Yearnings Quotes

“Few things make us as vulnerable as admitting our mistakes, especially to someone we have every reason to think will be angry at us or, even worse, unreceptive or shut down. When we ask for forgiveness, there’s no place for defenses, for justifications. We have to make ourselves naked. At the same time, to forgive is an act of faith and trust. There’s little reason to expect that the transgression won’t happen again; once someone crosses a line, what’s the guarantee they won’t again? We live in a culture of avoidance; few of us have had models of forgiveness or were taught that feeling vulnerable and taking risks is a necessary part of intimacy. So, instead, we seek a kind of cheap grace.”
― Linda Loewenthal, Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life

“Our most loving relationships are those in which we say “sorry” continuously. Forgiveness is central to the workings of love. If we’re not seeking and receiving, being asked for and granting forgiveness on a regular basis, it’s most likely that our relationship is not as intimate, dynamic, or alive as we think it is.”
― Linda Loewenthal, Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life

“Our most loving relationships are those in which we say “sorry” continuously. Forgiveness is central to the workings of love. If we’re not seeking and receiving, being asked for and granting forgiveness on a regular basis, it’s most likely that our relationship is not as intimate, dynamic, or alive as we think it is. And”
― Linda Loewenthal, Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life

“The ultimate relationship, we can’t help but think, is one in which forgiveness is easy, free-flowing, and immediate; where it requires little or no effort from either party, even when the hurt may be deep.”
― Linda Loewenthal, Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life

“Our yearning to give generously and receive gracefully is at the heart of our quest for intimacy.”
― Linda Loewenthal, Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life

“After all, there is no final arrival in life, but rather a series of arrivals.”
― Irwin Kula, Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life

“When we see our truths as ever-deepening, as beginnings rather than endings, we can hold our most prized truths more loosely. Absolute truths become humble absolutes.”
― Irwin Kula, Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life

“The more we allow ourselves to unfold, the less likely we are to unravel.”
― Irwin Kula, Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life