Time and time again when I talk to individuals about approaching love with will and intentionality, I hear the fear expressed that this will bring an end to romance. This is simply not so. Approaching romantic love from foundation of care, knowledge, and respect actually intensifies romance
Bell HooksIf we give our children sound self-love, they will be able to deal with whatever life puts before them.
Bell HooksI think this is what people misunderstand about Martin Luther King saying to love your enemies. They think he was just using this silly little phrase, but what he meant was that as Black Americans we need to let our anger go, because holding on to it we hold ourselves down. We oppress ourselves by holding on to anger.
Bell HooksSadly, children's passion for thinking often ends when they encounter a world that seeks to educate them for conformity and obedience only.
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