John Welwood Quotes

A Relationship That Has Any Depth And Power At All Will Inevitably Penetrate Our Usual Shield Of Defenses, Exposing Our Most Tender And Sensitive Spots, And Leaving Us Feeling Vulnerable - Literally, 'able To Be Wounded.' To Love, In This Sense, Is To Open Ourselves To Being Hurt. The Dream Of Love Would Have Us Believe That Something Is Wrong If A Relationship Causes Us Pain. Yet Trying To Avoid The Wound Of Love Only Creates A More Permanent Kind Of Damage. It Prevents Us From Opening Ourselves Fully, And This Keeps Us From Ever Forming A Deeply Satisfying Intimate Connection.

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