To be in love Is to touch with a lighter hand. In yourself you stretch, you are well.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Love allows for a gentle connection that helps you expand and feel well within yourself.
- In plain terms
- Love is gentle and helps you grow.
- What can you take from it?
- Healthy love supports personal growth through gentleness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does love change your sense of self?
- Is gentleness essential to love?
Another view
Some might argue love also involves intense struggle.
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