We don’t love because somebody needs it, wants it, or deserves it … or because they have something we want.

We love because we must to be true to our very nature.
When we fail to love because of our judgment of somebody else, we don’t betray that somebody. We betray ourselves; and that betrayal grows within us like a cancer. But there is a cure.

Unconditional love … anything less isn’t really love. … More

To forgive is always the right thing to do, but to forgive doesn’t mean to betray yourself or deny the truth.

If somebody wants a second, or third, or fourth chance, it’s okay to ask, “Why will it be different this time?” And unless they’re able to spill a heart full of evidence as to why it will be different, you can move on without feeling guilty.

Forgiveness frees us to move forward. But it doesn’t dictate that we move forward WITH the one we forgive. … More

We are distracted from our sacred self by trying to prove that we are–what turns out to be–less. … More