When we’re kids, we hit a certain age when we start building, brick by brick, a wall of boundaries. We are no longer comfortable changing in public, talking to strangers, talking about personal details of our lives, showing strong emotions like anger or crying in front of just anyone, and we are much less eager to give our affections unabashedly. As we cement the bricks with modesty and manners, protecting ourselves [...]
Taking a Look at Love Loving means allowing yourself to be vulnerable, to get hurt, to be abandoned, to be rejected, to lose pieces of yourself when you give to that other person. Love is the most confusing thing we’re capable of doing and no one really understands it. Through all types of love, there’s no formula, no manual, and no rationality. We adore pets that pass on far too soon, [...]
Nothing can survive without trust. Whether we like it or not, everyone has to trust in something else in order to get through the day. We trust our food is fresh and prepared cleanly. We trust that the bus driver will arrive on time or that our mechanic fixed our car so it can function. We trust that our banks will keep our money safe and we dress trusting that the [...]
