The Experience Of Loving Someone

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Perhaps the major reason the lord told us to love one another is that only through the experience of loving someone can we begin to understand the Lord’s love for us. ~ Elaine L. Jack

I Found It Within Me

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I always thought I had to search for joy. Imagine my delight when I found it within me. ~ Holly M. R. Dickinson

Remade All The Time

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Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new. ~ Ursula K. LeGuin

Exactly As They Are

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Go and love someone exactly as they are. And then watch how quickly they transform into the greatest, truest version of themselves. ~ Rosie Aiello

No Happier Folks

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There are no happier folks than plant lovers and none more generous than those who garden. ~ Ernest Wilson

You Learn Grace

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When you finally learn that a person’s behavior has more to do with their own internal struggle than you, you learn grace. ~ Allison Aars

Turning People Into Trees

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You look at the tree and you allow it. You appreciate it. And so I practice turning people into trees. which means appreciating them just the way they are. ~ Ram Dass