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lsparrow's review against another edition
5.0
so powerful and though provoking.
how to acknowledge the hurts of not receiving love and connecting to love
I want to come back to it and the exercises in the future.
how to acknowledge the hurts of not receiving love and connecting to love
I want to come back to it and the exercises in the future.
misty189's review against another edition
4.0
Great book full of wisdom and insight. Not just about romantic relationships--it could apply to friendships and work relationships--it all begins with learning to love yourself.
labtracks's review against another edition
3.0
I have to remain pretty neutral on this one. Not because it wasn't good. It may be outstanding, but I wasn't ready for this. This book asks you to do a lot of introspection. A lot of looking within, time with yourself, examining your feelings as they come naturally. Trying to feel love and other emotions through conjuring them in a time of calm.
I want to be here with myself and my feelings. I want to do these things, feel these things, know these things.... but I'm not in that place right now, I'm not ready to dedicate to this.
But I know it's here.... for when I am ready.
I want to be here with myself and my feelings. I want to do these things, feel these things, know these things.... but I'm not in that place right now, I'm not ready to dedicate to this.
But I know it's here.... for when I am ready.
composed's review against another edition
5.0
Not a “perfect” book (it’s worth pushing through the stuff on forgiveness and taking it at face value rather than as a judgment), but very much what I️ needed right now. Helped me synthesize a bunch of insights I’ve been poking away at for a while. Five stars because it made such a difference for me.
infinitelibrary's review against another edition
2.0
Dropped it before the last chapter as lost interest.
halski's review against another edition
5.0
Probably the most important book I've ever read, and I'm not saying it lightly. Might not do the same to you, but it radically transformed how I experience my emotional life and my body.
tinkerer's review against another edition
4.0
This book gets better as it goes along. It opens up and delineates the way to accept your experiences/yourself in order to effectively give and receive love. I think the biggest thing I'll take from this book is: As the sky is to the clouds, openness is to emotions. No emotion is bigger than the space you can meet it with to accept it.
The book All About Love by bell hooks brought me to this book. I'm really looking forward to reading Welwood's other books as well.
The book All About Love by bell hooks brought me to this book. I'm really looking forward to reading Welwood's other books as well.
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