How Great Lovers Got That Way

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“If the common paths led to love, love’s heroes would be legion. But masters of love are rare. How did these great ones prepare themselves?

They didn’t. They saw the futility of preparing for love. They recognized that preparation is only postponement—because the emphasis on becoming reflects a refusal to already be.

Jumping into love is like jumping off a high diving board: there’s no way to get ready—you’ve got to jump. And that’s exactly what they all did.

So don’t get ready. Just surrender to what you’ve always been getting ready to surrender to—just do it.”

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How to Prevent Misery

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“The average man hates the effects of the way he lives. He wants to escape the effects of insufficient loving—shame, low self-esteem, loneliness, emotional dysfunction. But he does not want to be sufficiently loving to stop creating those effects. And the fact remains, loving is the only way to prevent those effects.”

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