love is an allowing
Trust has become rare for me in the last period of my life. It takes a lot for me to trust someone. It’s something I’ve been working on for the last chunk of my life. I am getting better. Still- it’s very hard to accept that- at least to me- to love someone is to give them the chance to hurt you. and honestly it seems inevitable that they will-... See more
_reidolsoninstagram.comPracticing love often means feeling through fear: intentionally opening yourself when you would rather close down, giving yourself when you would rather hide. Love means recognizing yourself as the open fullness of this moment regardless of its contents—trenchant thoughts, enchanting pleasures, heavy emotions, or gnawing pains—and surrendering all
... See moreDavid Deida • The Enlightened Sex Manual: Sexual Skills for the Superior Lover
Love is, in part, the willingness to risk being seen as we are; to let go of what we’re supposed to be and, instead, just be . To stand still.