Quotes
Authors
John Welwood

"There is a secret about human love that is commonly overlooked: Receiving it is much more scary and threatening than giving it. How many times in your life have you been unable to let in someone's love or even pushed it away? Much as we proclaim the wish to be truly loved, we are often afraid of that, and so find it difficult to open to love or let it all the way in."

Source : John Welwood (2005). “Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships: Healing the Wound of the Heart”, p.20, Shambhala Publications

John Welwood

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“Ninety-five percent of thought, emotion, and learning occur in the unconscious mind--that is, without our awareness,”

Source : Gerald Zaltman (2003). “How Customers Think: Essential Insights Into the Mind of the Market”, p.40, Harvard Business Press
“An audience is always warming but it must never be necessary to your work.”
“Marriage is a career which brings about more benefits than many others.”
“Courage looks you straight in the eye. She is not impressed with power trippers, and she knows first aid. Courage is not afraid to weep, and she is not afraid to pray, even when she is not sure who she is praying to. When she walks it is clear she has made the journey from loneliness to solitude. The people who told me she was stern were not lying. they just forgot to mention she was kind.”
“Pro Publica distorts the relationship between organizations and their consultants,”
“Having Messi in the team guarantees everything. He doesn't just score, he gives assists, and he works and wins the ball. He is the best player in the world.”
“The scratches in Yoko Ono records are moments of relief.”
“I am far more concerned about policies of the Democratic administration and Democratic Party that infringe on the rights of religious institutions and practices and open the door for using taxpayer dollars for abortions, to which many Americans have profound moral objections. Those are steps that would show a lack of respect for Catholics and their institutions.”

Source : Source: www.commonwealmagazine.org

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