Bria Smith’s Reviews > All About Love: New Visions > Status Update

“… many of us seek community solely to escape the fear of being alone. Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving” tea!

She talked about the situation of Nicole Simpson, giving her staying as an example of women staying in dysfunctional and loveless relationships because of her “attachment to a superficially glamorous lifestyle among the rich and famous” but i don’t really agree. In situations with powerful and wealthy men, the material opportunity may be outweighed by the personal dangers that leaving could bring, I’d think.

I think seeing how my perspective of certain chapters, like chapter 5, have changed over time is interesting and inspires introspection almost. Last time i read this book, i followed a more atheistic perspective to spirituality. Now teetering on the edge of Christianity, i have a different view and understanding of the chapter

“Lies may make people feel better, but they do not help them to know love” ok bell hooks you kinda ate that