“Chasing unavailable people is a sneak way for the ego to avoid intimacy.”

Ultra-independence is a trauma response.

Endings are also beginnings with a destination unknown.

Maturity is willing to acknowledge what you are willing to shift, learn or give to create the kind of relationship you want.

Life isn’t trying to break you down. It’s trying to break you open.

You don’t hold place for everyone’s shit.

You don’t have to be “finished” your healing work before entering into your relationship.

Imagine what you could be doing with all the energy you give away to people who don’t want what you want.

Choose the path that feels lighter.

Power and energy games only exist in a relationship when the ego is at the wheel. When we heal our hearts, we can show up as mature beings in service to love.

Ghosting is an expression of extreme anxiety and fear of intimacy. As much as it hurts to be on the receiving end, please know it was never about you.

Our ability to receive love is a mirror of our own self worth. Until we learn to receive love with an open heart, we’re limited to how deep our relationships can go.

One of the most painful things we can do is live our whole lives believing everything our mind tells us.

We cannot save people. But we can love them. And this is the highest expression of our essence.

Authentic love can be unconditional and still require reciprocity, respect, and mutual willingness.

Your partner is your spiritual teacher.

Healing takes time. Be gentle with yourself.

Avoid the flourish. Do not be afraid to be weak. Do not be ashamed to be tired. You look good when you’re tired. You look like you could go on forever. Now come into my arms. You are the image of my beauty.

There is hardly a better way to avoid discussion than by releasing an argument from the control of the present and by saying that only the future will reveal its merits.

The secret to your existence is right in front of you. It manifests itself as all those things you know you should do but are avoiding.

He must avoid quarreling as he would avoid drinking a deadly poison.

Never,” said my aunt, “be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel. Avoid those three vices, Trot, and I can always be hopeful of you.

Instead of the greatest happiness for the greatest number, one should demand, more modestly, the least amount of avoidable suffering for all.

All businesses make mistakes. The trick is to avoid large ones.

Why are we told to be afraid to hurt? Why do we avoid, run and hide? Cover up inside with shields of armor, Our shins, and elbows made of pads of plastic; We are not made of glass and tattered bits, It’s not weakness when our strength builds us to last.