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| 34179f6 | It's a privilege to love someone, to truly love them; and while it's paradisaical if she or he loves you back, it's unfair to demand or expect reciprocity. We should consider ourselves luck, honored, blessed that we possess the capacity to feel tenderness of such magnitude and be grateful even when that love is not returned. Love is the only game in which we win even when we lose. | gratitude turbulence idealization together | Tom Robbins | |
| 0cfc554 | Frequently avoidance of the present leads to idealization of the future... When an event does not live up to your expectations you can get out of the depression by idealizing again. Do not let this vicious circle become your life-style. Interrupt it now with some strategic present-moment fulfillment. | idealization present-moment | Wayne W. Dyer | |
| abee3b8 | Every fall into love is the triumph of hope over self-knowledge | love philosophy idealization on-love essays | Alain de Botton |