat Khan, John 10:10, John 12:24, John 3:19-21, John 3:3, John 3:30, Ken Wilber, Kierkegaard, Love, Loving, Mere Christianity, P.C. Cast, Thomas Merton
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What Is “Love”?
“What is love?” (lowercase “l”) “What is Love?” This is one of the most fundamental and important questions for us each to ask ourselves if we are to truly grow and evolve as persons and transcend ourselves and our conditioning. … Continue reading
Posted in C.S. Lewis, Courage, Czeslaw Milosz, Dostoyevsky, Einstein, Gibran, Jack Gilbert, Kabir, Love, Love is Not a Feeling, M. Scott Peck, Rilke, Rumi, The Road Less Traveled, Waking Up, What is Love?
Tagged "Shadowlands", "The Four Loves", C.S. Lewis, Czeslaw Milosz, Dostoyevsky, Einstein, Gibran, Jack Gilbert, Kabir, personal growth, Rumi, Spirituality, What is Love?''
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What Is Real True Love? 