Flourishing goes beyond happiness, or satisfaction with life. True, people who flourish are happy. But that's not the half of it. Beyond feeling good, they're also doing good-adding value to the world.
Barbara FredricksonRead
Love is that micro-moment of warmth and connection that you share with another living being
Interpretation
Love is a brief yet profound connection felt with another person.
This quote by Barbara Fredrickson encapsulates the essence of love as fleeting yet significant moments of warmth and connection shared between individuals. It highlights how these micro-moments contribute to our emotional and social well-being, suggesting that love is not merely a grand declaration but rather a series of small, impactful interactions that weave our relationships together.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a wedding speech to emphasize the beauty of love.
Flourishing goes beyond happiness, or satisfaction with life. True, people who flourish are happy. But that's not the half of it. Beyond feeling good, they're also doing good-adding value to the world.
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Today I believe in the possibility of love; that is why I endeavor to trace its imperfections, its perversions.
God's heart calls to our hearts, inviting us to come out of ourselves, to forsake our human certainties, to trust in him and, by following his example, to make ourselves a gift of unbounded love.
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In every heart there is a room, a sanctuary safe and strong, to heal the wounds from lovers past, until a new one comes along... So I would choose to be with you. That's if the choice were mine to make. But you can make decisions too. And you can have this heart to break. And so it goes, and so it goes. And you're the only one who knows.
Woman is sacred; the woman one loves is holy.
Every time I read to her, it was like I was courting her, because sometimes, just sometimes, she would fall in love with me again, just like she had a long time ago. And that's the most wonderful feeling in the world. How many people are ever given that chance? To have someone you love fall in love with you over and over?
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