“Other people in our lives help us to develop trust and loving attitudes, we demand less and give more. We are slower to anger and quicker to forgive”. “We begin to feel lovable which is a feeling totally alien to our old egocentric selves.” (The Basic Text, p. 97)
‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” – Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809 – 1892) British poet
I’m Going to Love You Just A Little Bit More – Barry White (4:09)
Never Regret Giving Love Guided Meditation (7:16)
In what ways have you been loving, lately?
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3 responses to “Some Subtle Reasons Why We Get More from Being Loving than Being Loved – Step 7”
Slim Jim, I love you and didn’t realize it until now. Thanks so much for sharing on this website.
The speaker said tonite that someone saying that he loved him and really meant it, is what made all the difference in the world for him and started his life in sobriety.
So Easy, Margo and Brita … I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU JUST FOR BEING YOU. And that’s all anyone can ever ask.
Boy I wish I would have realized this a few months ago ! It would have
Saved me a LOT of heartache! If I would have applied this principal
Would have discussed issues rather than lashed out and been accusatory. Now someone I love deeply won’t speak to me. Hurts…hurts bad