Winning Life … ( 05 / 03 / 2012 )
Winning Life … ( 05 / 03 / 2012 )
There is the “ love ” of “ healthy boundaries ” that strives to gets its “ fair share ” of intimacy . Funny thing is , even when you “ win ” this game — while you are indeed safe from harm , you remain separated from everyone & everything around you … In “ winning ” this game , you actually lose .
And then there a far deeper LOVE , one that knows only giving ; that strives only to open up to those in need ; that doesn ’ t care what happens as a consequence . And the funny thing is , even when you “ lose ” this way — even if you are hurt or “ used ” or persecuted in the process , you immerse yourself fully in your world … And so in “ losing ” this game , you actually WIN .
LOVE remembers that we are all in this together . LOVE remembers that the only way to truly WIN in life … is to choose to “ Lose ”.
“ Loving people live in a loving world & hostile people live in a hostile world – and yet it is the same world .” ~ Wayne Dyer
“ Our sense of victory just means that we guarded our heart enough that nothing got through … Whenever this happens , the armor around our wounded heart becomes more fortified , and our world becomes smaller .” ~ Pema Chodron
“ Real love is a pilgrimage . It happens when there is no strategy , and yet real Love is very rare -- because most people are strategists .” ~ Anita Brookner
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