“Abuse and neglect negate love. Care and affirmation, the opposite of abuse and humiliation, are the foundation of love. No one can rightfully claim to be loving when behaving abusively.”Tagged: Love, Abuse, Neglect, Behavior
“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.”Tagged: Love, Alone, Introversion, Introspection, Being Happy Alone
“Many of us choose relationships of affection and care that will never become loving because they feel safer. The demands are not as intense as loving requires. The risk is not as great. So many of us long for love but lack the courage to take risks. Even tough we are obsessed with the idea of love…”Tagged: Tough Love, Relationship, Love, Life, Courage
“Love is profoundly political. Our deepest revolution will come when we understand this truth. Only love can give us the strength to go forward in the midst of heartbreak and misery. Only love can give us the power to reconcile, to redeem, the power to renew weary spirits and save lost souls. The…”Tagged: Love, Powerful, Activism, Social Change
“If you go door to door in our nation and talk to citizens about domestic violence, almost everyone will insist that they do not support male violence against women, that they believe it to be morally and ethically wrong. However, if you then explain that we can only end male violence against women…”Tagged: Love, Justice, Patriarchy, Violence