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romantic relationships are one of the toughest things to figure out as a human: - u get very few of them to "practice" with. most people will not have more than 4 serious relationships before marriage. - there's massive qualitative differences at later levels of time spent and greater investment. having been in five 6-month relationships will tel... See more

Whenever we choose to love we will—and must—die to who we were before we loved . So, we often hold back.

When you say yes to cultivating a mystical gaze, the ordinary world becomes more luminous, imbued with flashes of beauty and moments of meaning. The universe responds to your willingness to behold the holy by revealing almost everything as holy. A plate of rice and beans, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, your new baby, the latest political scoundr... See more

Resisted emotions block joy. Joy is the matriarch of a family of emotions. She won't come into your house if her children are not welcome.

Coming out in the religious south was one thing, and I’ve met a few folks with aligning stories to my own. But there has also been the coming out process within the gay community. I still live near where I grew up, and on any given occasion, the majority of my friends are straight. The geographic isolation of living in a rural community for me has ... See more