I think one of the most confusing things for us to deal with is the fact that modern people really expect to find one"big true love" and if we connect with someone well sexually, with an open heart, feel deeply acknowledged and respected by that person, open to trust, etc. then suddenly we expect all sorts of other real life compatibilities to natually coincide with that other deep intimate connection. The trouble with this, is that the first thing has to do with the soul and transecends tim... read more

All emotions are pure which gather you and lift you up; that emotion is impure which seizes only one side of your being and so distorts you.--Rainer Maria Rilke

Tell that to someone who is in love and about to get married.
My heart begins to reopen to itself--each day further out of the old paradigm of me I am slowly discovering all the parts of me which didn't fit into that relationship, all those parts have been waiting patiently to have their moment of reawakening. I'm ju... read more