Switching on a Light
Love and fear have an opposite effect on you. The principal effect of fear is that it prevents you from seeing where love is present, whereas love helps you to…
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The Basic Truth and Basic Fear
If it’s true that there is only one love (with different expressions, not different types), then it could also be true that there is only one fear. Love can express…
A Gift
If someone is in your life it is because they have a gift for you and you have a gift for them. “I love you” is a spontaneous song we…
Love Sees.
When someone says to you, “I love you,” and says it from the heart, it is because he or she is a witness to the essence of who you are.…
A Prayer
O God, help me to believe the truth about myself no matter how beautiful it is! Amen. — Macrina Wiederkehr, quoted by Robert Holden in Loveability, p. 77
You Are Loveable.
Even if your parents weren’t perfect, and even if you weren’t raised with unconditional love, and even if your history is full of heartache, the truth remains that whether someone…
Living in the Present
Gratitude brings you back to now. Practicing gratitude helps you to be more present in your life. The more present you are, the less you feel like something is missing.…
Unexpected Gifts
Gratitude supports basic trust. Gratitude helps you to suspend your judgment. It gives you another angle, another way of looking at things. “Life doesn’t happen to you, it happens for…
Practicing Gratitude
Gratitude is a spiritual practice. Every time you give thanks for your life, even if it’s only for green lights and free parking spaces, you take a step closer to…
Everyone Benefits from True Happiness.
Happiness, by its very nature, encourages trust, spontaneity, optimism, and enthusiasm — all of which bring great gifts. In particular, when you dare to be happy, you find that people…