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āWithout love we are nothing; an isolated person, a lump of cells. Love gives everything meaning...ā
i love listening to other people talk about love. everyone has their own personal relationship with it, and no two experiences are exactly the same.
listening to other people's definitions of love gives us a broader understanding of what it means to love, and a greater capacity to do it.
this is a must-read for anyone who's ever felt love in any form.
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love is beautiful. love is pure. love is enduring.
iām not sure if my standards for love are too high, but i worry i donāt mean it. iād change my character, overcome weaknesses for those i say it to, yet it never feels like enough. i want to embrace someone not only through touch, but through the warmth of my actions and presence.
love knows no bounds. i want to break every single wall a person can put up. still, i know there are limits to love. love is undefinedāit is not a singular, universal concept for every person. i fear i can never truly portray my love for another without everything crashing down, whether due to the walls weāve built to shield ourselves from the world or to passing circumstances.
maybe iām not concerned about my feelings for others. maybe the words āi love youā donāt quite serve me justice. still, from this new perspective, itās an affectionate, enkindling acknowledgement to give anotherāakin to kissing your loved one on the cheek each morning before leaving for work.
love: a word that can be used for anyone, whether platonically or romantically. we really should say these words shamelessly to those around us every day. itās a marvel to think over what true love means to you and how it can vary from person to person. i think this is what makes it beautiful.
your idea of love will fit into anotherās idea of love. i hope everyone who reads this is lucky enough to find that person they mesh together with.^^
Mar 9, 2025
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Looking back, the most meaningful moments of my life have been those where Iāve felt closest to those I love- typically as a result of a shared experience or a vulnerable/honest conversation. If my time was running short, I think I would just put any awkwardness aside and tell people what they mean to me and how much I love them. Such conversations may also reverberate and inspire others to be more intentional in their relationships with the time they have left.
And to echo another rec, I think itās important to first identify what is most important to you personally and then invest in that. Brene Brownās values exercise might be a good place to start!
Jul 24, 2024
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āLove isn't a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.ā
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"When we love a person, we accept him or her exactly as is: the lovely with the unlovely, the strong with the fear-ful, the true mixed in with the faƧade, and of course, the only way we can do it is by accepting ourselves that way."
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"Everyone longs to be loved. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving."
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āWe need to help people to discover the true meaning of love. Love is generally confused with dependence. Those of us who have grown in true love know that we can love only in proportion to our capacity for independence.ā
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"Love is at the root of everything - all learning, all parenting, all relationships...love, or the lack of it."
Apr 25, 2024
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we're all going to die one day. better to die with used notebooks than empty ones.
they don't need to look pretty. as long as you're writing, you're doing something right.
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if they don't ask about your life, then they don't deserve to know about it. don't give away the lore for free. keep 'em guessing.
Nov 22, 2024
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the older i become, the greater my desire to be more direct and less inhibited. i don't want to be consumed by fear anymore. life is too precious.
Dec 6, 2024