true independence requires the courage to Care … (10/10/11)
“Love is not two people clinging to each other;
it can only be fostered between two strong people secure in their individuality.” ~ Daisaku Ikeda
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Of course, to be truly “secure in their individuality”, we must have the Courage to be vulnerable with each other;
to have the Courage to support each other & to Care for each other self-sacrificially;
to have the Courage to do Loving things in those times we least wish to do so …
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“What a world; we all seem to be sleepwalking like cruel yet friendly strangers – bumping into each other but never really making contact …
We [could] all mean something important to each other if we’d just open our hearts and our feelings and not be afraid of the consequences.” ~ Shirley MacClaine
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