Thomas Unterkircher
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Thomas Unterkircher
Vielleicht war die Liebe niemals in einer Definition zu erfassen; sie war überhaupt nur in einer Geschichte zu erfassen.
Julian Barnes und Gertraude Krueger • Die Einzige Geschichte
Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
Set your limits
An Embrace
They forgave each other without sharing the details of their betrayals. They would spend the rest of their lives atoning for those months when they had not only forsaken their marriage but given up hope. Each child became a consecration, further commitment to stay put and be happy. And they often were.
Angela Flournoy • The Turner House
What Is Love?
Key takeaways:
- The feeling of love is not a feeling, but an action.
- The main way to create love is to give what you want to get.
- When one person in a relationship starts to give less, the other person will take the ladder down until they are giving what they want to get.
Transcript:
Speaker 2
Definitely had to kind of come to terms with that
Not Lost • Not Lost Chat — How Do You Say “Love”?
“Marriage always reminds me of that old saying about democracy,” I told him. “It’s the worst form of government, other than all the other forms of government.”
Taffy Brodesser-Akner • Fleishman Is in Trouble: A Novel
I first encountered Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book, Braiding Sweetgrass, in the ecology section of my local bookstore.
When I bought it, I had little idea how much it would change my life. What made Braiding Sweetgrass unlike anything I had ever read was the way Kimmerer wove stories together with science, reminding me of the importance of sheer... See more
When I bought it, I had little idea how much it would change my life. What made Braiding Sweetgrass unlike anything I had ever read was the way Kimmerer wove stories together with science, reminding me of the importance of sheer... See more
Robin Wall Kimmerer • Security Check - Orion Magazine
People don't want you to be perfect. What they want is to feel connected with you.