"Mistakes are the natural, impersonal consequence of learning and development and therefore unavoidable"
Request: Dr. Hawkins statement from TLC in the chapter on guilt.
Love
love of God’s Creation
Hint: it's unconditional.
bouquet of roses
Also: LoC of roses not in a bouquet.
lovemaking
or "Let's make love."
level: I am Love
By request.
rejecting romantic advances
Request: When somebody has good intentions, but your are not feeling it. Leaves a bad aftertaste.
"You have to make love work" vs. "love just is and works"
Priority request.
exclusive love
Request: Defined as only loving your family or close friends, and maybe people who seem to have value to you. A way of being. All others are excluded and made into strangers. This seems instinctual, like a wolf perhaps, but many humans seem to do it.
running away from Love
Request: A pattern in behavior.
adopting pets from animal shelters or rescues
By request.
the field of self-love
Reverent, self-love aware of the divinity within God's creation: you.
Christmas Day
"a religious and cultural celebration by billions of people around the world" -- wikipedia.
statement: loving others is no substitute for loving yourself
Loving others is heart-based, while loving yourself is thymus-based. As the heart dimension is nested within the thymus dimension, loving others serves the highest good only in the context of loving yourself. (The highest good includes you!)
Cupid's Poisoned Arrow: From Habit to Harmony in Sexual Relationships
by Marnia Robinson. "By focusing on generous pampering rather than self-stimulation, you can create a nourishing cocoon of comfort and safety…and deepen your connection through bonding-based intimacy."
“The ones that love us never really leave us”
Request: quote from Harry Potter, said by Sirius Black.