When we are in a truly loving relationship, we receive the gift of being known and accepted. We become more, not less, of who we are. We receive the space in which to bloom. This is how we know we are in a loving relationship. We are blooming, and the one we love is blooming as well.
Brenda ShoshannaWho you are is always enough. If your partner wants something different, it does not reflect upon you, but upon their needs and fantasies.
Brenda ShoshannaIf one's sense of self is obtained through the eyes of another it is always subject to being lost.
Brenda ShoshannaFrom the Zen view all beings are in the grip of the three poisons, greed, anger and delusion (ignorance).
Brenda ShoshannaUnless we base our sense of identity upon the truth of who we are, it is impossible to attain true happiness.
Brenda Shoshanna