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Samara O'Shea

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I've written two books paying homage to the written word and its healing powers. My third book offers inspiration and guidance to those suffering unrequited love. My books are a melting pot of personal stories, history, pop culture, literature and advice. In addition to the books, my work has also appeared in Woman's Day, Country Living, Marie Claire, and The Huffington Post. I have a master's degree in social work and am preparing to take my clinical license test in late September 2020.

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	Note to Self: On Keeping a Journal and Other Dangerous Pursuits 3.20 avg rating — 293 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For the Love of Letters: A 21st-Century Guide to the Art of Letter Writing 3.64 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Loves Me...Not: How to Survive (and Thrive!) in the Face of Unrequited Love 4.25 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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While I’m sure the haven’t-seen-you-naked-in-17-years sex with Ben was (and is) AHHH-mazing, why can’t she be single for two minutes?! Jen, take six months (at least), process these relationships and your incessant need to be in them. You are beyond gorgeous at 51 and you’re going to stay that way for the foreseeable future. I […]

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Samara O'Shea liked a quote “The capacity to love demands a state of intensity, awakeness, enhanced vitality, which can only be the result of a productive and active orientation in many other spheres of life. If one is not productive in other spheres, one is not productive in love either.” Erich Fromm
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“If you tolerate disrespectful behavior it will get worse over time.”
― Samara O'Shea, Loves Me...Not: How to Survive (and Thrive!) in the Face of Unrequited Love

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“If you want to be exclusive with someone and he gives you the runaround, honor your intentions and walk away (unless your goal isn't to be with the guy but rather to write a song, screenplay, or book. If that's it--you're on the right track). Continue searching for a man who wants what you want.”
― Samara O'Shea, Loves Me...Not: How to Survive (and Thrive!) in the Face of Unrequited Love

tags: assertiveness, boundaries, dating, exclusivity, relationships

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“A few years ago I was involved with a man and when we stopped seeing each other I worried about what it meant to him. Will he remember me the way I remember him? Did I make a lasting impression on him the way he did on me? At some point I thought about that little sentence describing one woman’s passion vs. a man’s dalliance and seeing how well her passion served her in other ways, and I chose not to care. I don’t care what he did or didn’t feel. What he does or doesn’t remember. I am a person and I count. It meant something to me, therefore it meant something. I will now take my passion and do what I damn well please. How extraordinary to be the passionate one.”
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“The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.”
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“Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.”
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“A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.”
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“I was not ladylike, nor was I manly. I was something else altogether. There were so many different ways to be beautiful.”
― Michael Cunningham, A Home at the End of the World

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