When we give ourselves in love we become our most vulnerable. We are never safe. We become open to disappointment and hurt.
LEO BUSCAGLIAWe need to learn to let go as easily as we grasp and we will find our hands full and our minds empty.
More Leo Buscaglia Quotes
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A life lived in love will never be dull.
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If you don’t like the scene you’re in, if you’re unhappy, if you’re lonely, if you don’t feel that things are happening, change your scene. Paint a new backdrop.
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Love creates an “us” without destroying the “me”.
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When we cling to pain we end up punishing ourselves.
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We all need each other.
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Most of us remain strangers to ourselves, hiding who we are, and ask other strangers, hiding who they are, to love us.
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Perfect love is rare indeed.
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After all, the wrong is done. It is past and cannot be changed. We have only the present and the future upon which to move forward.
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We need others. We need others to love and we need to be loved by them. There is no doubt that without it, we too like the infant left alone, would cease to grow, cease to develop, choose madness, and even death.
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Life is a paradise for those who love many things with a passion.
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Loving relationships, though necessary for life, health, and growth, are among the most complicated skills.
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You are a special combination for a purpose.
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The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don’t let them put you in that position.
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Don’t hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.
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Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.
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